Circular economy and sustainable production are increasingly becoming the focus of interest in the plastics industry.
Sustainability refers not only to the processing of sustainable, biocompatible materials, but to the entire production process. It is important, for example, that a stable injection molding process can be guaranteed even under fluctuating environmental conditions, so that scrap can be kept to a minimum.
Recycling of plastics
With the Ingrinder, WITTMANN has created an innovative solution to promote recycling. This product is an injection molding system with integrated sprue picker, granulator and material loader with dual proportioning valve. The granulator and the sprue picker can be operated via the machine’s Unilog B8 control system.
The fully integrated One-Stop-Shop Ingrinder WorkCell includes the following features:
Injection Molding Machine
Sprue Picker
Sprue drop-out chute
Granulator with low hopper
Dual proporationing valve for blending virgin plastic material with regrind
Material loader
HiQ Flow – application software for the compensation of viscosity fluctuations
WITTMANN's solution for plastic recycling
Designed for molds with runners
Integrated auxiliaries (sprue picker and granulator)
Smallest footprint (machine incl. granulator)
Available for a wide range of processes and applications
Processing of bio-based natural materials
WITTMANN is working with the company Zeroplast on a circular economy project. This project involves the processing of a bio-based natural material in an injection molding process.