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AWS installs Buhler sorter

07/08/2008

By Katie Coyne

Swiss firm"s product chosen for its Soutstanding result.

7 August 2008 – UK based mixed plastics recycler AWSE coplastics is installing a Buhler Sortex Z+4 sorter at itsHemswell, Lincolnshire bottle sorting and processing plant.

The optical sorter removes contaminiants such as metal, glass,wood, paper and rubber from materials that include PVC, PET, HDPE,LDPE, PVB and PP.

AWS said it trialled three sorters including the Buhler machine andthe sample submitted was contaminated to a “higherdegree” than would be experienced in normal use.

Buhler sells process engineering equipment, especially technologyfor producing foods and engineering materials globally.

AWS md, Jonathan Short, said the purchase was triggered by arequirement to sort PET flakes to food grade plastic recyclingstandards.

He said that the Swiss firm’s sorter produced an“outstanding result” in four hours and“demonstrated a complete understanding of ourobjectives”.

Short added: “The most important consideration from my pointof view was performance. Standards for UK food packaging productionare exceptionally rigorous and value overrides price. Having saidthat, I am happy that all the numbers felt right.”

Buhler said its Sortex Z+4 sorter is able to identify and rejectrogue coloured flakes and all foreign material is unmatched.