In order to recycle plastic more easily, manufacturers resort to shredding. This step produces a smaller particle size.
TIM has developed a range of grinding and recycling equipment for the plastics industry. for the plastics industry.
Grinding and recycling of thermoplastic materials
The installation of recycling lines enables the recycling of thermoplastic materials, such as injection, blow molding, thermoforming, extrusion, film and rotomolding parts...
Grinding is an essential step in plastics processing, enabling plastics to be prepared, transformed and optimized for a variety of industrial applications. It helps to reduce costs, improve end-product quality and promote plastics recycling, which is essential for reducing the environmental impact of the plastics industry.
The benefits of grinding in plastics processing
Material size reduction
Shredding involves reducing the size of plastic materials in the form of granules, molded parts or waste. This makes them easier to handle, transport and process in subsequent stages of the production process.
Waste homogenization
Shredding can be used to homogenize waste by mixing materials of different sizes, shapes or compositions. This ensures uniform quality and consistency of the final products.
Preparation of recycled materials
In plastics recycling, shredding is essential to reduce waste plastics to small particles, making them easier to melt and reuse to manufacture new recycled plastic products.
Reduced transport and storage costs
Shredded plastic materials take up less space than the original shapes,
reducing transport and storage costs.
Transformation into final products
Ground plastics can be used to manufacture a variety of end products, such as plastic films, pipes, profiles, molded parts and many others.