AMUT Group to display at Ecomondo 2017

AMUT Group’s Recycling Division will present its washing plants for polyethylene terephthalate (PET), high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and polypropylene (PP) plastics as well as it urban and industrial waste sorting equipment at Ecomondo in Rimini, Italy, Nov. 7-10, 2017.

On display will be the Turbo Washer TW 800 model. This machine washes and purifies plastic using centrifugal force, the company says.

During the centrifugal process, dirty water, sand, paper fibers and soil flow through the basket holes, whereas plastic flakes are retained. Available in different models, the TW 800 is the biggest available from AMUT and is suitable for processing up to 6,000 kilograms per hour (kg/h, or 13,200 pounds per hour [p/h]) of PET, 4,000 kg/h (8,800 p/h) of HDPE and 1,500 kg/h (3,300 p/h) of low-density polyethylene (LDPE).

The company also will display its MPC is a ballistic separator designed to sort paper and cardboard, AMUT says.