UMAC specializes in used recycling plants, components

UMAC GmbH, a subsidiary of Austria-based Erema Group, specializes in used recycling plants and components. Since the company's founding in 2016, it has sold than 60 machines and components, one of which recently was delivered to Houston-based Avangard Innovative's Natura PCR recycling plant in Texas.

The new recycling plant processes low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and linear-low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) film into recycled pellets. This is done using an Intarema 1714 TVEplus plant.

UMAC factory-reconditioned the previously owned machine in terms of technology and appearance, adapting it to meet the customer's requirements by equipping it with twin Erema laser filters. This high-performance filtering system ensures consistently high throughputs even with high levels of contamination, according to the manufacturer.

"Our flexibility and the fact that we were able to deliver this high-quality Erema recycling machine at short notice were decisive purchasing arguments for the customer," says UMAC Managing Director Markus Stölnberger.

Jon Stephens, president at Natura PCR LLC, an Avangard Innovative company, says, “When we needed to add additional capacity with increased demand for our PCR (postconsumer resin), UMAC was able to provide the best solution. They not only were able to provide a machine that fits our application, but they were able to modify it and deliver [it] to us in an unbelievable short period.”

Its global network allows UMAC to source previously owned recycling plants and components to recondition for resale. The company also can draw on the comprehensive recycling know-how of the entire Erema Group when reconditioning and adapting the machines.

"We deliver the best quality, available rapidly at a very attractive price-performance ratio. The constant increase in demand shows us that we are on the right track," Stölnberger says.