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Granule treatment · Parma, ItalyDrying and screening of plastic granules

We treat and clean granules when the plastic material is wet or contains foreign bodies.

At a glance

  • For wet or contaminated plastic granules
  • Warm-air drying through micro-perforated pipes
  • Screening through metal meshes of different sizes
  • Magnets for ferromagnetic parts

When you need it

Treatment recovers material that could not otherwise be used in production:

  • granules that got wet in transit or storage
  • lots with packaging scraps, ropes, pallet pieces or blades
  • material that may contain metal parts

Drying

  • For wet plastic material
  • Repeated passes through micro-perforated pipes
  • Warm air, set according to the material

Screening

  • Removes foreign bodies such as blades, ropes, packaging scraps and pallet pieces
  • Successive passes through metal meshes of different sizes
  • Magnets on the meshes catch ferromagnetic parts

How we treat the granules

  1. DryingThe granules pass several times through micro-perforated pipes with warm air, set for the type of material.
  2. ScreeningMetal meshes of different sizes hold back foreign bodies.
  3. Magnetic separationMagnets on the screens catch ferromagnetic parts.

Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions

Which foreign bodies can you remove?

For example blades, ropes, packaging scraps and pallet pieces; with magnets, ferromagnetic parts too.

How do you dry the granules?

With repeated passes through micro-perforated pipes and warm air, set according to the material.

Is the air temperature always the same?

No, the warm air is set according to the material’s characteristics.

Drying and screening: let’s talk

Tell us what you need to move and we will reply with a tailored proposal.