December 2022 Extrusion Blog
December 14, 2022
D&W Fine Pack to Implement 100% Post-Consumer Recycled Plastic
D&W Fine Pack has announced that its Fort Wayne, Indiana production facility will be transitioning to using 100% post-consumer recycled PET. This transition is the result of a multimillion-dollar investment in sustainable technology will make use of a broad range of plastic flake and greatly reduce the energy necessary for manufacturing. Plastics that would otherwise wind up in landfills will be transformed into FDA-certified foo packaging at this facility. This new extrusion technology is the largest scale of its kind in the US and has achieved acceptance globally with certifications from the FDA, EFSA, Anvisa, Senasa, and Invima. Read more about this extrusion technology here.



December 31, 2022
Colines Debuts New AllRollEX 3000 MM Extrusion Line
Earlier this year at the K2022 fair, Colines presented its new flat-head extrusion line, the AllRollEX 3000 mm. This new machine produces stretch films down to 12 µ, containing up to 30% recycled PCR materials. These films were described to be capable of 400% ultimate strain and 300% wrapping consistency, but demonstrations at K2022 exceeded these capabilities. Colines utilizes the Gneuss RSFgenius Melt Filtration system to handle the recycled material for their cast and blown film lines, and allows the system to produce 10 µ films with up to 40% recycled content. Read more here.
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