Starlinger to present sustainable packaging solutions at CHINAPLAS 2024 and Open House
Starlinger will present its new RX 6.1pro circular loom at CHINAPLAS 2024, which will take place at Shanghai on April 23-26. At the same time, the company will also host an Open House at its production facility in nearby Taicang, which is a 1.5-hour drive away from Shanghai.
New RX 6.1pro circular loom at CHINAPLAS
The new RX 6.1pro circular loom produces lightweight and heavy PP tape fabric. The middle-sized 6-shuttle loom focuses on sustainable packaging production, featuring longer part lifetime and operator-friendly design.
Starlinger will present the new RX 6.1pro circular loom at CHINAPLAS 2024.
With production speeds of up to 920 picks per minute and more than 85% production efficiency, the loom delivers outstanding fabric quality of 50-140 g/m² (140 to 200 g/m² as heavy-duty version).
Open House featuring starEX tape extrusion line
During the Open House at Starlinger’s production facility in Taicang, visitors can see a starEX tape extrusion line with eqoCLEAN filter module in operation. This machine setup allows the production of tapes with high shares of recycled polypropylene and CaCO3.
The starEX tape extrusion line.
The eqoCLEAN filter module is designed for producing high-quality PP tapes with post-consumer recycled PP. It enables recycling of post-consumer big bags to produce heavy-duty PP tape fabric for new big bags, closing the loop for packaging.
EqoCLEAN filter module consists of a SPB single-piston power-backflush filter, a melt pump, and a second filter unit.
The SPB filter has one piston and four cavities for filter screens. Automatic high-pressure backflushing process cleans the filter screens thoroughly, significantly increasing their lifetime and reducing machine downtime.
During the hydraulic power-backflush procedure the tape line operates at full production speed without interruption of the production process.
With the eqoCLEAN filter module, tapes containing high shares of CaCO3 and post-consumer recycled PP can be produced on Starlinger’s starEX tape extrusion lines without slowing down production efficiency.
