Petlon Polymers chooses Eriez to ensure high grade polymer production

A leading manufacturer of engineering polymer products, Petlon offers a range of prime, recovered and recycled materials in the range of engineering polymers as well as in PET. The plastic waste material is collected, shredded, granulated and then used as a base feedstock in the manufacture of high end quality engineering compounds.

The EZ-Tec 9100 is a vital part of the process, removing ferrous and nonferrous metals in order to protect expensive machinery and ensuring all finished products are free from any metal fragments. The result is a high quality finished product.

Explaining the reason for their choice, Gavin Rees, Managing Director and James Moverley, Maintenance Electrician at Petlon Polymers commented: “Due to the potential of metal components in the raw material, protection of equipment is vital and the EZ-Tec 9100 enables this at a competitive price. Working together with Eriez has enabled us to develop an upgraded metal separator with a specially-designed reject flap which has a longer life and significantly reduces overall repair costs, and down time.”

The EZ-Tec 9100 is a high sensitivity all metal balanced coil technology metal separator, equipped with a quick acting pneumatic reject mechanism. The model installed on Petlon''s production lines detects and removes any ferrous, nonferrous and stainless steel particles greater than 0.5mm sphere. Easily retro-fitted, this compact metal separator is designed for installation in free fall or gravity-fed applications and can be used as a stand-alone unit or installed in line with the process flow.

“We have been working with Petlon Polymer engineering team for the last 18 months in order to find a highly reliable, efficient and cost effective solution ” comments Paul Hale, Eriez sales manager – metal detection, Thanks to years of experience in dealing with similar issues and our range of material handling equipment. Eriez could work out a sustainable solution combining magnetic separation, metal detection and vibratory feeders.”