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Article: MARKETPLACE.(News)(Herbold Meckesheim GmbH supplies granulators to Coca-Cola Co.)(Clariant Masterbatches develops color masterbatches)(Arkema Inc. introduces stabilizers)
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- May 18, 2009
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Coke gives Herbold granulators a workout
Herbold Meckesheim GmbH supplied six SB-series forced-fed granulators to Coca-Cola Co.'s joint venture recycling plant in Spartanburg, S.C.
The equipment maker is based in Meckesheim, Germany.
Bottles in the storage hopper are fed horizontally into the cutting chamber with the help of feeding screws, which the company said increases the throughput by up to 50 percent. Power consumption is cut in half by using smaller motors. The cutting chamber is evenly loaded, so the granulator makes regrind with fewer fines and dust, and no fly-backs, Herbold Meckesheim said.
Coke opened the plant in January, ...