AET, Italian firm team for recycling lines

Advanced Extruder Technologies, based in Elk Grove Village, Ill., is teaming with Italian washing equipment maker Baima srl to supply complete lines for turning recycled plastic into pellets, then sheet.

“There's a lot of interest in complete washing systems and extrusion systems right now, especially in PET,” said Fred Jalili, president of Advanced Extruder Technologies.

Jalili said Advanced Extruder Technologies will put together the complete production lines in Elk Grove Village, using Baima washing equipment and AET's extruders and pelletizing equipment.

AET exhibited at the Society of Plastics Engineers Thermoforming Division's Annual Conference, held Sept. 18-20 in Milwaukee. The firm showcased the washing and extrusion technology for making thermoforming sheet from recycled plastic.

He said PET, polyethylene bottles and film, and polystyrene are the main recycled plastics for use with the system.

Baima, based in Galliate, Italy, makes washing, separation and drying equipment for baled and flaked bottles and other forms of recycled plastic. Jalili said Baima has been in business for 30 years.

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