Since the launch of the Flake-Purifier
sorting system in 2008, the S+S
Group is reported to have used the
best new technology to improve
performance and extend the range to
cover all the needs of the plastics
recycling industry.

From separating a range of food
and non-food grade plastics,
including PET, PLA and PVC, into
pure fractions using NAIR (Near
Infra-Red) and CCD camera
technologies, the Flake Purifier can
now be fitted with metal detection
sensors to remove metallic
contaminants whilst sorting mixed
plastics flakes by both colour and
type.

The new technology is said to be
so sensitive that a single combination
of colour and plastic type, such as
light blue PET, can be separated from
a mixed material stream.