K 2025: arburgGREENworld pavilion showcases water worlds

Visitors to the arburgGREENworld pavilion will first learn how plastic waste that accumulates as vortices in ocean can be turned into high-quality recycled materials. One example of this is the processing of old fishing nets, known as “ghost nets”, into high-density polyethylene (HDPE) by the company Healix. Visitors can also try their hand at pedalling a “recycling bike” – built by the trainees themselves – e.g. to shred yoghurt pots. This enables end-of-life plastic products to be returned to the recycling loop. An industrial mill is also in operation, demonstrating how plastic is returned to the injection moulding process as regrind.

An automated injection moulding production cell demonstrates the upcycling of used and processed fishing nets. It efficiently produces model dolphins from granulated HDPE recyclate. To ensure that even fluctuating material qualities can be processed reliably, the machine control system is equipped with the “aXw Control RecyclatePilot” function. A 1+1 family mould is used to injection-mould the curved upper and lower shells of a dolphin. A MULTILIFT SELECT 8 linear robot system handles the two half-shells, which are ultrasonically welded in the production cell. Visitors to the trade fair can then have their dolphin individually printed at a separate laser station. At the partner Plasmatreat (Hall 11, Stand I65), the dolphins can optionally be given facial features using pad printing.