Case Study: Petlon Polymers uses Eriez all metal separator

Petlon Polymers Ltd uses in its polymer compound production lines the EZ-Tec 9100 all metal separator, developed and manufactured by UK-based manufacturer Eriez Magnetics Europe Ltd. The EZ-Tec 9100 all metal separators are being installed at critical stages of the process to ensure metal free end product quality at an affordable price. A leading manufacturer of engineering polymer products, Petlon offers a range of prime, recovered (R-Prime) and recycled materials as well as material recovery solution for waste products from manufacturing operations. 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 has become an important piece of equipment for the removal of ferrous and nonferrous metals, thus protecting expensive machinery and ensuring all finished products are free from any metal fragments. The result is a high quality finished product. Gavin Rees, Managing Director and James Moverley, Maintenance Electrician at Petlon Polymers explain their choice: “Working with a UK manufacturer provides us with a responsive support at a lower cost and allows us to develop a solution that matches our requirement exactly. Due to the potential of metal in the raw material, protection of equipment is paramount and the EZ-Tec 9100 enables this at a competitive price. Working with Eriez we were able to develop a 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. This compact metal separator is installed in free fall or gravity-fed applications or can be used as a stand-alone unit installed in line with the process flow. More information on Eriez EZ-TEC 9100 separators, including videos can be found on our website. More information on Petlon Polymers can be found at http://petlonpolymers.co.uk/