Driving the Change: High-Quality and High-Quantity Resin from Recyclable Feedstock

October 26, 2021 |

Find out how solvent-based processes allow the recycling of currently non-recyclable plastic compounds.

Learn how to recycle and compound all kinds of thermoplastics waste within extrusion in one step, which leads to the reduction of operating costs due to energy savings and time saving production with fast ROI.

Agenda:

  • Basic information for KraussMaffei's twin-screw and single-screw systems
  • Mechanical recycling with twin-screw extruders
  • Solvent-based recycling
  • Outlook

Presenter 1:

Franz-Xaver Keilbach

Global Application Owner, Circular Economy

Franz-Xaver Keilbach is the global application owner of circular economy at KraussMaffei. Before taking charge of recycling-related topics, he was responsible for lightweight technologies at the KraussMaffei Injection Molding subsidiary. He studied mechanical engineering at the TU München and worked as a development engineer for the medical plastic disposables industry before joining KraussMaffei in 2018.

Presenter 2:

Kai Bagdahn

Senior Expert Sales Manager

Kai Uwe Bagdahn is KraussMaffei's senior expert sales manager within the Extrusion GmbH Group. He began his career with KraussMaffei in 2008 holding several design, technical sales and manager positions throughout his career. Kai is a dedicated professional with extensive experience across all areas of engineering, development and sales of plastic machinery. Kai has a bachelor's degree in technical sales and engineering and a master's degree in product development, both from the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Hanover.

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