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Red HDPE → Natural HDPE

Colour Change on Serta 2L Bottles, 3 Parisons

The Process

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The turbulent flow of Poly Clear HMEX pushes the red colour out

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PolyClear HMEX works in the low compression areas of the head, as a result the colour lines are gone and next production can start

Results

Normal results:

  • 600 kg of HDPE
  • 8 hours
  • Big red chunks of degraded colour coming out later in production

Aquapurge results:

  • 100 kg of PolyClear HMEX
  • 1 hour 30 min for this curative action

Now:

  • 60 kg PolyClear HMEX
  •  1 hour fast colour changes and keeping the head clean

You can also read this Case Study here