MACHINERY [ Recycling ]
After the launch at K 2022 with an excellent market response , Liontek densifiers are enriching Tecnova ’ s already vast range of products dedicated to the recycling of even highly contaminated plastics . Tecnova celebrates 40 years in operation and the installation of more than 3,000 extrusion lines around the world .
AN UPGRADE FOR REGENERATION
Italian technology plast / August / September 2023
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The new Liontek densifier by Tecnova , a company based in Oleggio ( near Novara ), was launched last year at the K 2022 exhibition in Germany , meeting with notable success that was corroborated by the orders received by this manufacturer specialising in the construction of complete extrusion lines and plants dedicated to recycling plastics of practically any type , even heavily contaminated : both industrial and post-domestic waste from washing lines . Tecnova delivers solutions for all the main thermoplastics in any form : film , grind , fibre , foam , and so on . Liontek is the latest addition to a wide range of standard machines available in various sizes , capacities and for multiple applications , often modified according to the customer ’ s requests . A number of optional accessories are also available as essential components for optimal recycling such as screen changers , silos , feeding systems , plasticizing units and cutting systems . Quality , competence , technological research , ease of use and maintenance , together with the reliability ensured by totally in-house production , are the pillars of a company that has always prioritised the satisfaction of customers , many of whom are international , as demonstrated by over 3,000 units installed world-wide . Founded in 1983 by Antonio Massaro , the current president , Tecnova is getting ready to celebrate its 40th anniversary as a consolidated enterprise of a certain importance thanks to the careful selection of resources , production equipment , materials and highly qualified personnel in the first place , in order to guarantee state-ofthe-art productivity and efficiency in an extremely competitive sector . The considerable experience gained with the most difficult materials to process , with high percentages of moisture and printed ink , and the constant innovation - also involving the screw profiles and barrels through the subsidiary , Tecnoviti - guarantee higher performance in terms of degassing power and mixing capacity . These skills have now been handed down to the second generation of the owner family , who have added the regeneration of final products to the core business through another subsidiary , thus be-
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