ECONOMY AND MARKET
Gamma Meccanica advances its Smart line of plastics recycling machinery, highlighting the GM Compac
Smart extruder( up to 700 kg / h) and the new TTA pelletizer. CEO Andrea Burini emphasizes flexibility, customer partnership, and energyefficient innovation as the company’ s core strengths in a still-challenging market.
The Gamma Meccanica booth at Plast 2026 exhibition
WHEN INNOVATION MEANS SIMPLIFYING RECYCLING
Italian technology plast / October 2026
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The plastics recycling market continues to face a challenging and uncertain business environment. However, according to Andrea Burini, CEO of Gamma Meccanica, encouraging signs are beginning to emerge, particularly for companies that continue to invest in innovation and maintain a close relationship with their customers.“ Over the past few years, the market has been under pressure. However, we have started to see some positive signals. Projects that had been put on hold are gradually restarting and customer enquiries are increasing. At the moment, we prefer to look at the glass as half full”. With this mindset, Gamma Meccanica continues to advance the latest evolution of its Smart generation of plastics recycling lines.
WHEN INNOVATION IS DRIVEN BY MARKET NEEDS For Gamma Meccanica, innovation is not simply about introducing new features; it is about developing technologies that effectively address the real needs of recyclers.“ Today the market demands consistent product quality, lower energy consumption and machines that are increasingly simple to operate”. This philosophy is the foundation of the new Smart generation, designed to help operators process increasingly complex materials while simultaneously improving productivity, process stability and ease of operation. The latest recycling line developed by the company represents the newest evolution of the GM Compac platform, featuring an integrated cutter compactor and forced feeding screw. This configuration ensures optimal material feeding, even in the most demanding applications.
A RECYCLING LINE DESIGNED FOR TOMORROW The GM Compac Smart combines an extremely compact
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