Trommel for PET Bottle Recycling

Trommel for PET Bottle Recycling: The Unsung Hero of Pure Flake Production

In the fast-paced world of plastics recycling, consistent, high-quality output is paramount. While speed often takes the spotlight, it’s the meticulous, steady processes that truly define the efficiency and profitability of a PET bottle recycling line. Enter the Trommel, a robust and reliable rotary screen separator that has proven its worth time and again in removing troublesome smaller contaminants from the recycling stream.

At Rumtoo, we understand that the journey to pristine PET flakes starts with effective initial separation. Our expertly engineered Trommel is the straightforward, powerful solution for plastic recycling plants and large-scale Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs) handling municipal waste, ensuring that your subsequent processing machinery is protected and your final product is of the highest quality.

How the Trommel Excels: The Working Principle

The genius of the Trommel lies in its elegant simplicity and steady, continuous operation. At its core is a large, inclined cylindrical mesh screen tunnel. This drum rotates at a controlled, slow pace, typically between 6 and 10 RPM.

As baled PET bottles are fed into the higher end of the trommel, the journey begins. The interior of our trommels is fitted with specially designed baffles, or flaps. As the drum rotates, these baffles gently lift and tumble the bottles. This constant agitation serves a dual purpose: it effectively breaks up clumps of material and guides the feedstock steadily forward down the slight incline.

While the whole PET bottles continue their journey through the cylinder, smaller, unwanted materials fall through the precisely sized perforations in the mesh screen. These contaminants, such as loose bottle caps, broken glass, stones, soil, and other debris, are collected in a hopper or on a conveyor belt below, effectively removing them from the main recycling stream. The larger PET bottles, which are too big to pass through the screen, are discharged at the lower end, ready for the next stage of the recycling process, such as shredding or granulation.

Key Features and Benefits for Your PET Recycling Line

• Protects Downstream Equipment: By removing hard, abrasive contaminants like glass and stones at an early stage, our trommel significantly reduces the wear and tear on your shredders and granulators.
• Improves Final Product Quality: A cleaner input stream naturally leads to a higher quality final product, producing purer PET flakes which command a higher price.
• High Efficiency, Low Maintenance: The slow, continuous rotation and robust construction ensure a highly efficient separation process with minimal energy consumption and easy maintenance.
• Versatile Application: Ideal for PET bottles and highly effective for sorting municipal solid waste (MSW), construction and demolition (C&D) waste, and compost.
• Customisable to Your Needs: We offer customisation on key parameters to ensure our trommel integrates seamlessly into your existing setup.

Technical Specifications at a Glance

Additional Features for Enhanced Performance

Our commitment to excellence means we equip our trommels with features that enhance their performance and longevity. All our models come with automatic brush units that continuously clean the mesh screen, preventing blockages and ensuring consistent separation efficiency. We offer both two-wheel and four-wheel drive designs to suit different load requirements. Furthermore, our trommels are equipped with frequency and synchronisation controls, allowing for precise adjustments to the rotating speed to match the specific characteristics of your input material.

A Smart Investment in Purity and Profitability

In the competitive landscape of PET recycling, the steady and unassuming Trommel is a vital component for any successful operation. It may be a slow-mover, but its ability to overcome the challenges that can hinder faster, more complex machinery is unparalleled. By ensuring a cleaner, more homogenous material stream, the Rumtoo Trommel is an invaluable asset, offering a reliable, effective, and cost-efficient means of material separation.

All our recycling machines come with a 1-year limited warranty for your peace of mind.