Demand for PET intended for film and sheet production is currently very high and still growing. This application is becoming increasingly important all over the world as it can assure high economic returns on the investiment, similarly to Bottle-to-Bottle and thermoforms applications.

The PET recycling must be correctly designed and properly studied in order to obtain the highest amount of PET flakes matching the strict requirements of the downstream film equipments. Silver Python’s long experience in washing line and process PET bottles are a guarentee of its ability of meeting such demands. Our label remover and washer are capable of removing great amounts of contaminants. Centrifugal spin drying takes care of the removal of excess water.

PET films may be designed and engineered for many different uses. They are adopted as substrates for several different applications, such as antimicrobial films, insulating films, photovoltaic backsheets, surface protection films, photographic films, and packaging. The main steps in their production are extrusion of a molten film, followed by quenching and drawing. Once the drawing is completed, the film is crystallized to prevent it from shrinking back to its initial shape. The orientation of polymer chains, obtained during the extrusion process, is the main factor allowing the achievement of high tensile strength.