Recycling Lines

What is a recycling line?

A recycling line is the set of sequential machines that turn post-consumer plastic waste into a clean, sellable raw material: size reduction, washing, separation, drying and optional pelletizing. İnan Tech manufactures all of these stages in-house and combines them into a turnkey line tailored to your material.

Which line suits you?

The line type depends on the material to be processed: different configurations are built for PET bottles, rigid HDPE/PP, LDPE film or custom/mixed streams.

How a turnkey line comes together

A turnkey line is built around your input material and your target output rather than around a fixed list of machines. Each stream — PET bottles, rigid HDPE/PP or LDPE film — calls for its own sequence of stages, so the material character and the intended end product define the line first. The typical sequence runs through the following stages:

1. Feeding and bale opening: material enters the line in a steady, continuous flow.
2. Size reduction: pieces are brought down to a size suited to washing and conveying.
3. Washing: labels, dust, adhesives and organic residue are removed.
4. Separation: different densities and materials are separated from one another.
5. Drying: the washed material's moisture is brought to a level suited to the next stage.
6. Extrusion and pelletizing: where required, flake is pelletized into granule.

İnan Tech manufactures every one of these stages in-house and combines them, from a single source, into one coherent turnkey whole.

Planning your recycling line

Designing the right line comes before selecting the right machines. The criteria below determine which stages are needed and how the line is laid out:

• Input material type and contamination level: whether it is PET, HDPE, PP or film, and how dirty it arrives, changes the washing intensity.
• Target output: whether you want clean flake or granule determines whether an extrusion stage is required.
• Intended production scale: the size of your operation and your growth plans shape the scope of the line.
• Site space and layout: the existing building, ceiling height and flow direction influence how machines are arranged.
• Automation and control level: the balance between operator input and automatic control is defined from the start.
• Water and energy management and maintenance access: water recovery, energy use and easy access to spare parts are decisive over the long term.

To review these criteria together, you can share your project through our quote form.