Size Reduction
Purge, Strands and Die Drool: Once Waste Turns Unexpected Profits
Problem / Opportunity: A pharmaceutical bottle manufacturer generates amber purge, stands and die drool as manufacturing scrap. The material is burnt and discolored from sitting in the barrel and also has adhered cardboard (stray polymers, screen packs, nuts, bolts & screws). The plant had a company repelletize the material but the lot was rejected for…