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December 22, 2022 03:30 PM

Greenful Group opts for die from Nordson for circular economy project

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    Greenful Group, a European-based company focussed on the development of circular building products based on recycled textiles, plastics and other waste, has partnered with Nordson on a project aimed at the production of circular construction panels from waste.
    “Greenful’s mission is to help solve the environmental waste crisis by transforming waste streams into products useful to society that also have an impact,” said Toomas Allikas, CEO of Greenful Group.
    The company is targeting circular solutions that provide added value by outperforming traditional materials.
    Nordson, he said, is another company who is working to bring circular solutions to the market. “Both our companies make sustainability a top priority and I believe that by working together we can make a big impact.”
    Greenful’s goal is to be able to recycle 15% of Europe’s textile waste within the next 8 years.
    Nordson’s EDI business is developing a new Ultraflex FastGap restrictor bar die that will make it possible to produce construction panels made from textile fibres and composite material.
    “The very high content of recycled material is a challenge,” says Sam Iuliano, Chief Technologist. “We need larger than normal clearance areas within the die so the fibers are not trapped, which can lead to blockage and sheet defects.”
    The company has engineered a solution based on its Multiflow I-R distribution manifold to ensure maximum streamlining.
    The extrusion die will include a series of lips to cover the desired product thickness range.
    The process requires using extensive 3-D FEM simulations to be able to accurately distribute the material, by utilising Nordson’s proprietary flow channel geometry, explained Iuliano.
    The extrusion die, scheduled for completion in 2023, will be installed in the laboratory of a Europe-based OEM for further product development by Greenful Group.

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