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FIMIC, a global reference in automatic melt filters for plastic recycling, announces the launch of its latest innovation: FCS Filter, a breakthrough solution designed to solve one of the most common issues recyclers face in filtration — contaminants stuck inside scrapers.
In plastic recycling, new materials streams (previously being incinerated) now end up in the recycling world. New materials mean new and more contaminations, such as PET/PA fibers, aluminum foils, metal powders, sand, or fine particles that often get trapped inside the scraper channels of melt filters, causing increased downtimes and requiring frequent screen changes (typically every 2 to 3 days) to clean the scraping elements. To overcome this issue, what the industry truly needed was a technology capable of ensuring complete and reliable scraper cleaning together with an effective discharge of the filtered contaminants.
FIMIC’s answer is the FCS - Forced Cleaning Scraper, a new filter design equipped with a mechanical piston that performs a fast, effective, and forced cleaning of the scraper channels. Unlike traditional solutions, thanks to this mechanical action, the scraper cleaning is independent from inlet pressure, guaranteeing consistent performance under all working conditions.
Key benefits of FCS Filter
• Complete cleaning of scraper channels, extending machine working time
• Inlet pressure no longer crucial for effective cleaning
• Efficient discharge of contaminants even in highly contaminated streams
• Specific solution for difficult contaminants such as plastic fibers, aluminum foil, fine sand, metal powders and small stones
The FCS Filter is designed for the same filtrations, throughputs, and materials as RAS filters, with no particular limitations, but is especially suited for streams with high levels of fibers, aluminum, or fine particulate where standard RAS scrapers struggle to discharge properly.
The FCS filter is available in four different sizes – FCS 400, FCS 500, FCS 600, and FCS 700 – designed to meet the needs of different recycling plants. With this range, FIMIC provides a reliable solution for complete scraper cleaning and effective contaminant discharge across various production scales.
With the FCS Filter, FIMIC wants to go beyond conventional solutions and offer recyclers a way to finally overcome the issue of incomplete scraper cleaning. This innovation guarantees longer machine uptime and greater process reliability, even with the most challenging contaminants.
