Plastic Pelletizing Machines & Pelletizers for Recycling
Convert washed flakes, PE/PP film, woven bags, BOPP, PET flakes, EPS foam, EVA foam, meltblown nonwovens, and rigid regrind into uniform recycled pellets. Energycle supplies single-screw, twin-screw, cutter-compactor, water-ring, strand, and material-specific pelletizing lines for industrial recycling plants.
Turn Washed Plastic Waste into Higher-Value Pellets
Pelletizing plastic — turning washed scrap into uniform, higher-value pellets — improves bulk density, handling, storage, feeding stability, and resale value. The right line configuration depends on the polymer, material form, moisture, contamination, melt flow, and final application.
Stable Recycled Pellet Quality
Filtration, degassing, melt pressure control, and pellet cutting help produce uniform recycled pellets with consistent downstream processability.
Higher Bulk Density
Pellets are easier to convey, store, package, and sell than loose film, low-density regrind, or washed flakes with inconsistent shape.
Material-Specific Screw Design
Screw structure, L/D ratio, venting, temperature zones, and feeding method are selected for film, rigid flakes, PET, EPS, EVA, BOPP, or compounding tasks.
Degassing and Filtration
Single, double, or multi-stage degassing and screen changers remove moisture, volatiles, ink residue, gels, and solid contaminants before pelletizing.
Turnkey Line Integration
Pelletizers can connect with shredders, washing lines, dryers, squeezers, conveyors, silos, and packing systems for continuous recycling production.
Lower Operator Burden
Automatic feeding, melt pressure monitoring, temperature control, pellet drying, and pneumatic conveying reduce manual handling and stabilize output.
How a Plastic Pelletizing Line Works
A pelletizing line converts clean plastic scrap into melt, filters and degasses the melt, then cuts it into uniform pellets for reuse in extrusion, injection molding, compounding, or film production.
Feed & Pre-Densify
Film, foam, flakes, or regrind are fed by conveyor, force feeder, cutter-compactor, agglomerator, or side feeder.
Melt & Degas
The extruder melts plastic and removes trapped moisture, air, ink volatiles, and low molecular contaminants through venting zones.
Filter & Stabilize
Screen changers and melt pumps help remove solids and stabilize pressure before pellet cutting.
Cut, Dry & Pack
Water-ring, strand, or underwater cutting forms pellets that are dewatered, dried, cooled, and conveyed to storage.
Feed & Pre-Densify
Prepare low-density or irregular scrap for stable extrusion feeding.
Melt & Degas
Melt plastic while removing moisture, air, and volatile residues.
Filter & Stabilize
Remove solid contamination and stabilize melt pressure.
Cut, Dry & Pack
Cut uniform pellets and prepare them for storage or sale.
Pelletizing Routes for Different Plastic Waste Streams
Different materials need different feeding, degassing, filtration, and cutting methods. Matching the line to the material is the fastest way to avoid unstable output and rejected pellets.
PP/PE Film and Woven Bags
Cutter-compactor or water-ring pelletizing for washed film, agricultural film, packaging film, woven bags, raffia, and nonwoven scrap.
Film PelletizingPET Flakes
Single-screw pelletizing for dried PET bottle flakes where moisture control and melt stability are critical.
rPETRigid PP/HDPE Regrind
Force-fed extrusion for rigid flakes from crates, buckets, caps, containers, pipes, and molded parts.
Rigid FlakesEPS Foam and Styrofoam
Foam crushing, densifying, degassing, and pelletizing for lightweight EPS packaging waste and Styrofoam scrap.
EPS FoamEVA Foam Scrap
Dedicated recycling routes for EVA shoe sole waste, foam trimming, and flexible foam scrap that require controlled densifying and degassing.
EVA FoamCompounding and Modification
Twin-screw extrusion for compounding, additives, fillers, color masterbatch, polymer modification, and specialty recycled compounds.
Twin-Screw ExtrusionPlastic Pelletizing Lines and Extruder Systems
Choose a dedicated pelletizing line by feedstock type, feeding behavior, melt requirement, and final pellet application.
PP/PE Film Pelletizing Machine
For washed polyolefin film scrap that needs stable compaction, degassing, filtration, and water-ring pellet cutting.
Cutter CompactorCutter Compactor Pelletizing Line
Integrated cutting, compacting, drying, and extrusion for PE/PP film, raffia, woven bags, and soft scrap.
Water RingWater Ring Pelletizer for PP/PE Film & Woven Bags
A practical pellet cutting system for polyolefin film and woven material with automatic pellet cooling and drying.
PET FlakesPET Flakes Single-Screw Pelletizer
Designed for clean dried PET flakes with controlled processing to support stable recycled PET pellet quality.
Rigid RegrindRigid PP/HDPE Plastic Flake Pelletizing Machine
Force-fed extrusion for crushed rigid PP and HDPE flakes from industrial and post-consumer recycling streams.
Single ScrewSingle-Screw Pelletizer for Plastic Recycling
A flexible extruder pelletizing platform for many washed flakes, regrind, and recycled polymer streams.
Twin ScrewTwin-Screw Extruder System for Plastic Recycling
For compounding, modification, filler addition, color mixing, and difficult recycled polymer formulations.
CompoundingTwin-Screw Compounding & Extrusion Line
A compounding line for additive blending, reinforced recycled plastics, masterbatch, and engineered compounds.
BOPP FilmBOPP Film Pelletizing Line for Recycling
Configured for BOPP film scrap with feeding, compaction, extrusion, and pelletizing matched to film behavior.
EVA FoamWaste EVA Foam Recycling Pelletizing Line
Foam recycling route for EVA waste that requires size reduction, densifying, degassing, and pelletizing.
EPS FoamEPS Foam Pelletizing Line for Styrofoam Recycling
A dedicated foam recycling line for EPS packaging waste and Styrofoam scrap with high volume reduction needs.
AgglomerationPlastic Film Agglomerator
Pre-densifies lightweight film, woven bags, and fiber-like scrap before extrusion or reuse in recycling lines.
NonwovenPP Meltblown Nonwoven Pelletizing Line
Temperature-controlled pelletizing for PP meltblown and nonwoven production scrap.
Pelletizing Equipment, Extruders, and Recycled Pellets
Typical pelletizing systems combine extrusion, filtration, pellet cutting, dewatering, drying, and conveying into a continuous production line.
How to Choose the Right Pelletizing System
Use the table below as a first-pass guide. Final selection should consider material moisture, contamination, print content, melt flow, additive needs, target pellet quality, and hourly capacity.
| Material | Recommended Feeding | Pelletizing Route | Key Design Focus |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE/PP film, raffia, woven bags | Cutter-compactor or agglomerator | Single-screw with water-ring cutting | Stable feeding, degassing, filtration, low bridging risk |
| Washed PET flakes | Metered dry flake feeding | Single-screw or strand pelletizing | Moisture control, IV protection, melt stability |
| Rigid PP/HDPE flakes | Force feeder | Single-screw with screen changer | Solid conveying, contamination filtration, output consistency |
| EPS or EVA foam | Crusher and densifier | Degassing extrusion and strand or water-ring cutting | Air removal, volume reduction, melt pressure stability |
| Compounded recycled plastics | Main feeder plus side feeder | Twin-screw extrusion and pelletizing | Additive mixing, filler dispersion, formulation control |
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Connect Pelletizing with Washing, Drying, and Material Preparation
Pellet quality starts before the extruder. If the material is dirty, wet, bulky, or mixed, upstream preparation is just as important as the pelletizer itself.
Complete Recycling Solutions
Full line design from shredding, washing, and drying through final pelletizing and packing.
Plastic Shredders
Prepare bulky film, bags, purges, foam, and rigid scrap for stable downstream feeding.
Washing Systems
Remove dirt, labels, glue, sand, oil, and mixed contaminants before extrusion.
Dewatering and Drying
Reduce moisture with centrifugal dryers, screw presses, squeezers, or thermal drying before pelletizing.
Plastic Pelletizer Questions
A few practical questions to clarify before choosing a pelletizing line.
Need Help Selecting a Plastic Pelletizing Line?
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