Toolox® transforms plastic into productivity in bottle recycling machines

A recycling plant needed to carry out maintenance on one of its machines recycling PET plastic bottles. For the cutting blade supports, they wanted a more reliable steel than the previously used. At the same time, they asked for the shortest delivery time possible so they could restart their recycling operations.

The company turned to Toolox^® from SSAB. The combination of high yield strength and much higher toughness than alternative steels makes Toolox^® perfect for heavy machinery.

The low residual stresses made it possible for Nacher Mecanizados to machine the pieces in just one setup. Even the milling speed saw improvements thanks to Toolox^®’s homogenous microstructure. And because Toolox^® steel is delivered in flat shapes, it presented a much more practical alternative than the alloyed round bars normally used.