How to quickly obtain available and affordable recycle machines for plastic

Recyclers are often faced with the challenge of ensuring that production is cost-effective while focusing on processing the material streams that are available right now. In doing so, they need to avoid long delivery times for technologies and systems. Most manufacturers of recycle machines for plastic offer custom solutions. But that doesn't help much when budgets are tight and long waiting times are not an option. That is because time is money and lost time means not being able to process potential material flows.

Find out in our blog article

which options you have,
which financing is affordable, and
how you can reach the right decision for your scenario.

Which options do you have?

Basically, you have two options:

Used recycle machines for plastic

Used machines have the advantage that they are available immediately. They are also cheaper to purchase than new machines.

They are inspected, repaired and carefully reconditioned by experts. That is how you obtain a reliable machine that is ready for immediate use.

Depending on the manufacturer, it may be possible to trade in your old machine. The old machine is removed and the new machine installed in a single step. This minimizes outages and downtime in production.

However, used recycle machines for plastic have one disadvantage. Not all types and sizes of machines are available.

Depending on customer requirements, technical adaptions can be change to the EREMA Group‘s products at any time. This means that customer-specific requirements can also be met.

Standardized recycle machines for plastic

At the moment only UMAC offers a standardized solution - the READYMAC 1109TVE - in addition to used systems.

Our plastic recycling machine is available at a fixed price of € 375,000 and features EREMA’s proven TVE technology. This guarantees a high level of reliability, is easy to operate, and produces high-quality recycled pellets.

Because this is a standardized model, we can offer the machines at an attractive price and make them to stock. As a result, these machines are available immediately to ensure a rapid start of production.

The READYMAC is the perfect solution for standard post-consumer recycling applications. It can process

film, flakes and regrind material from PE, PP, PS, PC, PA 6.0,
printed in-house input streams,
post-industrial, and
lightly contaminated post-consumer waste.

It processes these materials at a throughput of up to 450 kilograms per hour.

Which financing is affordable for a recycle machine for plastic?

The different financing options vary from supplier to supplier. You need to find out whether your chosen supplier also has the right financing option for you. The following options are available:

Purchase

Direct payment of the purchase price is of course the ideal way but not feasible for everyone.

Leasing

A leasing contract allows you to use the machine without having to pay for it immediately. Instead, you pay regular leasing installments. At the end of the lease term, you have various possibilities. You can buy the machine at a previously agreed price. Alternatively, you can exchange it for a new machine and use it as part of payment.

Loan

You can finance a recycle machine for plastic with a loan. The loan is repaid in monthly installments over a fixed period. At UMAC, we can support you in many regions with assistance from our finance partners if necessary.

Subsidies

In some countries, there are national or regional subsidy schemes. They help companies to invest in environmentally friendly technologies. Subsidies of this kind can also be used to pay for recycle machines for plastics.

How you can reach the right decision for your new recycle machine for plastic.

As we have outlined above, there are two ways to get to a recycling plant quickly and cost-effectively:

Used recycle machines for plastics offer an attractive option. They are ready to start production immediately and are often available at a lower price.
Standardized machines like the READYMAC from UMAC are another option. They are also an attractive option because they are available immediately at a reasonable fixed price.

Your decision needs to be based on your financial and operational requirements. You need to decide

how time-critical a new purchase is.
which materials need to be processed.
the status of your financial means.