Plastic Film Squeezer Granulating Machine

The SUHUI plastic film squeezer granulating machine is a compact recycling system designed to process wet PP, PE, LDPE, and HDPE film waste into reusable granules. It combines crushing, mechanical squeezing, moisture removal, melting, and die-face pelletizing in one integrated machine, helping recycling plants reduce the need for a separate thermal drying stage.

This machine is especially suitable for post-washing plastic film recycling lines. Wet packaging film, agricultural film, stretch wrap, industrial film scraps, and lightly contaminated film can enter the squeezer directly after washing. The high-torque squeezing screw compacts the film, removes water and air, and prepares a denser material feed for stable extrusion and pelletizing.

Output pellets can be reused in extrusion, injection molding, blow molding, and other downstream plastic manufacturing processes. For film recycling plants, plastic film manufacturers, and waste management operations, the SUHUI plastic film squeezer granulating machine provides a practical route from wet film waste to higher-density reusable pellets.

Plastic film squeezer workflow from wet film feeding and crushing to squeezing, melting, pelletizing, cooling, and finished pellet output.

Key Features of SUHUI Plastic Film Squeezer

• Integrated Squeezing and Pelletizing: Combines dewatering, compacting, melting, and granulating in one machine, reducing the need for a separate dryer.
• Direct Wet Film Processing: Accepts washed PP/PE film with residual moisture, helping simplify the film recycling process after the washing line.
• High Throughput Range: Model options cover 300-750 kg/h depending on film type, moisture level, feed condition, and selected configuration.
• High-Torque Squeezing Screw: Mechanically removes moisture and trapped air while compacting loose film into a more stable feed for extrusion.
• Wear-Resistant Components: Hardened screw and barrel materials help extend service life when processing wet or lightly contaminated film scraps.
• Energy-Efficient Layout: Mechanical squeezing reduces reliance on thermal drying and helps lower energy consumption per kilogram of recycled output.
• PLC Touchscreen Control: Operators can monitor temperature, screw speed, cutter speed, motor load, and production status from the control panel.
• Easy Maintenance Access: Modular machine sections simplify inspection, cleaning, blade service, screw access, and wearing-part replacement.

The squeezer mechanically removes water before melting and pelletizing, allowing wet film to be processed without a separate dryer in many recycling layouts.

Typical Applications

The plastic film squeezer granulating machine is used in PP/PE film recycling plants, washing and pelletizing lines, plastic bag recycling projects, agricultural film recovery, and film production scrap recycling. It is most useful when the feedstock is light, fluffy, wet, and difficult to feed directly into a conventional pelletizing extruder.

• LDPE and HDPE packaging film recycling after washing.
• PP woven film, stretch film, and industrial film scrap pelletizing.
• Agricultural mulch film and greenhouse film recycling after proper washing.
• Wet film dewatering before extrusion and die-face cutting.
• Film recycling lines that need to reduce thermal drying energy consumption.
• Plastic recycling facilities producing reusable granules for extrusion, injection molding, or blow molding.

SUHUI film squeezer granulating systems can process LDPE, HDPE, PP, washed film, stretch wrap, and other film scraps into reusable pellets.

Technical Data

SH300, SH320, and SH350 configurations can be selected according to film type, moisture level, target output, screw diameter, and motor power.

How the Plastic Film Squeezer Granulating Machine Works

1. Film Feeding: Wet or dry PP/PE film scraps are fed into the machine through a conveyor, hopper, or manual feeding section according to the line layout.
2. Crushing: The integrated cutting/crushing section reduces bulky film, rolls, or agglomerated scraps into smaller pieces for consistent feeding.
3. Squeezing and Dewatering: The high-torque screw compresses the film, removes moisture and trapped air, and increases material density before melting.
4. Melting and Extrusion: The compacted material enters the heating zone, melts in the barrel, and is pushed toward the die head.
5. Granulating: A rotating cutter cuts the extruded melt at the die face to form dense plastic granules.
6. Cooling and Conveying: Pellets are cooled by air and conveyed to a silo, storage bin, bagging station, or downstream process.

The finished pellets can be reused in extrusion, injection molding, blow molding, and other downstream plastic processing applications.

Plastic Film Squeezer vs Separate Dryer and Pelletizer

A traditional plastic film recycling line may use a washing system, centrifugal dryer, hot-air dryer, feeding system, and separate pelletizing extruder. This layout works, but it can require more floor space, more energy, and more material handling steps. For wet film with high bulk volume, feeding stability can also become a challenge.

A plastic film squeezer granulating machine mechanically removes moisture while compacting the film before extrusion. In suitable applications, this reduces drying demand, improves feed density, and helps simplify the transition from washed film to pellets. The right choice depends on feedstock moisture, contamination level, output requirement, and final pellet quality target.

For buyers comparing a plastic film dryer machine, plastic dewatering machine, film compactor, densifier, or agglomerator, the key difference is process integration. The SUHUI squeezer is designed to combine mechanical dewatering, compaction, melting, and pelletizing in one compact unit, while some alternative systems only dry, compact, or agglomerate the film before a separate pelletizing stage.

Choosing the Right Squeezer Granulating Machine

Before selecting a model, SUHUI engineers usually confirm the film material, average moisture content, washing line output, contamination level, target capacity, pellet size requirement, available workshop space, and downstream pellet use. For heavily contaminated or very wet materials, upstream washing and dewatering quality should be reviewed before the squeezer configuration is finalized.

Select the plastic film squeezer based on film type, moisture level, required capacity, screw size, pellet output, and downstream production use.

Related Plastic Recycling Lines

The plastic film squeezer granulating machine can be integrated with plastic recycling washing lines, plastic recycling pelletizing lines, and plastic film recycling lines. For plants processing rigid plastics or different feedstocks, SUHUI can also configure crushers, shredders, washing sections, dewatering equipment, and pelletizing systems according to the recycling process.

Frequently Asked Questions

What plastic film materials can the SUHUI squeezer granulating machine process?

The machine can process LDPE, HDPE, and PP plastic films, including packaging film, agricultural mulch film, stretch wrap, post-washing film scraps, and industrial film waste. It is designed for wet or dry film feedstock and is commonly installed after a plastic film washing line.

Does the squeezer granulating machine require a separate dryer?

In many film recycling layouts, a separate thermal dryer is not required because the squeezing screw mechanically removes moisture before melting and pelletizing. Actual drying requirements depend on film moisture level, contamination, output requirement, and final pellet quality target.

What output capacity does the machine deliver?

SUHUI offers SH300, SH320, and SH350 models with reference capacities from 300-750 kg/h. Final output depends on material type, feeding stability, film moisture content, film thickness, contamination level, and plant layout.

What size pellets does the machine produce?

The machine produces granules with a reference diameter of 12 mm or larger using a die-face cutting system. Pellet size can be adjusted according to cutter configuration, die design, material behavior, and downstream reuse requirements.

What contamination level can the machine handle?

The machine is suitable for wet or lightly contaminated film after washing. For heavily contaminated film, upstream sorting, crushing, washing, friction cleaning, and dewatering should be improved first to protect the screw and barrel and to improve pellet quality.

What information is needed before choosing a model?

Important project details include film type, moisture level, hourly washing line output, contamination condition, desired pellet output, available workshop space, electricity supply, and downstream use of the pellets. SUHUI can recommend the model and layout after reviewing these conditions.