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KraussMaffei Berstorff to present premium quality extrusion solutions at Interplastica

Symposium presentation of economical solutions for window profile extrusion - extension of strong market presence in pipe extrusion

(Munich, January 16, 2012) During the Interplastica Symposium "Coextrusion of PVC window profiles" at the Moscow Exhibition Center on January 25, 2012, KraussMaffei Berstorff will provide information on intelligent extruder concepts together with different and premium quality coextrusion solutions for economical window profile extrusion. KraussMaffei Berstorff is also extending its presence on the Russian market for pipe extrusion with technologically advanced line concepts.

Coextrusion: an attractive alternative for reducing costs

During the Symposium entitled "Coextrusion of PVC window profiles: new economical solutions", customers and interested parties will be able to obtain information on new, intelligent coextrusion concepts from KraussMaffei Berstorff. Processing companies, especially in Russia, are faced with constantly rising material costs, but also with stagnating profile selling prices. As a result, there is a greatly increasing trend towards the use of recyclates and cost-effective materials, and therefore towards the use of coextrusion solutions. "We have the right extruders for our customers since our screw concept is ideally suited to processing of recyclates, highly filled materials and tailor-made formulations to reduce profile costs", said Peter Oswald, Head of the Profile Product Group at KraussMaffei Berstorff. "We also offer a wide range of space-saving coextrusion models which ensure extremely flexible production."

Especially in window profile production, cost-effective material mixtures or recyclates are often used for the invisible core; the thin outer layer of the profile is made of new colorfast material. KraussMaffei Berstorff supplies different coextrusion models which can easily be mounted over the main extruder and moved in two axes, for example the combination of a basic extruder from the 32D series with conical twin-screw extruders. Conical twin-screw extruders can also be quickly moved as stand-alone models, thus allowing flexible injection from a wide range of positions into the coextrusion mold. Topics such as formulation development, quality improvements and market trends will also be discussed during the Symposium. The co-organizers of the Symposium also include renowned companies from the profile industry, for example Greiner Extrusion, Bärlocher and Omya, which are being supported by the Okna Media Agency.

KraussMaffei Berstorff still extending its market position in Russia

KraussMaffei Berstorff also offers impressive high-tech solution concepts in the field of pipe extrusion. For example, a complete system for producing polyurethane-encapsulated pipes is being installed in Russia at the start of 2012. In this concept the plastic medium pipe is first equipped with an insulating layer made of polyurethane and then covered with a protective skin made of polyethylene. KraussMaffei Berstorff can call on many decades of experience in both pipe extrusion and polyurethane technology inside the KrausMaffei Group.

KraussMaffei Berstorff is also enjoying market growth in the field of PVC pipe production. The company will shortly deliver a complete line for producing PVC well pipes where the proven twin-screw extruders from the 36D series of KraussMaffei Berstorff are used.