Extrusion International 1-2016

Extrusion International 1/2016

Planetary roller extruder

he planetary roller extruder, with

outputs between 1,600 and 2,200

kg/h, manufactures transparent or

opaque PVC sheet with thicknesses of

120-300 µm. The transparent sheet is

used as top-layer against scratch marks,

while the opaque, mainly white sheet is

printed with the decoration.

Afterwards, all layers are laminated and

embossed together onto a basis mate-

rial

highly-filled with chalk.

NOX Corporation’s Integrated Vertical

Production (IVP) system has enabled the

company to commit to offering its cus-

tomers consistent quality standards and

innovative products. NOX Cor-poration

was the first to market “LVT click” in

2005 and “loose-lay LVT” in 2006.

“LVTs are very sophisticated and techni-

cally complex products. We have been

working successfully with battenfeld-

cincinnati for many years and appreci-

ate the high quality of the machines. For

our new factory in the USA, it was es-

pecially important to have local service

support from the US facility of batten-

feld-cincinnati. By opening its LVT man-

ufacturing facility in the USA, NOX

Corporation expects to improve cus-

tomer service. As the only OEM/ODM

LVT plant in the USA, it will give cus-

tomers access to a wide range of high-

quality products,” says Dan Koh, CEO

and President of NOX Corporation.

LVTs are PVC decking laminated from

multiple sheet and in-stalled in a similar

fashion to laminate flooring. The sheet

used is produced with calenders. LVTs

Dan Koh, CEO and President, NOX Corporation and Michael Roth,

Sales Director, battenfeld-cincinnati in front of the planetary

roller extruder in the new facility in the USA

NOX Corporation, Korea, one of the largest producers of luxury vinyl tiles (LVT) worldwide, has recently

started operation in a new facility in Fostoria, Ohio, USA. The factory is equipped with several

calenders and complete as-sembly lines. A PWE 250 planetary roller extruder from

battenfeld-cincinnati Germany is used for the production of top-layer sheet and decorative sheet.