Extrusion International 2-2016

Extrusion International 2/2016

Kiefel GmbH, the German manu-

facturer of thermoforming machines,

plans to buy all of Mould & Matic Solu-

tions GmbH, an Austrian maker of in-

jection molds, blow molding machines

and tooling and downstream equip-

ment for thermoforming, from

Haidlmair Group.

Both companies have signed a purchase

agreement, which still is subject to ap-

proval by government authorities.

Mould & Matic, in Micheldorf, Austria,

is a supplier of molds and automation

equipment for the packaging sector. In

2014, Haidlmair bought out the 50 percent share in Mould & Matic from its partner, Greiner Packaging International GmbH. The

business had been operating as part of Haidlmair Group.

Kiefel, part of the Bruckner Group, is based in Freilassing, Germany. Haidlmair’s headquarters is in Nussbach, Austria.

The companies announced the deal March 7. Terms were not disclosed.

Kiefel buys Mould & Matic

Where surfaces of inorganic recipe components have to be

homogeneously, completely and reproducibly coated with

functional coatings in batch processes, high-performance uni-

versal mixers of the Uni tec

series from MTI Mischtechnik offer

significant advantages over conventional systems. They produce,

for example, a three-dimensional mixing vortex without any

dead spots in which the entire material to be mixed is fluidised

and the particles slide past each other in a fluid bed. The result

Surface treatment with maximum efficiency

is maximum homogenisation with minimum time and energy

consumption. At Powtech 2016, the company will present the

Uni tec

high-performance universal mixer in Hall 1 on Stand 1-

154 as part of its comprehensive portfolio of performance-opti-

mised mixing and processing equipment.

All Uni tec

mixers are suitable for vacuum operation. This makes

it possible to carry out complex processes such as vacuum dry-

ing after coating – which is necessary when using aqueous or al-

coholic solutions – efficiently and inexpensively in one single

machine. An optional chopper avoids formulation of lumps

in the raw material. Spray systems for adding the fluids, dou-

ble-jackets for tempering the vessels respectively electrically

heated lids and surfaces plus a number of other options en-

able the adjustment to product-specific requirements. The

operating parameters are permanently recorded and, if ne-

cessary, transmitted via bus systems for complete batch trak-

king.

In addition to the Uni tec

high-performance universal mi-

xers, MTI Mischtechnik’s product portfolio includes a wide

variety of innovative mixer concepts for the plastics proces-

sing, chemical, food and pharmaceutical industries. This co-

vers vertical high-speed mixers, horizontal universal and

cooling mixers, various heating/cooling mixer combinations,

a highly versatile laboratory mixer as well as the Vent tec

aspiration and filter system for optimum dryblend quality and

maximum reduction of moisture content.

Uni tec

UT 250 in MTI’s R&D Center in Detmold/Germany

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MTI Mischtechnik