Extrusion International 2-2016

Extrusion International 2/2016

Primex Plastics Corporation’s new line goes on stream

Primex Plastics Corporation based Richmond (Indiana, USA) and

founded in 1965, is the leader in custom extruded plastic sheet

and roll products for thermoforming, fabrication and printing.

With facilities in five States from coast to coast and in Great Bri-

tain, Primex Plastics Corporation is one of the largest plastic sheet

producers in the US. A state-of-the-art full optional BUBBLE

GUARD

BOARD line by COLINES

has been successfully installed

and commissioned at Primex Plastics headquarters in Richmond,

producing sheets for printing and packaging applications.

Thanks to the perfect cooperation between the technical teams

of COLINES

and Primex Plastics, the line started successfully in

February 2016 producing Bubble Guard

Board sheets with a great

flexibility allowing “on the fly” width change from 1220 mm (48”)

up to 1600 mm (63”).

COLINES

group structure, unique in the industry, allowed a trai-

ning program of Primex Plastics team at its sister company Imbal-

laggi Protettivi in Italy during the manufacturing period: this

First Bubble Guard

Board line hitting USA market

granted a smooth startup of the line at Primex Plastics premises.

Michael J. Cramer, Primex Plastics Corporation’s President said:

“We were very pleased with the whole experience, COLINES pro-

fessionalism, expertise and interaction between the Groups. The

level of preparation required for a project of this magnitude resul-

ted in no major issues throughout the process and this allowed

an early successful commissioning".