Extrusion International 6-2021

29 Extrusion International 6/2021 Guill Tool & Engineering Co., Inc. www.guill.com time saver. Also, with no undercuts on the de fl ector, there are no material hang-ups when extracting the de fl ector, allowing for faster and easier cleaning and changeover. The NEW 500 Series also features the latest Center-Stage con- centricity adjustment system that signi fi cantly reduces pressure on the tooling, allowing easier and more precise concentricity adjustments without loosening the face bolts. Easy-Out inserts for the adjusting bolts also allow simple replacement of locked or damaged adjusting bolts, which further saves on repair and downtime. Another innovative feature of this new rubber/silicone cross- head is a cast aluminum liquid-fed cooling sleeve that allows the user to switch out the cooling jacket in the event of a line obstruction, again reducing downtime compared to traditional integrated cooling systems. The NEW 500 Series crosshead with MAGS gum space adjust- ment is a drop-in replacement on most existing NRM lines, however this crosshead design can also be adapted to fi t any extruder design or line layout. The addition of a newly designed fl ow inlet channel reduces the shear and heat that is generated as the materials are being pro- cessed. This leads to lower head pressures allowing the material to move through the head in a much more balanced and even fl ow. All crossheads supplied by Guill are furnished with a tool kit for assembly and disassembly as well as a detailed operator’s in- struction manual. The engineering team at Guill will gladly as- sist users in the implementation and operation of the NEW 500 series crosshead. For a video of the NEW Guill 500 Series crosshead with MAGS gum space adjustment, please go to: https://youtu.be/jeNovmMtcBs Guill Series 500 crosshead with Mechanically Assisted Gum Space (MAGS) adjustment… specially designed for the fl ow characteristics of elastomeric compounds „ The bio-based industries continue their ascent marking a to- tal contribution of 780 billion EUR, an increase of 30 billion EUR (+ 4%) compared to 2017. This represents a more than 20% in- crease compared to 2008 which is the earliest data taken into account in this series of reports by nova-Institute. The fi rst report of the series was fi rst commissioned by the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) in 2017. Figures for the bio-based chemical in- dustry (including plastics) alone reveal a turnover of around 54 billion EUR with the bio-based share relatively stable at around 15%, up from 7.5% in 2008. The analysis of the 2018 Eurostat data shows that the turnover of the total bioeconomy*, including food and beverages and the primary sectors of agriculture and forestry, amounts to just over 2.4 trillion EUR in the EU-27 and the United Kingdom, an increaseof around25%. The foodandbeverage sector accounts for about half of the turnover, the bio-based industries, such as chemicals and plastics, pharmaceuticals, paper and paper prod- ucts, forest-based industries, textiles, biofuels and bioenergy account for roughly 30%, while almost another 20%are gener- ated by the primary sectors of agriculture and forestry. In contrast to the rising turnover fi gures, employment in the European bioeconomy has declined slightly from 18.5 million people in 2017 to a total of 18.4 million people in 2018, largely due to ef fi ciency increases in production. The primary biomass production, mainly agriculture, provides a majority of the entire employment (54%) but a comparatively low turnover (20%). European Bioeconomy Robust The data also demonstrates clear differences between groups of Member States. For example, the Central and Eastern Eu- ropean countries of Poland, Romania and Bulgaria are more represented in the lower value-added sectors of the bio-based economy, which create many jobs. This indicates a strong ag- ricultural sector that tends to be labour-intensive compared to the high value-added sectors. In comparison, Western and Northern European countries generate much higher turnover relative to employment, indicating a larger share of re fi ning and value-added industries. The countrieswith thehighest turnover- to-employment ratios are Finland, Belgium and Sweden. *The primary sectors (agriculture, forestry, and fi sheries) and the food, beverage, tobacco and paper and paper products can be considered fully bio-based and are thus fully accounted for in the bioeconomy. For other manufacturing sectors such as chemicals, pharmaceuticals and tex- tiles, the bio- based shares were estimated and included in the report’s assessment. nova-Institut GmbH www.nova-institute.eu Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) www.biconsortium.eu