Extrusion International 6-2022

18 Extrusion International 6/2022 INDUSTRY NEWS Anniversary – 25 Years of Working for a Better Future  Together with customers, business partners, employ- ees and companions from all over the world, Next Genera- tion Recyclingmaschinen celebrated its 25th anniversary at the newly built plant in Feldkirchen/Donau, Austria, on September 16. Since its beginnings in 1996, NGR has been one of the technological pioneers in the field of sustainable plastics recycling. Driven by the mission "working for a better fu- ture", the company has been building and developing cus- tomized recycling machines for Post Industrial Recycling, Post Consumer Recycling and PET Improvement for more than 25 years now. A lot has changed since the company was founded. Early on, the recycling specialists focused on internationalization and today deliver technologies from Upper Austria to the entire world. Fueled by the global demand for resource conservation, NGR has grown strongly in recent years, has continuously developed and has more than doubled the size of the plant in Feldkirchen. The headquarters now employs 180 people regionally, working on intelligent so- lutions for the plastics industry. "We couldn't have done it without support," agree COO, Erich Fürst and CTO, Gün- ther Klammer. "It was time to celebrate our 25th anniver- sary and thank our customers, partners, highly motivated employees and all supporters. "And what better way to do that than with a big gala, the jubilarians thought, and invit- ed everyone to celebrate together at the newly built plant at the company's headquarters in Feldkirchen/Donau. Successful celebration in the assembly hall The newly built assembly hall was transformed into a gala stage. The festively decorated location did not suggest that heavy recycling machines had been manufactured here just a short time before. Punctually at 6:00 p.m., the founders and owners welcomed the 500 international guests and let presenter Nina Kraft elicit deep insights into the beginnings of the company. One of the founders, Gerold Barth, recalled how the first recycling machine was assembled on his par - ents' farm. "With little capital, but all the more enthusiasm and passion, we worked around the clock on our idea," Barth reminisced. Josef Hochreiter, CEO of Next Generation Group described another important milestone for the company, recounting how a sailing trip around bays and beaches littered with plastic waste led to the development of new technologies for recycling post-consumer waste. Af- terwards, the management thanked all companions as well as the entire staff for their commitment and dedication and gave an outlook on the company's future plans. NGR company certainly does not want to rest on its laurels and has already developed the next generation of highly efficient recycling machines for a better future. "After all, the more cost-effective, high-quality and ener- gy-saving the reprocessing succeeds, the more plastic will actually be recycled," the specialists are sure. Next Generation Recyclingmaschinen GmbH www.ngr-world.com (Photo: NGR) Single-Point Concentricity Extrusion Tooling  Guill Tool & Engineering intro- duced a new single-point concen- tricity extrusion crosshead that uses micro-fine adjustment screws for precise concentricity adjustment. The precision of concentricity reach- es 0.008” or finer per revolution. This single point concentricity adjust- ment is a unique Guill innovation for the extrusion of thin-walled jacket- ing and precision ID/OD tubing. One adjustment bolt controls 360° of ad- justment. Features of the single-point cross- head include a patented cam-lock deflector for quick changeovers, with a residence time of one minute at .5 lb/hr material flow, optimized usage with extruders measuring ½” and ¾”, and a max die ID of .250.” Additionally, the Guill single-point crosshead offers great flexibility to its users. It not only accepts both vacu- um and micro-air accessories, but is also ideal for pressure and sleeving applications. Fluoropolymer designs are available upon request. Guill Tool & Engineering www.guill.com