Extrusion International USA 4-2022

40 Extrusion International 4/2022 K 2022 F or manufacturing virtually all kinds of extruded semi-finished prod - ucts, battenfeld-cincinnati offers the right machinery and equipment, from customized single components all the way to optimized turnkey lines. The extrusion specialist based in Bad Oeyn- hausen, Germany thus serves custom- ers from the pipe, profile and board industries as well as producers of film, sheet and granulates. “The special fea- ture of our complete line is that they not only consist of perfectly synchro- nized individual components without any interface problems, but also come entirely from a single source”, is how the group’s Managing Director and CEOGerold Schley describes its product range’s unique selling point. At the K, battenfeld-cincinnati will visualize its complete line competence for the first time by unveiling the new, consistent design of its pipe extrusion lines, this year’s winner of the coveted IF Award. It is only logical, that the top issues of circular economy, digitization and climate protection at this year’s lead- ing world trade fair precisely reflects what is on the mind of the entire plas- tics industry. “Our motto ‘Sustainable solutions worldwide’ has lost none of its actuality, so we are presenting ex- trusion equipment in Düsseldorf this year which meets our customers’ de- mands for concepts offering energy efficiency, space-saving footprints, low maintenance, flexibility and high per - formance”, Gerold Schley emphasizes. Water management and new design for the pipe industry At the K, battenfeld-cincinnati will unveil the new complete line stan- dardised design, with which all pipe extrusion lines will be presented from 2023 onwards in the battenfeld-cin- cinnati corporate colours. Apart from the visual effect, the functionality of the new design is the most important attractive feature: optimal accessibil- ity and user-friendliness including easy cleaning features are the main attri- butes. All aggregates starting from the extruder to the calibration and cooling units and the vacuum tank, right up to the cutting saw and the tilt table, are manufactured in-house by battenfeld- cincinnati, perfectly matched not only technically and now also visually, with- out any interface problems, and inte- grated into the intuitive-to-operate BCtouch UX control system. battenfeld-cincinnati offers com- plete lines for the pipe industry to cover an enormous diversity of applications, ranging from drip irrigation in agricul- ture right up to large-diameter pipes for water management. Both these ex- tremes will be shown at the K booth. In large-diameter pipes, a new record has actually been set. The first lines to pro - duce pipes up to 2,700 mm in diameter have been delivered. Two highlights of the large-diameter pipe extrusion lines are the pipe die with Optimelt, provid- ing ideal melt homogenization with lowest melt temperatures to minimize sagging. With the completely new constructed 4 m long segments of the downstream unit battenfeld-cincinnati addresses the enormous dimensions of the equipment and the related trans- port problems. For the first time, there are vacuum tanks and spray baths which come in segments only 4 m long. These single aggregates can easily be transported and are easy to assemble on the production site. Visitors to the K booth can witness battenfeld-cincinnati’s drip irrigation expertise by a video presentation of the new line set up for customer test runs in its technical lab in Bad Oeyn- hausen. The highlight here are the drippers, which come in a design both simple and ingenious to ensure a very even continuous water dispensation. During the extrusion process these drippers, developed by battenfeld- cincinnati with a partner company, are shot through the pipe die and fully welded into the pipe at once while it is still hot. Drilling or punching holes in the drippers for the water outlets are no longer required. At the same time, the design of the drippers ensures a long service life on site without clog- ging of the water outlets with lime- scale, soiling or plant growth. Another novelty at the K booth is the small solEX NG, which completes the high-speed extruder series for pipe extrusion at its smallest size. From now on, the solEX NG 45 will be available in addition to the four solEX NG models already existing in the sizes of 60, 75, 90 and 120 mm. A striking attribute of this series is the combination of internally grooved barrels with amatching special screw geometry, which offers several advantages: up to 40% higher outputs, about 10 °C lower melt temperatures and 15% less energy consumption. Ideal extrusion solutions for eco- friendly products Floor coverings based on highly filled plastics have experienced enor - New pipe extrusion line solEX45 Complete Lines for the Entire Extrusion Industry