Extrusion Asia Edition 2-2022

➠ MEAF Machines www.meaf.com K 2022: Hall 17, Stand A22 K展会2022：17号展厅，A22展位 米弗机械公司（MEAF Machines BV） 董事Elwin Houtekamer说，“我们比大型 制造商更灵活，与专业创新供应商平等 合作。因此，我们始终处于挤出技术的 前沿。” Less energy, less material and circularity for the packaging and carpet industries n At K2022 MEAF Machines will demon- strate its extrusion solutions. Thanks to its highly efficient design, MEAF’s extrusion have a 30 to 65% smal- ler carbon footprint than many of its competitors while allowing for a further reduction in raw material use. In addition its in-build flexibility allow MEAF’s extru- ders to work with almost any thermoplas- tic material, including biopolymers and recycled materials like bottle flakes and post-consumer regrind, thus helping plas- tics processors to go ‘green’. Manufacturers in the food packaging sec- tor are under huge pressure to reduce the amount of plastics used, while still main- taining food safety, attractiveness and re- cyclability. By partnering with Swiss manufacturer Promix Solutions, MEAF has added physical foaming capabilities to its extrusion lines. This allows for a fur- ther reduction in material use and lower weight, without compromising on fea- tures such as stackability and strength. Thanks to the use of nitrogen rather than the often used butane and propane, the process has almost no environmental im- pact. An industry sector which only recently has started to move towards a ‘greener’ fu- ture is the carpet and artificial turf sector. Where previously they would use non re- cyclable materials like bitumen and latex, they are now looking at switching to thermoplastic elastomers (TPE) and TPU for their carpet backing to allow for their products to become fully recyclable rather than being incinerated or ending up in a landfill . This however requires a consider- able switch in the production process and a new way of thinking for many carpet manufacturers, reason for MEAF to adjust its in-house extrusion test line for various carpet backing solutions. Energy and material efficiency have al- ways been at the heart of MEAF’s design philosophy. This has helped to company to gain a foothold in far-away places where reliable energy and raw materials come at a premium. "That is the advan- tage of being a relatively small company," says Elwin Houtekamer, Director at MEAF Machines BV. "We are more agile than the big manufacturers and work as equal partners with specialised innovative sup- pliers. This way we are always at the fore- front of extrusion technology." PET和PP物理发泡托盘由米弗挤出生产线生产的片材 制成 PET and PP physical foamed trays from sheet made on MEAF extrusion line 人造草坪是另一种产品，米弗可以为其提供挤出生产线，以 生产可回收背衬 Artifical grass is another product for which MEAF can provide an extrusion line to produce recyclable backing 物添加剂组合，并提供新发展的第一手 见解。 “随着塑料行业从线性经济向循环 经济转型，对传统化石配方产品可再生 替代品的需求快速增长，”帕斯嘉特种生 物添加剂全球业务总监Ulrik Aunskjær n 帕斯嘉（Palsgaard）将利用德国 杜塞尔多夫2022 K展的机会，将自己定 位为聚合物生产商、母料制造商、寻求 降低碳足迹和实现可再生能源制造商的 首选供应商。在世界最大的塑料交易会 上，帕斯嘉将展示其完整的可持续聚合 全系列植物基聚合物添加剂 说。“除了更基本的原料之外，这也适用 于功能性添加剂，其中普通合成化学面 临越来越大的监管压力，而消费者也要 求在其产品包装的聚合物中加入更多天 然、安全和健康的成分。在帕斯嘉，我 们正在通过全系列植物基食品级聚合物 56 2022 Extrusion Asia Edition 2/2022