Extrusion International 1-2017

32 Extrusion International 1/2017 EXTRUSION TECHNOLOGY Several orders placed directly The Indian customer Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd opted again for battenfeld-cincinnati and ordered a complete extrusion line to manufacture large polyolefin pipes up to 2,500 mm in diameter at the K. Not the only order received by the machine manufacturer at this year’s K! “We are really excited about the enormous positive feedback for our trade fair presentation. We had many more visitors than three years ago, especially fromAfrica, Asia and the Near and Middle East, and we received several major orders directly at the fair. For us, this is the best proof that we are able to fulfill precisely our customers’ needs with the newmachine concepts we have developed, according to our motto ‘driven by innovation’”, Gerold Schley, CEO of the battenfeld-cincinnati group, sums up with satisfaction. One of the highlights at the booth and a part of the large- diameter pipe extrusion line for the Indian customer was the new solEX NG extruder series. The high-performance extruders of the “next generation” (NG) with their pro- cessing length of 40 D have been created on the basis of the proven solEX extruders. However, their completely re-designed process technology con-cept is setting new benchmarks. A barrel with internal grooves in combina- tion with a matching screw and grooved bushing ge-om- etry optimizes the extruder’s processing attributes. The result is a lower melt temperature by up to 10°C along with a com-pletely changed axial pressure profile in the feed zone and bar-rel, which leads to an overall reduction of the load on the system and consequently a cut in ener- gy consumption of up to 15%. “The interest shown by the pipe industry in these new extruders is very lively”, Gerold Schley remarks with pleasure and then adds: “Together with our FDC system, which was also on dis-play, the range for pipe manufacturers is very attractive all round.” With its FDC (fast dimension change) system, battenfeld- cincinnati has broken new ground. This pipe dimension The international battenfeld-cincinnati team at the K The battenfeld-cincinnati booth was well frequented throughout the fair. The new conEX NG with the new BCtouch UX control system is visible in the background