Extrusion International 4-2018

17 Extrusion International 4/2018 Simplas and Greiner Extrusion Group are working together and are now cooperating in the area of tools for film and sheet extrusion. “We are convinced that two companies that can work together a lot have found each other here. The expansion of the portfolio and the pooling of strengths in internationalization support the ambitious growth targets of both companies”, says Axel Kühner, CEO of the Greiner Group. Simplas, based in Northern Italy, is one of the leading sup- pliers of tools for plastic film and sheet extrusion, coating and adhesive application, with core competencies in devel- opment, design and process engineering. Greiner Extrusion Group is the world’s leading supplier of extrusion lines, tools and complete lines for profile extrusion and is now expand- ing Simplas’ range of services with its international produc- tion, service and sales locations. Michele Graglia, majority shareholder and president of Simplas is convinced that the partnership is “a constellation that promises success. With the international locations and the wide sales network of the Greiner Extrusion Group, we will be even closer to our cli- ents and further expand our range of services”, Graglia con- Greiner Group, Greiner Extrusion Group www.greiner-extrusion-group.com www.greiner.com Simplas S.p.A. www.simplas.it Acquisition tinues. Gerhard Ohler, CEO of the Greiner Extrusion Group, sees Simplas as the ideal partner and he says with conviction: “As a technology company with five decades of experience, broad expertise and high reputation, Simplas is the ideal partner to successfully continue our growth course in extru- sion tools.” The SPECTROFLEX V from motan-colortronic is a modu- lar, extremely flexible volumetric dosing system for powder, granules, pellets, regrind, flakes and fibres. The modular design enables optimized individual adaptation. With just a few hand movements, the dosing unit can easily be adapted to different material properties. There is now a gravimetric dosing module available for the SPECTROFLEX V. It uses the same base and the same ex- change modules as the SPECTROFLEX V and is also suitable for granules, regrind, powder and flakes. Depending on the feed material and the unit version, thoughputs of 0.7 to over 3000 liters per hour are possible with small dosing toler- ances. Free-flowing and non-free-flowing materials can be dosed. Due to the same technical basis of the volumetric and graviteric systems, little training is required for production or to switch between materials and the two dosing technolo- gies. Thanks to the available exchange modules there is no cleaning time required for material changes and the chang- ing of the set-up is quick and easy. The gravimetric dosing unit is controlled via GRAVInet SF. This is a network-compatible control for up to two dos- ing modules. The precise DMS load cells are equipped with seperate amps and CAN-bus interfaces – making them per- fect for use in modern production environments. motan Group www.motan-colortronic.de From the left: Michele Graglia (Majority owner and president of Simplas) and Gerhard Ohler (CEO of the Greiner Extrusion Group) (© Greiner Extrusion Group) The Choice of Gravimetric or Volumetric The exchange modules of the SPECTROFLEX can be exchanged with just a few hand movements. (Image: motan group) The gravimetric dosing unit SPECTROFLEX G operates seamlessly with many components of the successful volumetric dosing system. (Image: motan group)