Extrusion International 4-2023

20 Extrusion International 4/2023 INDUSTRY NEWS International Exhibitions a Smashing Success ILLIG Maschinenbau was able to win important new orders for ther- moforming and packaging systems worth double-digit millions of euros within just a few weeks between March and May of this year. The technology specialist will be deliver- ing several thermoforming lines to customers in Brazil and China. Some orders will also include molds and packaging development consulting services. In addition, the first ma - chines of the XLU series, a PLU 40 (Pulp Lamination Unit) and a CLU 40 (Cardboard Lamination Unit) for laminating pulp and cardboard trays, which were presented for the first time at Interpack, were sold to customers from France. “The pleasing exhibition results are an encouraging sign that the expansion of our product portfolio in this direction was a good strate- gic decision. We analyzed the mar- kets well, anticipating the needs of our customers worldwide to deliver the right products that met all their needs," explains Jürgen Lochner, CSO/CTO at ILLIG. The German technol- ogy leader impressed the Asian audience at the CHINAPLAS plastics trade show in April with its new RDF 85 thermoforming system, which was shown in pro- duction for the first time. On the very first day of the trade show, an RDF 85 was sold to a Chinese customer. The ChinaPlas exhibition was high- lighted by the sale agreement of 12 RDM 75Kc thermoforming systems to the Chinese Zhink Group. “CHINAPLAS was a big success for us. We had many promising con- versations on the possible delivery of thermoforming and packaging systems to other Chinese and Asian buyers. We could sense a real atmo- sphere of optimism in China and in the entire Asian market,” relates Robert Zhang, Managing Director of ILLIG China. In early May, ILLIG presented a new machine concept for the first time at interpack: the XLU series, which will be available as PLU (Pulp Lamination Unit), CLU (Cardboard Lamination Unit) and the TLU (Tray Labeling Unit). The solutions for lamination and labeling of pulp, cardboard and plastic packaging are designed primarily for the food and cosmetics industries. The tech- nology company developed the new product family prioritizing the efficient use of resources and an optimized price/performance ra- tio. The sale of the first machine to French customer Écofeutre as well The ILLIG team at the ILLIG booth at interpack 2023 Pulp packaging laminated with a PLU 40 The new Pulp Lamination Unit (PLU 40) from ILLIG, presented for the first time at interpack 2023