Extrusion International 6-2016

18 Extrusion International 6/2016 INDUSTRY NEWS aluplast and Greiner celebrate 500th extrusion tool Top quality products in profile extrusion—that is what has defined collaboration between the two companies aluplast and Greiner Extrusion since the 1970s. aluplast is a leading window profile manufacturer with 24 production and distri- bution locations worldwide. Greiner Extrusion is a technology leader for tooling and machines for profile extrusion and part of the Greiner Extrusion Group with 10 locations worldwide. Success story aluplast and Greiner Extrusion have been partners in develop- ing solutions for profile extrusion for almost four decades. The spectrum of collaboration between the two companies is very broad, ranging from extrusion tooling, downstream equip- ment and co-extruders to the installation of new production locations. Recently, they celebrated their 500th extrusion tool that has been successfully commissioned. “We particularly value the high quality of the products from Greiner, as well as their ability to continuously accommodate the requirements of our production,” says Stefen Walter, Technical Director at aluplast. Exploiting expertise Major factors in their success with top-quality products are the innovative strength of the companies and their ability to exploit supplier expertise by linking it to specific customer re- quirements. Thus they can develop solutions with significant advantages. “It is our job to deliver and preserve decisive per- formance advantages in profile extrusion for our customers. The key for this is a broad and deepmutual understanding be- tween the specialists on the side of the user on the one hand and of the supplier on the other. That is precisely what has made the partnership between aluplast and Greiner Extrusion such a success story,” says Gerhard Ohler, CEO of the Greiner Extrusion Group. Perfect match Innovations become a success when customer requirements are linked with the best possible technology and individual so- lutions are created in close collaboration with the customer. “Highly qualified extrusion specialists, both on the side of the extruder and the system supplier, can only develop a good so- lution when all are prepared to engage in an open exchange of ideas, inspiring each other to meet the challenge. The long- standing collaboration with aluplast is a prime example of this,” emphasizes Oliver Beer, Managing Director of Greiner Extrusion GmbH. www.greiner-extrusion-group.com , www.greiner.at , www.aluplast.net Maguire partners with Syncro At K 2016, Maguire Products, Inc. and SYNCRO srl an- nounced a partnership to provide customers of both compa- nies with an extensive platform of options for materials and extrusion control. Maguire has taken an investment position with SYNCRO that will lead to a portfolio of technologies drawing on Maguire’s experience in materials handling and blending systems, and SYNCRO’s extensive range of control systems for extrusion applications. To suggest the new possibilities, Maguire is displaying an ex- trusion control interface at K 2016, with examples of a 7- and 21-in. HMI alongside a new range of Maguire® blending sys- tems, the WXB™ series, which combine batch functionality with loss in weight control. SYNCRO will display its full range of extrusion control-related equipment and systems. Through its company CTS, SYNCRO also offers core expertise and a full product range for powder. “Powder applications are growing and diversifying from core compounding to other broader areas of extrusion markets that are served by both Maguire and Syncro,” said Gabriele Caccia, CEO of SYN- CRO. “With this the new partnership we will also be able to offer many more options for customers focused on powder applications, from individual components to complete turn- key solutions.” www.maguire.com , www.syncro-group.it