Extrusion International 3-2022

27 Extrusion International 3/2022  For 130 years TROESTER has stood for outstanding qual- ity in the development and manufacture of innovative machines for the rubber industry – Made in Germany. The excellent results achieved with TROESTER extrusion tech- nology in combination with intelligent line control and regulation systems have made the company a competent manufacturer of complete lines and individual machines. TROESTER is known as a company that responds flexibly to customers' wishes and works with them to implement high-quality, customised solutions. More thanadecade ago, TROESTERdeveloped the automat- ically centring cross extrusion head, which has since written its own success story. Hose manufacturers all over the world swear by this system, which delivers outstanding results in terms of end product quality, material savings, minimised set-up times and the lowest possible product tolerances. TROESTER has taken the next logical steps with the devel- opment of the automatically centering straight extrusion head and the double cross extrusion head. With the double cross extrusion head, two layers can be produced simulta- neously, each centred by independently operating servo- hydraulic systems. Every gram saved leads to sometimes drastically reduced production costs. TROESTER customers can choose between the automatically centering straight extrusion heads, cross extrusion heads and double cross extrusion heads to improve their produc- tion and product qualities, coupled with material savings, better product tolerances and minimised set-up times. The automatically centering TROESTER extrusion heads can be supplied for existing extruders as a stand-alone version or together with TROESTER extruders as a complete system. TROESTER GmbH & Co KG www.troester.de DKT 2022 Nuremberg / Germany, 27.–30. Juni 2022 Stand 9-625 Innovations in the Rubber Industry Automatically centeringdouble cross extrusionhead  Bottle manufacturer Yiwu Midi Technology, Zhejiang has selected Ultrason ® P 3010 from BASF to produce reusable to-go mugs for the market launch of its new business seg- ment. Because of its durability, high-temperature resistance and design versatility the BASF polyphenylsulfone (PPSU) of- fers a unique combination of lifestyle attributes and sustain- ability for high-quality to-go cups that are lightweight, shat- ter-proof and fashionable: Ultrason ® P 3010 maintains the flavor of e.g. coffee without any impact on taste or odor. It does not show any discoloration by contact with hot or cold liquids like coffee, juices, soft drinks or tea. At the same time, the BASF thermoplastic polymer contrib- utes to less packaging waste as the mugs can be reused many times and thus support a circular economy: The chem- ically resistant Ultrason ® P 3010 easily withstands cleaning agents as well as the high temperatures in dishwashers and is even sterilization-proof without losing its excellent mechanical properties or visual appearance. Thus, reusable to-go mugs made of Ultrason ® can be part of a reuse and multiple-cycle system that saves valuable resources and avoids packaging waste as targeted in the Single-use Plas- tics EU Directive 2019/904. Ultrason ® P 3010 is a medium-viscosity injection-molding and extrusion grade with temperature-independent prop- erties spanning a wide temperature range from –30 to +180°C. It is food contact compliant in the US, the EU and China. “Many to-go mugs on the market are either made of single-use materials, are not resistant to hot liquids or are made of easily breakable glass, or of steel which lacks design freedom”, says Georg Graessel fromGlobal Business Development Ultrason ® at BASF. “Our PPSU with superior toughness and chemical resistance is a high-performance and sustainable alternative to such materials. It gives our customers more freedom in design and provides consum- ers with long-term usage.” BASF Performance Materials www.ultrason.basf.com . Reusable To-Go Mugs YiwuMidi Technologyhas selected Ultrason®P3010 fromBASF toproduce reusable to-gomugs (Photo: BASF2022)