Extrusion International USA 5-2022

19 Extrusion International 5/2022 Flexible electrical heating technology • Co-Extrusion hoses • 2K-heated hoses • Heating plates • Heating tables • Heating sleeves • Spezial solutions Hillesheim GmbH Am Haltepunkt 12 D-68753 Waghäusel • Germany Phone: 49 72 54 / 92 56-0 E-Mail: info@hillesheim-gmbh.de www.hillesheim-gmbh.com ® Innovations for heating UsedMachinery Trading with a Positive Contribution to the CO 2 Balance  From the dealer's point of view, maximizing profit margins and cus - tomer satisfaction are the top priori- ties in the buying and selling process for used machinery. Sellers and buy- ers expect professional management and best prices. Used equipment dealers have an interface function in the connection between the seller, the used ma- chine, and the buyer. Transaction management creates added value for all parties involved. The seller re- ceives new liquidity, the buyer new production capacity and the dealer generates a positive trading margin. What creates a win-win situation for the companies involved also applies to the CO2 balance. This is a new per- spective on the used machinery trade that mostly goes unnoticed. Since the manufacturing process of a new machine generates significant CO 2 emissions, the decision to buy a used machine ensures that new CO 2 emissions are avoided. This results in a positive contribution to the carbon footprint when the life cycle of a used machine is extended through resale. Usedmachinery dealer GINDUMAC has been analyzing the life cycles of the machines it sells since it was founded in 2016. "The life cycles in metal, sheet metal and plastics pro- cessing are very different. It depends a lot on the machine park concept, application depth and manufactur- er," says Benedikt Ruf, Managing Di- rector of GINDUMAC GmbH. "Nevertheless, our empirical values show a tendency for usedmetal work- ing and sheet metal formingmachines to change hands around three to four times on average. In plastic injection molding, we see that machines are generally used by around two to three different companies before they are scrapped," says Ruf. The extended life cycle and the cross-border sale of used machines demonstrate the positive impact chain for the carbon footprint. This usually starts with manufacturing companies, which always must be at the highest technological level and consequently regularly renew their machinery. At GINDUMAC, in addition to high customer satisfaction and profes- sional transaction management, the topic of "Circular Economy" is also an important guiding principle of the company's mission. "What counts in used machinery trading are qualita- tive machines, the best possible prices for sellers and buyers, and smooth processing. This is also the core of our business model and the primary inter- est of our customers. Nevertheless, we also see an overarching perspective that equally drives us to make a posi- tive contribution to the circular econ- omy and indirectly to climate protec- tion every month," comments Janek Andre, CEO of GINDUMAC GmbH. GINDUMAC GmbH www.gindumac.com The twoGINDUMAC founders& managingdirectors Benedikt Ruf (left) and JanekAndre (right)