Extrusion International USA 6-2020

16 Extrusion International 6/2020 INDUSTRY NEWS Anniversary „ In October 1960, exactly 60 years ago, Gernot Brückner started the “Brückner-Trocknerbau owner Gernot Brückner, Tittmoning”, named after him. Originally founded as a sup- plier for textile machines, the focus was quickly shifted to plas- tics. The market for the initially small company from Bavaria was already then the whole world. Since 1969, the company has been located in Siegsdorf as Brückner Maschinenbau and can now look back on an impressive company history: Brück- ner Maschinenbau is the world’s leading supplier of machines and lines for the production of oriented plastic fi lms. The company’s huge, more than 150m long lines guarantee international fi lm manufacturers a highly ef fi cient and reli- able production of a wide range of fi lm types, which are used as high-quality packaging material and in technical applica- tions. At present a good 800 fi lm production lines from Brück- ner Maschinenbau are in operation worldwide. Future topics of technological development include new fi lm types for a circular economy or for electromobility, sustainability in fi lm production and intelligent packaging. Brückner Maschinenbau’s range of services includes the plan- ning, construction and commissioning of fi lm production lines, the realisation of complex industrial projects as well as all process and mechanical engineering developments for fi lm Brückner Group GmbH www.brueckner.com production. The range of services also includes consulting in project initiation, feasibility studies and fi nancing solutions. In the highly competitive, very narrowmarket for fi lm stretch- ing lines, it is not least the technological lead that counts. For this reason, Brückner works on research and development projects in its Technology Centre in Siegsdorf, which was inau- gurated in 1998, together with raw material manufacturers, fi lm producers and processors on the basic development of fi lm technologies. With the world’s fi rst simultaneous stretching lines with linear motor drive, the fi rst line with a production width of ten me- tres or with production speeds of over 600 m/min, Brückner Maschinenbau has repeatedly set new standards. “Applied research has been carried out from the very begin- ning, laboratory and pilot lines have always been part of our DNA. Our motto ‘Stretching the Limits’, also stands for the continuous development of our technologies, but also for the untiring commitment and motivation of our employees”, says Helmut Huber, Managing Director for Sales and Project Man- agement at Brückner Maschinenbau. Over the past 17 years, Brückner Maschinenbau has become a veritable group of companies with a good 2,600 employees at 23 locations in 14 countries. iCorona – the Beating Heart of Surface Treatment „ As with so many aspects of technology, the part that is on show is always the best known and attracts the greatest at- tention. Surface treatment is no different in that respect, but with Vetaphone, it’s the beating heart at the centre of the system that sets the Danish pioneer’s technology apart from all of its competitors – and that heart is known as the iCorona Generator. Modular in construction, iCorona is designed to be easy to be ef fi cient, upgradable and easy to maintain to offer the high de- gree of future proo fi ng that today’s changingmarket demands. All of the important electronic components are built into one easily accessible module that means servicing is quick and sim- ple, which makes for smoother running and longer life, as all vi- tal parts in the module are updated to the latest technology.