Extrusion International 6-2024-USA

18 Extrusion International 6/2024 INDUSTRY NEWS Partnership Announced W. MÜLLER, a global leader in mono and multi-layer EBM equipment and expertise to the blow molding in- dustry, announced its new partnership with Feuerherm, also of Troisdorf, Germany, the leading manufacturer and supplier for radial wall thickness control systems in extrusion blowmolding. This partnership is actually any- thing but new, as the two companies have been aligned for decades, sharing their expertise as well as an endur- ing friendship between the two family’s founders and generational leadership teams. But the two pioneers in the blow molding industry have now made the partner- ship more formal by aligning their technologies for sig- nificant value to the blow molding market in North and South America. Blow molders around the globe are facing consider- able challenges to survive in a highly competitive mar- ket. These challenges include increasing material and energy costs, which make it imperative to improve the efficient use of the blow molding machines while also meeting the demands for sustainable production tech- niques. The patented Feuerherm Partial Wall Thickness Distribution Systems (PWDS ® ) offer blow molders flex - ible, reproducible and modifiable wall thickness control for maximum efficiency, improved cycle times and mini - mum material usage. This solution combined with their Static Flexible Deformable Ring (SFDR ® ) creates power- ful radial wall thickness control with the ability of quick product changeovers. This PWDS ® system, available in hydraulic and electric options, allows for the energy-optimized production of blow molded parts with minimum material input and maximum production output and part quality. To achieve this, it is imperative to ensure an optimum wall thickness distribution in the blown part with a flexible, reproducible and modifiable radial die gap path that the PWDS ® system provides. Used with the flexible and adjustable SFDR® unit al - lows reproducible profile changes without having to dismantle the core tooling. The capability to undo a set- ting at any time enables fast product optimization. Since the ability for quick product changeovers are becoming the expectation, 95% of all SFDR ® units are equipped with quick exchangeable inserts providing fast product changeovers within minutes. Feuerherm is a family-run company in Troisdorf, Ger- many, founded in 1977 by Harald Feuerherm, who manufacturers their systems for many different markets worldwide. Their trademarks PWDS ® and SFDR ® not only stand for outstanding quality, but also have exemplified sustainable production with less material and energy consumption. By incorporating this premium technology The PWDS ® system is available in different sizes and numerous options A longstanding friendship and cooperation is now a formal partnership. Photo of Christian and Brigitte Müller with Max and Rolf Feuerherm taken in 2019 at the K Fair trade show in Düsseldorf, Germany The W. MÜLLER service staff was fully trained at the Feuerherm facility in Troisdorf earlier this year