Extrusion 1-2018

16 Branche Intern Extrusion 1/2018 ➠ Friul Filiere Spa www.friulfiliere.it ambitious requests for applications in the most different sectors. This is witnessed by a series of technologies developed in 2017: Lines, toolings and process know- how for the extrusion of • thermal-break multiple exits profiles in PA66 + glass fibers with application in the windows sector • PC profiles, transparent like glass and embossed, dedicated to the LED lighting sector • Resysta profiles, compound in granule or powder, consisting of 60% of rice n Friul Filiere after a year of intense re- search and results with high technologi- cal value, celebrated its 40th anniversary (17 January 2018). The new extrusion line, FUTURA40, with its name wants to pay homage to this event. Finding roots in the past of which it has treasured, it is projected – literally – in a new and avant- garde dimension but together with the whole company. It is only the latest of many new features that have followed each other to satisfy customer demands. The market (Italian, European and international) requires more and more special products and the possibility of finding, in Friul Filiere, a sin- gle point of reference, able not only to produce machines and equipment but also to provide technological solutions and process know-how on turn-key pro- jects for the extrusion of profiles and pipes, becomes a guarantee of a com- plete service (represented by the Friul Filiere NEXTRUSION CIRCLE). The commitment to research has been constant and productive, prompted by 40th Anniversary husk, added to a vinyl matrix, highly per- forming in outdoor applications comple- te lines Complete lines, die heads equipped with TUBEASY system (patent for centering the flow thanks to only 2 screws), special calibration systems and know-how for the extrusion of • 6-8mm diameter pipes in PA6-PA11 at the highest speed ever achieved (110 mt / min) • rods with and without inserts but also tubes, in special materials such as TPU • corrugated and no corrugated metal hoses coated with extreme thermoplastic materials such as TPU, Technical solutions design and special machines production for • punching, belling, cutting, stretching pipes and profiles • all surface finishes • coextrusion and post-extrusion of dif- ferent materials. FUTURA 40 new downstream n Evonik übernimmt das Compounding- Geschäft mit hochkonzentrierten Additi- ven von 3M. Der Spezialchemiekonzern erweitert damit seine Wachstumsmög- lichkeiten im hochprofitablen Geschäft mit Spezialadditiven. Evonik erhält durch die Akquisition Zugang zu einer Techno- logie, die es dem Unternehmen ermög- Firmenübernahme licht, seinen Kunden aus der kunststoff- verarbeitenden Industrie neben den der- zeitigen Flüssigadditiven auch Feststoff- additive anzubieten. „Wir schaffen eine exzellente Plattform zur Entwicklung innovativer Lösungen und weiten unser Produktportfolio deut- lich aus“, sagt Dr. Dietmar Schaefer, Lei- ter des Geschäftsgebietes Interface & Performance von Evonik. Der Konzern erweitert durch die Transaktion seine Kompetenzen im Bereich der Spezialad- ditive – einem der Wachstumskerne von Evonik. Die Akquisition umfasst das in Obern- burg (Bayern) produzierte Produktport-