Extrusion International 6-2016

CONTENT The company Reifenhäuser Blown Film has installed further blown film lines with the EVOLUTION Ultra Flat film flattening unit in North America where superior reel quality is becoming a crucial selling point. Page 20 Buss AG from Switzerland has up- dated its MX 105 compounding line for processing highly filled or crosslinkable halogen-free flame retardant (HFFR) cable compounds, optimising it in many respects. Page 13 Eric Gulnac Named Continuous Improvement Manager at Conair 16 Hygienic mixer with pivoted flap 16 Materials handling – advanced innovations to be distinguished 17 aluplast and Greiner celebrate 500th extrusion tool 18 Maguire partners with Syncro 18 Film extrusion EVOLUTION Ultra Flat convince the North American market 20 Intelligent Machines Bring Packaging 4.0 to Life 21 Firms in this issue 6 Imprint 7 Industry news 8 Smart Extrusion 8 Trustworthy film solutions for security documents 11 Brabender cooperates with Russian university 11 Service center in Poland 12 New Generation in the BEKUM Group 12 Updated Buss Kneader optimises cable compound production 13 ILLIG strengthens presence in China 14 Making the most of new Iranian opportunities 14