TPT November 2008

T ube E xtrusion & D rawing T echnology

Extensive range of extrusion equipment

diameters of 10-2,000mm. Battenfeld also offers extrusion machines for large- diameter PO and PVC pipes with diameters up to 2,000mm. These machines provide advantages such as single source and perfectly matching line components, excellent reliability and less downtime. A high-solution-line for polyolefin pipes is equipped with a fully automatic dimensional change system. This enables dimensional changes in pipe diameters within minutes in steps from 32mm to 400mm pipe diameter. Other benefits include higher productivity, higher flexibility, no die melt gap adjustment, and use with existing dies. Battenfeld offers extruders, extruder combinations and complete extrusion systems for corrugated PVC and polyolefin pipes. The main applications include sewage water (high stiffness despite low weight), drainage (polyolefins, very flexible), cable protection, and insulation. The company provides extrusion equipment for a range of other products including polyolefin spiral wound pipes, PE-X pipes, pipes for drip irrigation, polyolefin multi-layer pipes, aluminium composite pipes, PP foam core pipes, and steel pipe jacketing. Battenfeld Extrusionstechnik GmbH – Germany Fax : +49 40 765 00 686 Email : wagner@pwmarketing.de Website : www.bex.battenfeld.com choice for water transportation. This claim is supported by a study titled ‘ Estimation of energy consumption and CO 2 emissions due to production, usage, and final usage of PVC, HDPE, PP, cast iron and concrete pipes’ , carried out by the Department of Engineering Projects, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (Barcelona, December 2005). PVC-O machinery can be fitted into a PVC common extrusion line. Molecor adapts its orientation process to each user. Installation is completely automatic with operation undertaken via a touchscreen. A full dry system is fitted for accurate and homogeneous temperature distribution, while moulds are available for each diameter, with optional integral socket formation. Molecor Tecnologia SL – Spain Fax : +34 902 106 273 Email : dolores.herran@molecor.com Website : www.molecor.com

Battenfeld GmbH, Germany, offers a wide range of products for virtually all areas of semi-finished product manufacturing. With its specialization in turnkey solutions, the company aims to solve all interface problems by offering perfectly matched solutions from start to finish. Battenfeld offers specific machinery – covering the entire pipe spectrum – depending on the dimensions and material to be produced. In the area of large-diameter pipe extrusion lines, Battenfeld is a global market leader with a share of around 70 per cent. The company expects the pipe extrusion Extrusionstechnik

equipment market to remain stable at a high level, due to the strength of plastic pipes as convenient products for plant irrigation, fresh water transportation and wastewater disposal. The Battenfeld range of extruders and complete production plants provide state- of-the-art automation and control. The company is a leading supplier of complete extrusion systems for the production of PVC pipes, with output rates of 50-1,500kgh and pipe diameters from 10-1,200mm. The company supplies complete extrusion lines for PE and PP plastic pipes, with output rates of 50-2,500kg/h and pipe

 Battenfeld Extrusionstechnik is the global market leader in large-diameter pipe extrusion lines up to 2,000mm in diameter

Latest PVC-O pipe production equipment

Molecor Tecnologia SL, Spain, develops and trades PVC-O pipe equipment, and is a specialist in molecular orientation technology. The company’s orientation technology provides plastic pipes that are almost unbreakable, with properties such as high impact resistance, high stiffness and

fatigue resistance, excellent behaviour with external loads, and maximum flexibility. PVC-O pipes also offer larger hydraulic capacity, minimum loss of pressure, and a reduction in wall thickness and weight, leading to transportation and installation savings. These improvements

 Molecor machinery for producing PVC-O 200mm

are made with lower raw material consumption for the same requirement of pipe, resulting in cost reduction. PVC-O pipes are environmentally friendly, and are the leading

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