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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:
Website:
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 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
Extensive range of extrusion equipment
 Battenfeld Extrusionstechnik is the global market leader in large-diameter pipe extrusion lines up to
2,000mm in diameter
choice for water transportation. This claim
is supported by a study titled ‘ Estimation of
energy consumption and CO2 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:
Website:
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
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
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
Latest PVC-O pipe production equipment
 Molecor machinery for producing PVC-O 200mm