WCA September 2017

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125 years of excellence in extrusion ❍ Troester’s headquarters have been in Hanover-Wülfel since 1892

“But we also look forward. Together with our partners and clients, we look forward to continuing Troester’s success story over the upcoming years and to facing the challenges in an ever-changing economy.” Troester has a long history in mechanical engineering. Engineer Paul Troester spontaneously founded his own company on 4 th July 1892, after his colleagues of Eisenwerk Wülfel dismissed his ideas. Toward the end of the 19th century, the region around Hanover had developed into a hub for the rubber-processing industry. The background was the increasing demand for rubber products and

rubber tyres for the burgeoning automobile industry. Paul Troester wanted to manufacture the required machines on site, instead of importing them from abroad, which was quite cumbersome. The idea to found the Troester plant was born. Clients around the world appreciate solutions from a single source 125 years later, the company has long since developed into one of the market leaders for technical rubber sheets, tyre components, profile and hose systems plus cable machines and cable systems. Export plays a major role: Troester yields 90 per cent of its revenue abroad. Last year, the Troester group generated sales of over €120m and has over 600 employees at its main plant in Germany and the subsidiaries and representative offices in the USA, China, Switzerland and Russia. In 2011, the Troester Group was joined by Swiss company X-Compound, a specialist for plastics processing and a manufacturer of continual kneaders. “We now offer our clients a total package of planning and concept, production and installation as well as on-site maintenance,” added Dr Schmidt. The big names in the tyre and rubber industry as well as major cable manufacturers are among the extrusion specialist’s clients.

INNOVATIVE state-of -the-art research and development, the highest level of precision and reliability – that is what Troester stands for. The family-run company celebrates its 125 th anniversary this year. The extrusion specialist from Hanover-Wülfel, Germany, manu- factures precision machines and complex units for repeated extrusion of tyre components, the manufacture of high-grade rubber goods or medium to extra high-voltage cables – always at the highest level. “We proudly look back at our long history,” said managing partner Dr Peter Schmidt. know-how,

❍ Managing partner Dr Peter Schmidt, left, and Bernd Pielsticker, managing director

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