TPT November 2009

T echnology U pdate

New extrusion lines for IBG Pakplastik

Berstorff is market leader in multilayer pipe extrusion. "The system in operation at IBG is a good reference project for the whole of Turkey,” enthuses Geisenhofer. In the co-extrusion system, two extruders feed melt to the multilayer pipehead, so that the three-layer pipe is extruded in one work process. IBG Pakplastik – Turkey Fax: +49 89889 93092 Email: matthias.andreesen@kraussmaffei.com Website: www.pakpen.com.tr

IBG Pakplastik is using one of the new pipelines to produce a multilayer PP-R pipe, where the middle layer is filled with glassfibre. “This is a special, new type of pipe outstandingly suited to hot water applications, because the component properties combine to reduce longitudinal expansion,” explains Mr Geisenhofer. The process, developed in Western Europe, is new in Turkey. “In Turkey, KraussMaffei

IBG PAKPLASTIK, one of Turkey’s biggest plastics processors, has been a key customer of KraussMaffei Berstorff for more than 15 years. IBG Pakplastik recently rolled out operation of ten newly developed profile extruders and two new PP pipelines supplied by the Munich engineering company. IBG Pakplastik, a leading manufacturer of plastic window profiles, pipe and sheet, is headquartered in Istanbul. In the first half of 2009, the company added ten KraussMaffei Berstorff KMD 114-26/P profile extruders to its machine park. Two KraussMaffei Berstorff PP pipe extrusion lines also went into production at the same time. “This project came to us first and foremost because of the good, long-term co-operation between our two companies,” explained Markus Geisenhofer, KraussMaffei Berstorff sales manager for the Near and Middle East. Initially, IBG Pakplastik was using KraussMaffei Berstorff extrusion lines only for PVC window profiles. In 2005, the company decided to expand into production of plastic pipe at its plant in Konya in Anatolia. Since then, all IBG Pakplastik pipe extrusion lines have been supplied by KraussMaffei Berstorff. The company produces pipe between 16 and 1,000mm diameter, including polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), corrugated pipe and aluminium composite pipe.

 KraussMaffei Berstorff pipe extrusion lines in the production plant

HotProfiler™ System • True measured profiles • 2D & 3D Presentation True Profiles • Very fast measurement rate • High accuracy • Minimum maintenance • Suitable for: Bars, tubes, pipes squares, flats and rods. Size range 5-1800mm

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