KraussMaffei Berstorff offers WPC extrusion

Pinuform, which for many years has been a leading manufacturer of wood composites, is increasing its production capacity and investing in WPC profile extrusion systems from KraussMaffei Berstorff. The extrusion lines, which recently went into operation at the Ammelshain (Leipzig) plant, comprise three WPC twin screw extruders in different sizes in addition to a twin screw extruder for compounding wood flour pellets. With its two-stage concept KraussMaffei Berstorff offers the ideal solution for a company that is focused on sustainable production. “Our customer is convinced of the merits of our systems, as it uses our co-rotating twin-screw extruder to compound wood flour and polypropylene based pellets, which, in the next stage, are extruded on our counter-rotating twin-screw extruders to make the final product”, explains Michael Finkenzeller, Product Manager with responsibility for WPC Extrusion at KraussMaffei Berstorff. For Pinuform, this process was a key criterion in its choice of supplier.
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