Recron Malaysia derives benefits from Maag and Automatik

An intensive cooperation and information exchange with machine supplies can help reduce cost and extend the equipment lifetime. A very good example of such relationship is that between Recron Malaysia, Automatik Malaysia and Maag Singapore. 

Recron Malaysia, a member of the Reliance Group, is the world’s largest polyester and textile manufacturing company with facilities in Nilai and Malaka. 

Using Maag’s new bearing material featuring an improved clearance for existing polymer pumps, during

debottlenecking projects at Recron, a higher production capacity of approximately 15% was achieved. The latter was made possible without changing other auxiliary equipment such as universal drive shafts and drive units. The solution was devised jointly by the machine user (Recron) and the gear pump supplier (Maag). “Thanks to Maag Singapore, and the professional consulting it provided, we discovered together the best way to increase production. With the changes implemented, our plant is now producing more than before with less problems. Of particular notice is the fact that the positive results yielded have been achieved with little investment,”  Mr Balasubramanian, Technology Manager. 

Mr Balasubramanian, Technology Manager of Recron Malaysia

Further down the process, in addition to Maag’s pumps, Automatik Plastics Machinery‘s under water strand pelletizer also played an important role, with a view to further increase the pellet quality and to reduce the consumable costs. Potential improvements were identified during initial discussions and a subsequent inspection of machines and production processes. New start up devices were put in place to reduce waste during start up periods. A number of old devices were also replaced to both avoid twin pellets and optimize the existing tools such as rotors and bedknives in relation to the actual product needs. The changes implemented on the machines combined with the necessary training of the operator and the maintenance staff helped us to increase productivity with the added resulting benefits of lower maintenance time and costs. 

“We were particularly impressed by the high quality and competence of the support provided by Maag and Automatik’s team in this region. As a result, we are very pleased as this is very important for us”, said Mr. Balasubramanian. “Beside the technical competence of the local employees and also the superb grinding service for the cutting rotors including the bedknives, we are now able to achieve lifetimes which could not have been obtained if working with other grinding service suppliers for such tools”, Mr. Balasubramanian continues. 

Maag Singapore was established in 2000 whereas Automatik Plastics Machinery opened its service centre in Malaysia in 2009.