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KraussMaffei Berstorff to expand in premium segment in Russia and CIS

efficient for us. The three-layer pipes made of polymer materials and PE-RC satisfy current market requirements, so we will always be able to satisfy our buyers.” In mid-2017, Polymer Compound, a manufacturer of compounds for window seals, hoses, cables and special applications, put into operation a pelletising system with the KMD 114-26 G-W twin-screw extruder. “In selecting a suitable system, we attached special importance to the best machine quality in order to manufacture premium-quality products with a high output and great flexibility,” explained Alexei Chizhmakov, managing director of Polymer Compound. “From several providers in Italy and Germany, after visiting the company we decided on KraussMaffei Berstorff as the strategic partner for our new project.” Polymer Compound now wants to use its experience in development in this field in the production of hard and soft PVC pellets for seals and window profiles and white goods. The company Akfa in Uzbekistan, a long-term customer of KraussMaffei Berstorff, is expanding its window profile production. For its new factory in Navoi, it has placed a large order for a total of ten twin-screw extruders of the XS series. The plants will be put into operation in mid-2018. Art Plast, with its headquarters in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, is also expanding its production, and has invested in three KMD 90-32/P profile extruders from KraussMaffei Berstorff. KraussMaffei Technologies GmbH – Germany Fax: +49 8988 9922 06 Email: info@kraussmaffei.com Website: www.kraussmaffeiberstorff.com

THE Russian economy is recovering, and more is being invested in the plastics market. In this environment, KraussMaffei Berstorff aims to assert its market position with its technologies and customer-specific plants, and further strengthen it with projects in pipe and profile extrusion, as well as in pelletising. “In connection with the modernisation of its production location in Kazan, Tehstroj, one of the leading Russian manufacturers of water and gas pipes made of HDPE, has upgraded its existing extrusion line for the manufacture of single-layer HDPE pipes with our three- layer pipe head concept,” said Andreas Kessler, general sales manager of KraussMaffei Berstorff at the Munich, Germany, location. The extruder/pipe head combination consisting of two KME 38-30 B/R single- screw extruders and the KM-3L-RKW 74-400 pipe head – equipped with the IPC internal pipe cooling system – is a special design tailored to customer

requirements. Tehstroj is able to increase output in the manufacture of two- and three-layer pipes made of HDPE or PE- RC (resistant to cracking) materials. Lenar Gilmutdinov, commercial manager at Tehstroj, commented, “In view of the tight market conditions, it is extremely important to upgrade our plants to the latest standards, and thus to increase our competitiveness. KraussMaffei Berstorff has many years of experience in customer-specific solution concepts. The system offered has therefore proved to be the most

KraussMaffei Berstorff PVC pelletising system

Vor tex and Deep Trekker in par tnership VORTEX Companies has entered into a strategic partnership with Deep Trekker, a developer and manufacturer of commercial-grade pipe inspection crawlers and other remotely operated vehicles (ROVs). Based in Canada, Deep Trekker and Vortex will target the trenchless rehabilitation and sewer repair market with a durable and portable pipe inspection product. Deep Trekker started as a manufacturer of underwater ROVs,

and expanded its product line to include inspection crawlers for land-based, wet environment use. Vortex Companies – USA Website: www.vortexcompanies.com

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