UK Extrusion’s debut Interplas UK September 2021 was certainly a baptism of fire. Not just all the usual anxieties for first-time exhibitors, but unique issues surrounding the pandemic and associated concerns.

Steve Trainor, managing director of UK Extrusion says “It would be arrogant to say we got everything right first time. This has been a learning curve and we have a few things that on another occasion we would do differently, in regard to how we exhibited our machinery. But the long and the short of it is, we were able to talk to large numbers of people face to face and demonstrate how we can help to make them more efficient and cost-effective.”

UK Extrusion sells, install and support Bandera, manufacturer of blown film, foil and sheet extrusion lines and both  Plasmac and Syncro Group products associated with extrusion and post-industrial waste recycling by manufacturers. Steve Trainor comments “One of the things our customers find particularly reassuring about UK Extrusion is that we have a team of engineers based here in the UK. This strategy came into its own during the travel restrictions of the pandemic and is a feature of both of our Finalist entries into the Plastics Industry Awards.

Featured on the company’s Interplas UK stand was the Plasmac Epsilon post-industrial waste recycling system, which attracted a great deal of attention. Taking plastic sprues from an injection moulding machine manufacturing on a neighbouring stand, it demonstrated how quality, uniform pellets can be produced by this small footprint recycling extruder. An order for another model within the Plasmac range of equipment, which was finalised at the exhibition, will be showcased shortly.

Also displayed, was an automatic Typhoon air ring from Syncro Group. Designed for efficiency and accurate profile control, the air ring guarantees the best performances in terms of cooling capacity, bubble stability, minimum pressure drop, and easy handling. Visitors also showed interest in the Syncro Pure Continuous Loss in Weight Gravimetric Blender. Uniquely designed, it is the only inline quality control device to blend multiple components simultaneously for all processes where a homogeneous mix is critical to achieving an excellent final product.

An eye-catching display of the 100% visual inspection system for plastic film from Syncro lived up to its name of ‘EYES’.  Thanks to the high-resolution cameras and the different backlighting configurations available, the system can provide 100% film scanning capability, detecting and categorizing all common defects. EYES’s provides film inspection with a complete mapping of defects detected within each roll.

Bandera lines were clearly prohibitively large to consider installing for display at Interplas UK on this occasion, but video reels were available and UK Extrusion was supported by 2 technical managers from the Italian company who constantly chatted with visiting customers.

Steve Trainor is delighted that a final agreement to purchase a Bandera Smartflex HP Plus 3 layer blown film line was made at Interplas UK by Elite Plastics. Elite is undergoing a multi-million-pound investment strategy that includes investing in state of the art blown film lines to increase Elite’s technical capabilities, sustainability and site capacity. He says “During the specification and quotation phase of this sale, the pandemic created the impossibility of visiting site. Therefore, regular meetings were held via Teams video conferencing between the team from Elite, UK Extrusion and Bandera in Italy.  By using such technology, we were able to bring a group of experts together to discuss Elites technical requirements in detail, which provided them with a great deal of confidence in the outcome of their investment.”

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Bandera’s Plastic Week 2021 Virtual Open House was held 21, 22, 23, and 25 June hosted by the Bandera Technical Centre, The House Of Extrusion® which specialises in Bandera’s Testing and Research and Development activities. Throughout the week a common theme of the Circular Economy was the underlying trend as Bandera showed their innovation.

Bandera are no strangers to the concept of video streaming from their premises, having been pioneers of the concept during the early days of the pandemic. Their streaming from Italy to the rest of the world, last year, was met with enthusiastic accolades from the plastics industry.

Day One saw a focus on Blown Film. A 7-layer Barrierflex extrusion line was in production. These lines are intended for processing barrier and high barrier film. The technically advanced “IoE-Internet of Extrusion”, line supervisor system, was featured. The concept of the Circular Economy was explored and the reuse of post-industrial materials in film production.

Day Two moved on to foil/sheet extrusion lines.  Focusing on current challenges concerning PET and PP and importantly, on their 100% recycled and 100% recyclable formulas – and highlighting tray-to-tray recycling.

Day Three was dedicated to Bandera’s commitment to the Circular Economy. The company introduced its Revotech recycling technology. This complete range is devoted to PET recycling and the recycling of post-industrial and post-consumer polyolefins.

These recycling lines utilise Bandera’s highly developed twin-screw technology for processing post-industrial or post-consumer scrap and offer customised solutions for PET and all Polyolefins.

The Final Day of the Event featured a seminar comprising Bandera’s main partners and suppliers. The primary topic being the evolution of the plastics market and its associated processes and technologies.

Commenting on the event, Steve Trainor M.D. of UK Extrusion Ltd who are agents for Bandera in the UK, is complementary to the Italian company on their event. “There is a lot of work in organising an event of this magnitude and the team at Bandera put a great deal of effort into coordinating such an informative, and insightful view of their company. UK Extrusion already knows how well Bandera can organise installations of production lines, so their ability with this event came as no surprise. Talking to UK participants in the Virtual Open House, I was delighted to hear how enthusiastic they are about the Circular Economy and the technology that Bandera can offer them”.

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In addition to exhibiting a working 7-layer barrier and high barrier film line in Hall 17, Stand C07 at the Dusseldorf show, Bandera are offering the unique opportunity to visit their Research and Development Centre in Busto Arsizio. The centre is conveniently placed close to Milan’s Malpensa Airport, which is 1 hour’s flight time from Dusseldorf.

Visitors will be able to see a host of technologies both available now and in development, including:

• 3 and 7 layer Blown Film lines for the converting and flexible packaging industries, as well as assembled line static sections for multi-layer agrifilm extrusion and waterproofing geomembrane lines.
• A brand new Flat-Die extrusion line for the rigid packaging sector, mainly dedicated to the production of rigid 5 layer PET and PLA film for food packaging applications.
• Flat-Die extrusion technology system, equipped with an in-line extrusion coating section – 9 extruders in total. Currently representing the most advanced technological learning Hub, the CONDOR LINE ® is a ground-breaking way to support packaging and converting companies in addressing challenging and innovative production targets. At the same time creating the ability to share knowledge and innovation with investors.

UK Extrusion urge processors to consider this additional trip to Milan as part of their K2019 experience. Whilst you are in mainland Europe it is indeed an extremely valuable and interesting opportunity.

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The Barrier Flex® Seven is a fresh concept in the Bandera 7-layer co-extrusion Blown Film line series and will be in operation in Hall 17 Stand CO7.

Combining barrier and high barrier film, the Barrier Flex® Seven is an optimised co-extrusion line which offers customers short run, fast production changes and high-throughput polyolefin film production with a ground-breaking core.

The line provides the utmost flexibility, without compromising hourly output performance in polyolefin film production, or end-product quality level (unrivalled tolerance ranges) when producing barrier film.

Reducing Energy Consumption

Bandera has applied low energy drivers and reluctance motor systems to provide synchronised operation for the line and this has resulted in lower noise emissions and significantly streamlined maintenance.

The Best Use of Interconnectivity

The Blown Film line control system has been redesigned to improve process management with the aim to reduce errors and optimise time. Communication with industrial equipment and systems for data collection/monitoring has been maximised.

Impressive User Interface

Visitors to the Bandera stand will be able to experience the innovative and user friendly interface (HMI) which can be used remotely by tablet or smartphone. The 3D synoptic display offers an overall one-glance overview of machinery and system status. A simplified diagnostic for driver and motor predictive maintenance, together with an increased process-control parameter accessibility are all features.

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Steve and Chris will be based at the Bandera Stand in Hall 17.

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Guests will be able to discuss their film and sheet projects with staff from Bandera on their stand HALL 15 – BOOTH A/B 121/122 at the Plast 2018 show and then choose to visit the impressive House of Extrusion.

A primary focus for Bandera at Plast will be to promote recyclable and/or biodegradable materials for environmental protection.

They will additionally present solutions for packaging and converting for the future. Concentrated more than ever on minimizing power consumption, reducing thickness and achieving a basic goal of a sustainable reduction in package weight.

On working display at the Bandera premises during Plast will be:

• A newly-manufactured blown film extrusion line. Five-layer polyolefin-dedicated PO5 series, ensuring hourly outputs in excess of 1000 kg, useable film width 2600 mm
• A complete extrusion line for RIGID PET, PP and PLA FILM, with a gross output rate of 1200 kg/h, useable film width 1450 mm and thickness range between 0.14 and 1,5 mm.
• The new PURe ® Unit dedicated to the production of FDA/EFSA approved packaging RIGID FILMS using PCR PET
• Elements of extrusion lines specifically intended for agriculture blown film and geomembrane blown film for civil and industrial waterproof systems

Bandera’s team of highly qualified professionals will be on hand to answer visitor’s questions and talk about how Bandera can help with your production. Software specialists will be on hand to explain the company’s software programs for Industry 4.0 connections, via their IoE ® Internet of Extrusion.

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Visitors will be able to see these lines, which have been engineered for major European and Asian customers, in full operational mode.  The Alpha PPTM, Alpha VelPet ® and AlphaPet ® lines, will be available to any potential buyers who wish to run tests to establish their specific process requirements and experience the distinctive features and high quality performance of the Bandera Rigid Film Extrusion Lines.

Bandera have used intensive research and development in order to meet the highest standards required by increasingly sophisticated application technologies such as TDO label film, furniture lamination, credit card and packaging industries. Their PET processing technology is available in a wide thickness range (0.12 to 2.20 mm) and output range (700 to 2600 kg/h).

If you would like to discover more about the rigid film extrusion lines available from Bandera and how they could benefit your operation, why not talk to us about arranging a visit for this truly exceptional Open House Event.

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Customer fidelity is extremely important to the company and Bandera have recognised a need to provide an even more effective after sales service. It is seen as a move to further contribute to strengthening Bandera’s position as world leader in the supply of packaging and converting solutions.

Their intention is to increase their Sales Support staff and develop the monitoring technology used by their testing and processing teams to communicate with other areas of the business.

Bandera projects and installations in the UK are supported by us here at UK Extrusion, with our own team of engineers working in co-operation with the Bandera engineers. We provide support through the early quotation stages of a project, offering expertise and guidance. This continues throughout the line development stages and into commissioning, training and beyond.

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Among the applications for which this line is suited are lamination film, printing film, shrink film, and industrial stretch film.

Suitable materials include LDPE, EVA, LLDPE, mLLDPE and blends with MDPE, HDPE and coPP.

Bandera’s TechnoFlex® lines represent the most consolidated technology for the production of advanced multipurpose packaging solutions.

The standard configuration comprises a central high capacity extruder, with two smaller ones for the outer layers.

TechnoFlex® Lines are fully accessorised to ensure the production of top quality high-tech film. A top of the range winder, allows 3 winding methods – contact, axial and gap.

In particular, the 5-layer configuration to be demonstrated at the Open House Event, is perfect for processors looking for high production flexibility to process PE film.

For further details of the line configuration and information on how you might attend this thoroughly worthwhile event please contact us.

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