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02 | 02 | 2010
Impressive In-house EXPO
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Impressive In-house EXPO at Windmöller & Hölscher
From 10 to 12 November 2009, the biggest in-house Expo in the 140-year
history of German-based machine manufacturer Windmöller & Hölscher (W&H)
was staged at the company's headquarters
in Lengerich. More than 1,200 visitors
from 57 countries came to Lengerich to witness as many as nine world premieres
of new technologies in film extrusion and package printing. 'It’s Time for New
Innovations' was the slogan of the W&H house EXPO.
"This EXPO was the biggest in-house show in the history of W&H
in terms of both the number of innovations presented – among them as
many as nine world premieres – and the number of
machines and systems
shown in operation. More than 1,200 customers and prospects from 57
countries witnessed the live demonstration of our equipment",
summarizes Dr. Jürgen Vutz, CEO.
"The feedback we got from our
guests already during the show has satisfied us that our decision to
invest heavily in research and development was the right one. We offer
our customers innovative
products and technical solutions which help
them improve their competitive edge in the flexible
packaging market",
says Peter Steinbeck, Managing Director in charge of Sales/Service. "The
very
positive response from our customers gives us every reason to
be cautiously optimistic for the future", they add.
The focus of W&H's R&D work not only is it on state-of-the-art
technologies and processes, but on environmental sustainability as
well. That's what Dr. Jürgen Vutz pointed out in his welcome address.
'Greenovation' is the term which describes W&H's approach to
reconcile innovation with environmental protection. Example: Advanced,
efficient technologies help reduce usage of energies, and shorter
job changeover times translate into reduced consumption of precious
resources and minimization of waste.
Extrusion Highlights
OPTIMEX and AQUAREX, two new blown film lines
The EXPO started off with the world debut of OPTIMEX, the little
sister of the very successful VAREX
blown film line. OPTIMEX stands
for OPTIMum EXtrusion. The low-cost 3-layer blown film
extrusion system is optimally suited for the production of a wide
range of film types (as for example packaging
film in general, carrier
bag and laminating film, shrink wrap and stretch wrap film) at high
output and
with the well-known, excellent W&H quality.
Another highlight was the world premiere of AQUAREX, a blown film
line working on the upside-down
wet extrusion principle featuring
water quench cooling for the film bubble. AQUAREX film is characterized
by excellent transparency and look and lends itself to products for
medical applications and barrier film structures.
OPTICOOL, the new W&H air ring technology
The innovative concept of the new OPTICOOL air ring which was presented
at the W&H in-house
EXPO for the first time on a VAREX 3-layer
line, provides a cooling capacity which even exceeds the
output
rates achieved with dual air ring systems. During the demonstration
of the VAREX line featuring OPTICOOL and a die with a diameter
of 400 mm, film for automatic packaging machines was produced at
an output of 1000 kg/h.
New universal film winder FILMATIC N
Optimum roll quality is ensured by the new FILMATIC N winder designed
for use downstream of blown film extrusion lines running films
with widths of up to 3.6 m. Offering center, gap and surface winding
capability, it is ideally suited to a broad range of applications.
MDO – Machine Direction Orientation
Film upgrading by monoaxial stretching: This is achieved with the
MDO which notably improves the properties of the film to adapt
them to the intended application. A MDO unit was demonstrated operating
off-line with barrier film which, after stretching, excels with
increased tensile strength, improved transparency and, in the end,
reduced layer thickness. The system thus helps optimize the use
of expensive barrier resins.
FILMEX with nano-layer feedblock technology for stretch
films
Puncture resistence, ultimate stretch and maximal
stretching speed are the defining characteristics of stretch film.
The film produced on the W&H FILMEX cast film line with nano-layer
feedblock technology fully meets these requirements. The line was
demonstrated in conjunction with a special winder with automatic
core loading and finished roll handling system.
Highlights in Packaging Printing
The new flexo sleeve press MIRAFLEX AM
But also a machine for flexible packaging printing applications celebrated
its world premiere at the
W&H in-house EXPO 2009: MIRAFLEX AM.
The new C.I. flexo press is the ideal supplement to the very successful
W&H range of MIRAFLEX printing presses and is available for printing
widths from 820 to 1450 mm and a maximum speed of 370 m/min. Since
its market launch on the occasion of interpack 2008, more than 40
presses of this type have been sold.
VISTAFLEX CL – 10-color flexo press for long repeat lengths
and wide web applications
The VISTAFLEX CL as well made its debut at W&H EXPO 2009. It
is specially designed for long repeat lengths of up to 1,250 mm and
wide web applications with widths up to 2,200 mm at a maximum speed
of 800 m/min. Striking feature of the new VISTAFLEX C range of presses
is VISTA-PORT, the innovative robot handling system for fully automatic
change of printing mandrels and sleeves as well as anilox rolls and
sleeves. With their high potential in terms of both output and job
changeover, flexo presses of the VISTAFLEX C range are optimally
suited for short-run and long-run orders.
EASY-COL
The most recent version of the ink recipe and dosing system EASY-COL
incorporating a redesigned operator interface and an innovative ink
weighing system, was shown in operation on a 8-color
MIRAFLEX CM.
EASY-COL is the ideal instrument to reduce press set-up costs notably
by accelerating color matching on the press and at the same time
minimizing waste and left-over inks.
EASY-SET S and EASY-REG S – the new generation of auto impression
and register systems
With these two systems, press set-up waste is reduced to the very
minimum. The cost of investment
are low, since the systems do not
use expensive RFID technology, special plate mounters or other
costly
retrofits to sleeves and adaptors. The outstanding performance of
EASY-SET S and EASY-REG S was demonstrated on a 10-color NOVOFLEX
CM press.
HELIOCONTROL – integrated register system for gravure printing
presses
HELIOCONTROL is the name of W&H's new register control system
using sensors to detect all kinds
of register marks as well as their
position and length on most different types of substrate: white-opaque,
transparent or even metallic, reflective materials. HELIOCONTROL
made its world debut on a HELIOSTAR G and is the ideal supplement
to the pre-register setting system EASY-SYNC developed by W&H.
Both systems give reduced waste during job changeovers and press
start-up.
Another EXPO highlight was the demonstration of the 10-color HELIOSTAR
SL gravure press with
slide-cart technology which was performing
live at Bischof + Klein GmbH & Co. KG in Lengerich.
The W&H subsidiary companies Garant Maschinenhandel and Bag Solutions
Worldwide (BSW) availed themselves of the W&H in-house EXPO to
showcase some of their carrier bag and paper bag machines and equipment
for the production and conversion of woven fabric and woven fabric
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Your contact at WINDMÖLLER & HÖLSCHER:
Elisabeth Braumann M.A.
Public Relations
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Dipl.-Ing.
Ulrich Stienecker
Public Relations
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Postfach 1660 · 49516 Lengerich · Germany
Tel.: +49 (0) 5481/14-2929
Fax: +49 (0) 5481/14-3355
E-Mail: Elisabeth.Braumann@wuh-group.com |
Postfach 1660 · 49516 Lengerich · Germany
Tel.: +49 (0) 5481/14-2412
Fax: +49 (0) 5481/14-2680
E-Mail: Ulrich.Stienecker@wuh-group.com |
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Pictures |
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PR 1262
Curtain up! World premiere of OPTIMEX, the new, reasonably priced
3-layer blown film
extrusion line for the production of a wide range of
film types at high output
rates and with proven W&H quality. |
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PR 1264
The outstanding performance of the new generation W&H auto impression
and register
setting systems EASY-SET S and EASY-REG S was demonstrated on a 10-color NOVOFLEX
CM press. |
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PR 1265
Optimized mechanical and optical film properties through the use of
monoaxial stretching
systems (MDO). |
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PR 1266
A must-see: Demonstration of VISTA-PORT, the innovative robot system incorporated
with the VISTAFLEX C giving fast, automatic changeovers. |
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PR 1267
The all-new W&H air ring system OPTICOOL with maximized cooling capacity. |
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PR 1269
OPTIMEX = OPTIMum EXtrusion of packaging film, carrier bag and
laminating film, shrink wrap and stretch wrap film. |
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PR 1272
The most recent version of the award-winning ink recipe and dosing
system
EASY-COL was shown in operation on a MIRAFLEX CM press. |
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