Archive for April, 2010

Battenfeld and Cincinnati unite to become the world’s number one extrusion machinery brand

Friday, April 23rd, 2010

Effective this 9 April 2010, Battenfeld Extrusionstechnik, Cincinnati Extrusion and B+C Extrusion Systems (Foshan) Ltd., formally operating as independent entities, have now combined their strengths under the new brand of battenfeld-cincinnati. Together with American Maplan Corporation, also a member of the group, they   form the largest global supplier of extrusion lines for the production of pipes, profiles, film and sheet, with manufacturing plants on three continents. (more…)

Novelis: NOVALTUBE™- Compound tubes made by revolutionary production technology

Thursday, April 15th, 2010

One example of Novelis’ innovative strength is The New Aluminium, Novelis FUSION TM, which is certainly one of the most important innovations in aluminium processing in the past 60 year s. Differing aluminium alloys are cast into one ingot: This opens up completely new perspectives for future designs as ideal combinations of alloy properties are now possible. Novelis supplies compound tube coils according to customer`s specific requirements. Mechanical properties are determined depending on the use and processing of the material. The ideal material NOVALTUBE™  has been developed to meet excellent processing properties as, Good corrosion resistance, High stability and flexibility, Good welding properties, Great adhesive strength for plastic extrusion and High pressure resistance. NOVALTUBE™ ensures that the compound tubes remain stable in shape, both when bent as well as when straight; this facilitates their installation. (more…)