Company - News & Events - April 29, 2005
January 11, 2007
Hyplast Awards Film Line Contract to Davis-Standard, LLC
(Pawcatuck, Conn.)--Hyplast NV of Hoogstraten, Belgium recently awarded a contract for a 20 meter (65 foot) blown film line to the Converting Systems Group of Davis-Standard, LLC. The line, slated for installation in early 2007, will include MAC super air-cooled extruders and a 2000mm (80-inch) three-layer proprietary die system. The custom die system features an insulated IBC system with a unique internal and external heating mechanism to reduce melt fracture and help increase rates. The design of the upper nip and gusseting is also customized, allowing for dual collapsing techniques. The line will utilize a 200mm (8-inch) core extruder and two 165mm (6 1/2-inch) skin extruders to achieve targeted outputs of over two tons per hour.
Hyplast, a Davis-Standard customer for over 30 years, produces a range
of monolayer and multi-layer polyethylene films for various applications
in the agricultural, horticultural, construction and converting industries.
These films include silo and silage bags, ground covers with unique
gas retention properties, UV resistant greenhouse covers, automotive
and industrial films, and construction films that provide humidity
and weather protection. Many of these films are produced in widths
up to 20 meters (65 feet) and in thicknesses of up to 200 microns.
According to Walter Willekens, Managing Director of Hyplast, Davis-Standard
was able to offer the most complete solution for this project. "We
chose Davis-Standard over several other suppliers as they had the
best understanding of our technical needs for this job," said
Willekens. "We have also been successful with our previous lines
they supplied so we know we can rely on them to build and service
what we need. This line will help us further our production capacity
and product offering in large-scale agricultural films."
Rick Keller, Vice President of Sales for the Converting Systems Group,
noted that Hyplast appreciated Davis-Standard's customized solution
approach. "We are now using a customized approach that was very
well received by Hyplast. Rather than telling the customer what we
think they need, we focus on listening to their needs and developing
a solution accordingly. I think Hyplast and other leading film companies
appreciate this way of doing business."
For more information about Hyplast, visit www.hyplast.be. For more
information about the blown film offering for Davis-Standard's Converting
Systems Group, contact Rick Keller at kellerr@bc-egan.com.
Davis-Standard, LLC has facilities in Pawcatuck, Conn.; Somerville, N.J.; and Fulton, N.Y.; as well as in Germany and the UK. Davis-Standard, LLC is a global leader in the design, development and manufacturing of extrusion systems, feedscrews, barrels, and process controls for the flexible web converting, plastics processing and rubber industries.
For more information on Davis-Standard go to our website at www.davis-standard.com
or bc-egan.com
