Blog - Maillefer

Jan 20, 2016 12:00:00 AM

Have you ever been in a situation where you had to turn down a customer order because of the lack of capacity in your cable production? Perhaps the opportunity was there for a short moment only but was taken by someone else, right?

Jan 13, 2016 12:00:00 AM

In time for the Holidays, Maillefer in Switzerland renewed the tradition of a center reserved for R&D excellence. Glasses were raised to toast the ribbon cutting ceremony, which was officiated by Lars Fagerholm - CEO, Félix Ferreiro - VP Pipe & Tube Business Line, and Philippe Moeschler - Operations Director, and included a demonstration of micro-drip irrigation lateral production.

Dec 3, 2015 12:00:00 AM

Vertical pilot line at Maillefer R&D Center in Finland

Nov 11, 2015 12:00:00 AM

The global airline industry continues to grow very rapidly. Measured by revenue, the industry has doubled over the past decade, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). This sets big demands for manufacturing capacity.

Oct 28, 2015 12:00:00 AM

The Vertical Pilot Line in our R&D Center opens an exceptional opportunity to develop and improve every step of the cable production process. Various cable quality issues are visible only after the curing process. Our research environment offers a unique possibility to study these concerns.

Sep 30, 2015 12:00:00 AM

Maillefer announces features for its PML extrusion lines for the production of soft PVC medical intravenous (IV) tube. Thanks to cooperation with the world’s leading medical device manufacturers, innovations on tube surface finish and for conditioning have been brought about. Advantages are increased production speed and product optimization that are carried over to the manufacturing processes located downstream.

Aug 5, 2015 12:00:00 AM

The world’s sole vertical pilot curing line for high and extra high voltages cables is available in our R&D Center in Finland. The line is equipped with a full scale extrusion group capable of producing model cables up to 550 kV and beyond at realistic line speeds.

Jun 25, 2015 12:00:00 AM

What a challenge! How to keep micro-drip irrigation drippers all lined-up perfectly and in pace with our high extrusion line speeds? Maintaining an uninterrupted continuous flow of drippers is critical when offering insertion rates as high as 2000 drippers per minute. The key is to buy time by massively accumulating drippers ready for insertion. Plus, that precious time can be put to good use to condition drippers and assuring a consistent weld quality.

Jun 11, 2015 12:00:00 AM

How can a manufacturer of extrusion equipment make use of 3-D printing? It's difficult to imagine mass production of extruded product like pipe & tube at high speeds using such technology. Science Fiction, say some. Yet, somehow this exciting technology did find its way quite naturally in the hands our design specialists.