Jan 27, 2016 12:00:00 AM
Plastic extruded heating & plumbing pipe is characterized by its ability to contain hot water, block contaminants to the drinking supply, and have a long lifetime. Since its introduction decades ago, many production methods and their variants have appeared. Here is a brief overview from our portfolio.
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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.
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Jan 6, 2016 12:00:00 AM
Several criteria condition the type of micro-drip pipe to produce, like market situation, its readiness to adopt a modern irrigation technique, crop requirements and local climate, available raw materials and dripper designs, investment budget, and the performance targets are some of the points to consider.
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Dec 5, 2015 12:00:00 AM
From Maillefer’s perspective, value is our ability to deliver the means of reaching your goals.
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Oct 21, 2015 12:00:00 AM
The annual Irrigation Show & Education Conference, takes place this year in Long Beach, California. From our stand 821, Maillefer will present the latest micro-drip irrigation lateral manufacturing technologies in product design, materials, applications and processes on November 11 and 12, 2015.
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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.
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Sep 2, 2015 12:00:00 AM
Cooling product on an extrusion line may appear commonplace. But, the extra attention given to chilling water means being trendy when it comes to performance, quality, and environmental considerations. Indeed, compromised line speed, passable product quality, excess electrical and water consumption are handicaps to maximizing value and to looking good to premium buyers of your product.
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Jul 29, 2015 12:00:00 AM
Prysmian submarine cable factory in Pikkala, Finland.
Jul 8, 2015 12:00:00 AM
Ensto headquarters in Porvoo, Finland.
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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.
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