ECH 36/55 Designed for the manufacture of micro-drip irrigation tubes with flat, heavy walls, Maillefer's new three-layer crosshead series manages polymer flow at a right angle to an extruder. The pipe extrusion model weighs about 265 pounds and has a maximum entry diameter of 26mm and maximum die diameter of 55mm.
What's new? The ability to color and stripe the outer layer of a pipe with the crosshead, which debuted at the K show. The capability allows users to mark products to differentiate among them, and provides end users, such as farmers, with a way to match the pipe to its correct application.
Benefits Flexibility. With the crosshead, users can produce thick-walled, three-layer pipe, using recycled resin in the middle layer to save money. They can also mark pipe to make it more useful for their customers.
Maillefer North America, Surgoinsville, Tenn., 423-817-2440, www.maillefer.net/en/
