Netstal

Netstal-Maschinen AG
Founded	1996
Headquarters	Näfels, Switzerland
Parent	Krauss-Maffei
Website	www.netstal.com

As a traditional Swiss company, Netstal has been among the world's leading suppliers of high-precision, high-speed plastic injection moulding machines with clamping forces of 500 to 8000kN. Since 1992, the Netstal brand has been a trademark of the KraussMaffei Group. As part of the KraussMaffei Group, Netstal has been producing injection molding machines and manufacturing systems for the rapid and high-precision production of thin-walled plastic parts for the packaging industry for many decades.

Netstal's headquarters are located in Näfels in the Canton of Glarus. An area of about 72,000 m² houses state-of-the-art production and assembly systems, office spaces for development, design, marketing and administration as well as spacious facilities for customer service, training and application technology.

For the PET applications Netstal offer a product portfolio tailored to customer requirements. Their focus is

• Production efficiency
• Material cost
• Shortest cycle times
• Top parts quality
• Energy efficiency
• Development of system solutions for PET preforms
• Platform strategy: system sizes to match individual customer requirements

Products / Technology

The PET-Line and PETForm production systems for the manufacture of PET preforms enjoy a high market share, which can be attributed to their high performance capacity and the outstanding reproducibility of the applications produced. You are optimized for maximum performance and have the latest and most innovative technology at your disposal. The result is top reproducibility with the shortest cycle times and efficient energy consumption that leads to the lowest production costs.

PET-Line is a state-of-the-art production system and stands for maximum profitability and efficient production (by Netstal)

• Robust construction: The solid construction ensures extremely high preform precision and reproducibility with all mould sizes. Excellent cycle times Rapid mechanized operations and optimum coordination of the machine and its peripheral equipment yield the shortest cycle times. High reproducibility Absolute weight constancy, first-class surface structures and minimal reject rate: All of these factors contribute to high process reproducibility.
• Higher injection rate and gentle material processing: The redesigned injection unit now reaches a system pressure of 250 bar, which results in increased injection pressure and significantly shorter injection times. Based on rheological calculations, it was possible to optimize the entire melt flow and ensure very gentle material preparation in order to guarantee improved melt quality.
• Energy efficiency: It is anticipated that energy costs will continue to rise in the future. In addition to the material costs, the share of energy costs will become the second most important cost factor. Innovative Netstal strives to develop systems and solutions that guarantee optimum energy efficiency teamed with top productivity: true to the motto "less energy, more efficiency".

History

History

References

PETplanet Insider Articles

Issue 04 / 2016: Preform production: Injection moulding with preforms - does it always have to be this was?
Issue 03 / 2016: Trade show preview: High output rates
Issue 01 / 2016: ChemChina to acquire KraussMaffei Group

External links

Netstal Website