plastics extrusion innovation & r&d

Innovationis a state of mind

from r&d to industrial scale-up

The House of Extrusion®

The most innovative European extrusion centre for packaging and converting is Bandera.

The brand new centre, housing R&D activities and wet tests on complete production lines, is 3,000 m2 and it is the result of a € 4 million investment.

The House of Extrusion is a pragmatic sign of Bandera’s vision.

Jointly with customers, industry, academia and research centres, Bandera opens the doors to create new solutions that anticipate the market needs.

Bandera R&D team is focussed daily on developing innovative solutions in the following extrusion technologies.

•Blownfilmfortheflexiblepackagingandconverting/printingindustries(netwidthrangefrom600to2,800mm,upto9layers-polyolefinbasedmaterials,PA,barrierandbiodegradablematerials)

•Blownfilmforagriculture(upto22mnetwidth,upto7layers-polyolefin,polyammideandbarriermaterials)

•Rigidfilmforthefoodandindustrialrigidpackagingandtheform/fill/sealindustries(netwidthrangefrom600to 2,200mm,upto7layers-APET,CPET,foamPET,HIPS,PP,PLA,barrierandpostconsumerrecycledmaterials)

•Highthicknessfilmforwaterproofingsystems(upto8.5mnetwidth)

•Medium-highthicknesssheetsforavarietyofapplications:PPandHDPEautomotivecomponents;ultra-polishedABS,PMMA,PETandPPfurniturepanels;ABSandHIPSsheetsforhouseholdappliances,industrialsheetsinPCandcomposites

YoucandevelopR&DinTheHouseofExtrusioneitherindependentlyorinjointcollaborationwithusinorder,ifyouwish,tocreateanewIP(IntellectualProperty)portfolio.

EA - Extrusion Academy® is a place where to co-develop advanced extrusion solutions with us or via the acquisition of one of the new line of laboratory extruders.

With an Extrusion Academy line inside The House of Extrusion or installed in your research centre, it will be possible to explore many new applications like 3Dprinterfilaments,plasticphotovoltaics,plasticelectronics, smartpackaging,flexiblesensors,etc.viananocompositeslikegrapheneandother2Dmaterialsin/onplastics.

Thenewtwin-screw2C15-45L/Dallowstotest manypolymerswithaproductionrangefrom0.3-4.0kg/handadditivesinsolutiondownto36cc/h (≥0.009%at1%solution).

No matter which extrudable polymer you intend to work with,wecanmodifyandadaptourblownfilmandrigidflatdietechnologies-integratedwithlamination,coatingand printing solutions - to any request. We are currently collaboratingwiththemajoruniversitiesandR&Dcentres:CGC-CambridgeGrapheneCentre,Cambridge,UK;UniversityofTrento,Italy;andIITIstitutoItalianoTecnologia,Italytomentionafew. Aswestartedworkingwithgrapheneandother2Dmaterials,andwithourrecentexperienceinnanoparticleloading,ourgoalhasbeentobringtheextrusionprocesstotheforefrontof future plastics, whilst scaling up research to industrial productioninsidethesamefacilitiesofTheHouseofExtrusion,bringingyourproductionfrom0.3to3,000kg/h.

Bandera is a pioneer in developing physical foaming process intorecycledPETorPLAfilmsforthepackagingindustry. We are looking at the long term future with new projects already startedinthefieldofIoP-InternetofPackagingforintelligent/smartpackagingandIoE-InternetofExtrusionforIndustrialInternetofThingsappliedtopredictivemaintenanceandthenewfrontierofIndustry4.0.

Particularlyimportantistheliaisonwithacademiagivinguniversities the possibility to place graduate students in our facilities to pursue their research linked to the plastics extrusionprocess.

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Being a Bandera partner in experimenting and researching means you can benefit from our long time expertise and leadership in the plastics extrusion market

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