Around 150 customers from 30 countries once again travelled from around the world to attend this year’s Open House at the Kautex Maschinenbau headquarters in Bonn. Over the course of two days, the manufacturer of extrusion blow molding machines presented many new developments, techniques and trends from the business fields of packaging, automotive and special applications.

Things kicked off on the first day with topics for the packaging industry. In expert talks given by internal and external speakers, topics presented included developments on a new electric canister machine and the possibilities offered by the microcellular foaming technique. The following day covered special applications and topics from the automotive sector. Kautex experts provided information about the manufacture of composite pressure vessels and the development of a new suction blow molding machine for manufacturing 3D-shaped engine parts.

This year, Kautex Maschinenbau not only looked to the future but also to the past. To mark the 80th anniversary of the Kautex brand, a company chronicle was created and artefacts and milestones from company history were brought together to form an exhibition. This included the world’s first commercially used blow molding machine from 1949, which is still fully functional today. To prove this, this vintage technology was used to produce a retro-style bottle from the 1950s for the international visitors.

Machines in operation
In addition to the talks, visitors who had travelled from all over Europe, Africa, Asia and the US were able to experience a total of 23 machines in production use. The first virtual machine, developed by Kautex for training purposes, was presented to the visitors.

About Kautex Maschinenbau
This year, Kautex is celebrating its eightieth anniversary. Eight decades shaped by innovative strength and services for its customers make Kautex Maschinenbau a globally leading provider within extrusion blow molding technology today. At the same time, the Chinese office in Shunde is celebrating its 20th anniversary, originally founded as the first German joint venture in the South Chinese province of Guangdong. The company’s international customers include automobile firms and suppliers, as well as companies from the packaging industry. They all rely on the expertise of a brand that represents quality and reliability. With 400 employees in Germany and a further 140 employees worldwide, the company generates an annual turnover of over 100 million euros. Besides its headquarters in Bonn and regional offices in the USA, Russia, China, Italy and India, Kautex Maschinenbau maintains a dense global network of service and distribution offices.

改造成为最先进的工艺
德国考特斯机械制造公司25％的营业额是由包括改造在内广泛全面的服务项目所创造的。“这是一个重要的细分市场”，执行总裁以及合伙人李安格说道，“因为我们的机器在二手设备市场也是名声在外。”公司的改造项目让客户现有的考特斯设备通过一种最经济的方法使其符合最新的行业标准，这样一来设备的关键性能如产能，操作舒适性，灵活性和安全性仍然得以保留。

从去年开始考特斯的二手设备在顺德工厂直接进行现代化改造已经成为可能。作为一家1995年在广东省的南部地区成立的第一家中德合资企业，今年我们将迎来顺德考特斯的20周年庆。

考特斯在2015中国国际橡塑展
在今年的中国国际橡塑展，德国考特斯机械制将会展出一台已经在顺德工厂完成现代化改造的KB25吸入式吹塑机。这台用于生产风道的设备已经配备1.8升高温储料缸模头和一台低磨损E60挤出机。除此之外它还配备了一整套吸入式吹塑机构，“我们已经注意到了吸入式吹塑机在亚洲的需求不断增长”，李安格先生解释说，“这种机器历来是在我们的波恩工厂进行生产。目前我们正在确认国内顺德工厂是否具备可以直接生产最新吸入式吹塑设备的能力”。

德国考特斯机械制造有限公司庆祝重要里程碑
今年德国考特斯将迎来开业80周年庆典。八十年来，力求创新和对不断提高客户服务质量的追求使考特斯成为挤出吹塑成型技术领域的全球领先企业。与此同时，作为在中国广东南部地区的第一家中德合资公司-考特斯在顺德的中国子公司也将迎来20周年庆典。客户包括国际汽车制造商和供应商以及包装行业的各大公司。他们赖以信任拥有丰富知识和经验的品牌也是质量和可靠性的代名词。 在德国的400多名员工以及其他140名员工分布世界各地，德国考特斯机械制造有限公司目前的年营业额超过1亿欧元。除了其在波恩的总部，美国，俄罗斯，中国，意大利和印度都设有地区办事处，考特斯拥有一个广泛的全球性服务和销售办事处网络。