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UNION OFFICINE MECCANICHE [ on cover ]
An established leader in the field of extrusion of rigid and foam materials thanks to the provision of complete plants , Union Officine Meccaniche is able to offer customers technologically advanced solutions for facing and winning the industry ’ s challenges in the coming years .
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LOOKING TO THE FUTURE
Italian technology plast / April 2023
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Flexibility , robustness , ease of use and high performance in all operating conditions are the features that most characterise the systems designed and manufactured by Union Officine Meccaniche , a company founded in 1950 and recognised as one of the major players in the field of plastic extrusion machinery . For over seventy years , the company based in San Vittore Olona ( near Milan ) has been developing each of its plants in-house , ranging from co-rotating single-screw and twin-screw extruders to complete systems for the extrusion of plastic sheets , rigid and expanded profiles , up to special machines for metal-plastic composite panels , making of innovation its strong point and becoming a market benchmark when it comes to transform the individual needs of customers into enabling solutions that fully meet all expectations . “ At this moment , the market is giving us plenty of satisfaction : last year , in fact , went very well and we have already acquired orders covering the entire period up to beyond the first half of 2024 ” said Ferdinando Passoni , president of Union Officine Meccaniche . “ Within the sector , however , we have witnessed a decline in the demand for extruded sheets for food packaging , probably for two reasons , the first and foremost being the saturation of this kind of product . In addition , the know-how gained by a multitude of companies , including international ones , has increased competition .” www . plastmagazine . it