X-Compound, a specialist for plastics-processing
and a manufacturer of continual kneaders.
“We now offer our clients a total package
of planning and concept, production and
installation as well as on-site maintenance”,
explains Dr. Peter Schmidt, TROESTER’s Managing
Partner. Then as today the big names in the
tire and rubber industry as well as major cable
manufacturers are amongst the extrusion
specialist’s clients.
Successful through difficult times
Before the First World War broke out, TROESTER
had established itself as a manufacturer of
special machines for the rubber-processing
industry. The company was economically well-
positioned, however TROESTER was faced with
new challenges during the war and post-war
turmoil. The good times returned in 1924, with
Carl Bredemeyer who took the destiny of the
company into his hands. As part of the Buna
programme, TROESTER experienced an economic
high point in the 1930s. The company profited
from the development of synthetic rubber and
thermoplastics. The equipment manufacturer
conquered new business sectors, for instance
with extruders for PVC processing.
The continuous kneaders from X-compound have
a wide range of applications - including gentle
processing of cable compounds.
Yet the Second World War brought difficult times,
even for TROESTER. After 1945, the plant in Wülfel
had virtually been completely destroyed by two
air strikes. However, currency reform, the lifting
of seizure by British military authorities and the
Marshall Plan ensured that relations were soon
normalised. The reconstruction of the destroyed
facilities began, and TROESTER presented itself
to the public for the first time in 1947, on order
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