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Louth firm Luxus moves closer to opening of new £600,000 Technical Centre

Louth-based recycling company Luxus has taken delivery of a twin screw compounding line from Coperion to move to the next stage of the construction of its new �600,000 Technical Centre.

Published on 22/12/2012 09:00

Louth-based recycling company Luxus has taken delivery of a twin screw compounding line from Coperion to move to the next stage of the construction of its new £600,000 Technical Centre.

Luxus, a leading recycler of innovative technical polymers, have made the investment to move closer to their February 2013 opening of the new Technical Centre.

The new research and development line comprises of a twin screw extruder from the Coperion STS Series, a Brabender loss in weight feeding system, a Reiter Strand Pelletiser and specific Luxus engineering designs to bring together the very best technologies for its needs.

Terry Burton, Technical Manager at Luxus explains: “We chose the compounding system from Coperion as we were impressed with the overall quality of the machine, its flexibility and the support that’s offered.

“In our new Technical Centre the twin screw compounder will create polymer formulations for the test development stages of various materials such as PC, PC/ABS, ABS, PA in addition to standard PP and PE. The line will also be used to achieve process and product optimisation when compounding our existing products too.

“Luxus’ specialist interior automotive business in particular will benefit from the new line.

“Client samples will be processed on the machine and then increased to full scale production in just a single rapid step. We’ll also formulate for higher performance polymers too. So in 2013 we fully expect our share of the global automotive market to markedly increase.

“We see the Technical Centre as an extension of our clients’ materials testing capabilities and as a service for those that simply don’t have an in-house laboratory, offering both bespoke and niche highly specified solutions on request.”

“We’re also working with compounds from increasingly complex waste streams to make them into useable materials to help the UK plastics sector to meet its goal of zero landfill. The extruder system we are convinced therefore will help us satisfy demands in the processing of new materials to the highest possible extent, creating highly innovative sustainable polymers.”

Luxus was the first and only UK based independent recycling company to create interior trims for the automotive market. Purchasing the extruder has been a major investment for Luxus helping to both secure its future and continue its tradition of innovation.

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