Extrusion International 6-2017

26 Extrusion International 6/2017 ANNIVERSARY USA facility established 40 years ago The extrusion specialist was established by a group of Eu- ropean investors and Austrian engineers in McPherson as American Maplan Corporation (AMC) in 1977 and de- veloped to become the North American market leader in extrusion lines and twin screw geometries for pipe, pro- file and siding by 1995. Its product range included single and twin screw extruders, parallel and con-ical twin screw extruders, and special extruders for WPC pro-cessing. Extrusion dies and automation systems were also part of the portfolio. In 1995, the former Battenfeld Extru- sionstechnik GmbH in Bad Oeynhausen, Germany, took over the American extrusion system manufacturer from F. Theysohn GmbH, Salzgit-ter, Germany. In the 1990s, the industry spoke of the “ABC in extrusion”, referring to the three companies American Maplan, Battenfeld Extru- sionstechnik and Cincinnati Extrusion. Since the merger of the two extruder manufacturers Battenfeld Extru-sion- stechnik and Cincinnati Extrusion GmbH, Vienna, in 2010, the American Maplan company has been a member of batten-feld-cincinnati. In North America, the McPherson facility has since been extended to concentrate all activi- ties in North, Cen-tral and South America at this location. “We are thoroughly familiar with the needs of our cus- tomers in the pipe, profile and sheet/board industry and constantly devel-op jointly with them efficient, flexible line components and com-plete solutions”, says Paul God- win, who joined the company in Kansas in 2000 and was named President & CEO of battenfeld-cincinnati USA in the beginning of 2017. battenfeld-cincinnati USA serves the North American, Central American, South Ameri- can and Oceanian markets. The markets in South Amer- ica, Cen-tral America and Oceania are handled jointly by American and German or Austrian entities. The core com- petencies of batten-feld-cincinnati USA are extruders for pipe and profile manufac-turers. In addition to its devel- opment, engineering and service departments, the Kan- sas facility is equipped with its own mod-ern production battenfeld-cincinnati USA celebrates its 40th anniversary at its facility in McPherson, Kansas. “battenfeld-cincinnati has a long history in extrusion, dating back to the 1940s. This year, we are celebrating 40 years of activity in the USA. We are committed to this market and to our custom-ers with our products and solutions,” Gerold Schley, CEO of BC Extrusion Holding GmbH, is pleased to announce. The facility of battenfeld-cincinnati USA in McPherson, Kansas / USA Production floor of battenfeld-cincinnati USA