Flat Extrusion

Product information

KraussMaffei Extrusion is your partner for tailor-made production lines for flexible films and rigid boards. Our lines are characterized by outstanding efficiency, stability, and product quality.

More than 40 years experience

More than 250 production lines in operation

Over 230 large scale lab trials

Single source – KraussMaffei Extrusion, your general contractor and system integrator for complete production systems
An economic concept: from raw material to inline compounding to the finished product. Maximum throughput and efficiency with fewer interfaces
The approach to high quality: individual line concepts designed around in house manufactured key components for film and board quality like single, counter or co-rotating twin-screw extruder
Unique Technology Center: at KraussMaffei Extrusion, we demonstrate our ability to manufacture your film and board applications at our state-of-the-art Technology Center

Why our Extrusion Line stands out

KraussMaffei Extrusion’s film and board extrusion lines stand for quality, precision, durability, and efficiency. Each line is customized and precisely adapted to your application. Our experienced team of engineers and process developers delivers optimal solutions tailored to your specific requirements – backed by decades of expertise.

KraussMaffei Extrusion is your system partner throughout every phase of the project: from design and installation to commissioning, start-up, fine-tuning, and even process optimization. We also provide training, production support, and comprehensive maintenance services.

Gain your competitive edge: With customized production technology from KraussMaffei Extrusion, you can manufacture high-quality plastic films or boards – easier and more cost-effectively than ever before.

Applications

Flexible Sheets

Our systems deliver solutions for a wide range of industries, including construction (e.g. roofing and waterproofing), automotive (e.g. dashboard and seating materials), agriculture (e.g., geomembranes) and interior design (e.g., wallpaper, furniture, and flooring) – and many more.

PVC boards

KraussMaffei Extrusion is a trusted system supplier, offering fully integrated plants for PVC sheet products. Compact, foamed, and co-extruded sheets provide versatile alternatives to wood or fiberboard, ideal for construction and signage applications thanks to easy processing and attractive surface finishing.

Rigid boards

Polyolefin plastics have steadily gained importance, especially in sheet extrusion. KraussMaffei Extrusion offers fully integrated plants for a wide range of sheet products, combining this with extensive process knowledge, application expertise, and technical capability – precisely what you expect from an experienced system supplier.

Technology Center

Our Technology Center in Laatzen offers a state-of-the-art facility for test runs, development projects for all kinds of innovations, or proof of concept. We assemble the sheet line in our laboratory as per your needs and utilize a wide range of extrusion equipment to manufacture your product.

Key figures:

Multiple loss in weight feeders of different design
ZE 65 BluePower
6 wide extrusion dies ranging between 600mm – 1200mm width and a lip opening up to 12mm
3 roll planetary calender
Fabric unwinders
2 station turret winder

Turnkey Solutions

As a global lead player for film and board extrusion, KraussMaffei Extrusion offers complete solutions. From the feeding systems to the winder or sheet stacker, the integration of up- and downstream components and supervision of the complete process from your first idea to the start-of-production and beyond by our experts are part of our solution for you!