How we develop new solutions
Every development starts with your material and your process. Our engineers look at what the machine has to do: which layers, what width, what speed and what the finished product must look like. From there we decide whether a proven standard platform can be adapted or whether a new machine needs to be designed.
- Listen: your material, your process and your targets come first.
- Trial: we run trials with your material in Raalte.
- Design: our engineers adapt a standard platform or design a new machine.
- Build and test: every machine is built and tested in Raalte before it ships.
- Commission and support: we commission the machine on site and stay involved with service and parts.
Exploring new applications
Lamination plays a growing role in new technologies, such as battery cells, hydrogen membranes, smart glass and solar. We are exploring how our lamination experience applies to these fields, and we like to think along with manufacturers and development teams at an early stage.
Read more about battery cell lamination, hydrogen membrane lamination and smart glass lamination.
Less waste, lighter materials
Innovation also means looking at what a process leaves behind. Our Coreless Winder winds material without cardboard cores, which saves core costs, reduces waste and makes rolls easier to recycle. Our laminators also produce composite and sandwich materials that can be lighter than solid alternatives, which helps in transport applications.
In Raalte we make the same choices ourselves: we print less, separate our waste, encourage colleagues to come by bike or public transport and offer charging stations for electric cars.