Brückner Maschinenbau: Lab equipment and pilot lines

Lab Equipment & Pilot Lines

Proven equipment for successful R&D

Ever since the beginning, Brückner Maschinenbau’s strategy implied the operation of an own R&D center equipped with lab lines for process and technological developments. Based on this extensive experience, Brückner offers various laboratory and pilot lines to enable film producers to do perfect R&D and sample production for many film types.

Custom-made pilot lines
Sequential or simultaneous stretching
Various working widths
Sample production for many film types

Our laboratory stretching unit “KARO^® 5.0” for monoaxial and biaxial film orientation is the best way to test films and sheets in a very simple and economical manner - in the sequential as well as in the simultaneous stretching mode. Special discounts for universities and for used equipment are available upon request.

Laboratory Stretching Machine KARO 5.0

Test films and sheets in a very simple and economical manner

With our laboratory stretching machine KARO^® 5.0 for monoaxial and biaxial film orientation, it is possible to test films and sheets in a very simple and economical manner - in the sequential as well as in the simultaneous stretching mode.

It is ready for your use and can be rented on an hourly cost basis:

Development of new film recipes and materials
Test of new skin layers / additives
Identification of process conditions
Generation of stress strain curves
Evaluation of film properties from stretched samples
Quality insurance for raw materials
Small batch production

Highlights & Benefits

Film sample insert position close to operator – improved workplace ergonomics
Newly designed user interface – intuitive & easy machine control
Accurate, reliable film temperatures by circulating air ovens – homogenous film samples
Improved insulation and temperature separation – perfect process control, stable film quality
Good accessibility – easy maintenance, less downtime
Moving stretching system – conditions close to film production line