Brückner Maschinenbau: Technology innovations

Pioneering film stretching

Technology Innovations

Providing further value for our customers

Since the company’s foundation in 1960, Brückner Maschinenbau’s strategy has included to be at the forefront of technological development. Brückner’s premises have always been home to technology centers, laboratories, pilot and lab lines as well as the industry’s leading experts for film stretching lines. “Home of film stretching technologies” is therefore no buzzword but a lived tradition.

Digitisation & Industry 4.0

Cooperations

Film Production Methods

Value creation along the supply chain

Highlights

Providing further value for our customers

2010 – 2019

2019 | Combination of BOPE and BOPP production & new inline coater
2018 | World's first 10.4m line with 600m/min successfully started
2017 | Brückner’s battery separator film lines proven in the field – for Evapore^® as well as the wet process
2016 | Intelligent Line Management – a new way of operating film stretching lines
2015 | Brückner’s 10.4m lines well-proven in the field
2014 | Brückner’s direct film casting technology proved in numerous successful line starts
2013 | New LISIM^® generation with advanced features for all high end applications
2012 | Line concepts for battery separator film production
2011 | First LISIM^® line for BOPA film production
2011 | First LISIM^® line for BOPET optical film production
2010 | World's first 6.2m CPP line

2000 – 2009

2009 | Technology merger: Film stretching lines & cast film technology from one supplier
2008 | Heavy duty roller bearing system for BOPET thick film up to 400µm
2007 | Unique multi-gap MDO stretching for added value BOPET films
2006 | LIWEB: Linear motor edge guide system for higher line uptime; Heat recovery system for utmost energy savings
2005 | A new dimension in high-speed film winding: Brückner’s LIWIND^® system
2004 | High speed 8m BOPET line; Complete BOPET thick film line up to 200 µm for optical film
2002 | Start-up of 18 stretching lines: 40% of them according to the agreed time schedule, 60% explicitly earlier. None late!
2001 | World’s third 10 meter BOPP line
2000 | Start-up of another large complete turnkey plant with two BOPP lines

1990 – 1999

1999 | World’s second 10 meter BOPP line
1998 | New Research and Development centre
1997 | Acquisition of extrusion division of Barmag AG
1996 | World’s First BOPP LISIM^® production line sold
1995 | World’s first 10 meter BOPP Line
1993 | Acquisition of Cellier Film S.A.; Licensing agreement between Brückner and DuPont for Linear Motor Simultaneous Stretching (LISIM^®)
1991 | Programme acquisition from Kampf Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co.

1980 – 1989

1989 | Product programme acquisition from Proctor & Schwartz Ltd.
1988 | BOPET plant for audio/video film
1986 | First complete simultaneous stretching line with Pantograph system. World’s first 8 meter BOPP line
1985 | Fourth pilot line
1984 | Introduction of PLC technology
1980 | First line with automatic profile control

1970 – 1979

1979 | First 3-layer BOPP coextrusion line
1977 | World’s highest capacity 6 meter BOPP line
1976 | Third pilot line
1973 | World’s first 6 meter BOPP line
1970 | First complete BOPP line for capacitor film

1960 – 1969

1969 | New company premises
1967 | First complete BOPET line
1966 | Second pilot line
1965 | First complete BOPP line
1961 | First pilot line for plastics film production
1960 | Company foundation