Schüco extruder of the month


Head office: Founded: Bielefeld, Germany


CEO: Andreas Englehardt 1951


Ownership: Employees:


Turnover (2015):


Private (part of Otto Fuchs Group) 4,630


€1.43bn


Profile: Schüco was founded in 1951 with six employees – making shop windows, awnings and rolling grilles. The company is now a leading producer of PVC windows, doors and facades – though says it is a “specialist in the entire building envelope” through its other divisions in metal and solar. The company now sells its products internationally, and is active in more than 80 countries.


Product lines: The company has a number of leading products within its Schüco Polymer Technologies division. It recently unveiled the VarioTec Air fitting, which ensures natural ventilation of living spaces – while being highly sound- and heat-insulating, and secure enough to prevent burglary. Earlier, it launched its LivIng window and door system, with a new gasket system to prevent draught, moisture and noise.


Factory locations: The company has manufacturing locations both within and outside Germany. At its Weißenfels plant in Germany, it recently commissioned a twin-strand coextrusion system from KraussMaffei Berstorff. Here, a long-standing single extruder was integrated into a twin-strand extrusion machine to make co-extruded window profiles.


To be considered for ‘Extruder of the Month’, contact the editor on lou@pipeandprofile.com


Forthcoming features The next issues of Pipe and Profile Extrusion magazine will have special reports on the following topics:


April 2017 Control & instrumentation PE100+ developments Materials recovery & granulators Materials testing


May 2017 Pipe die developments PVC recycling Focus on pressure pipes Chinaplas preview issue


Editorial submissions should be sent to Lou Reade: lou@pipeandprofile.com


For information on advertising in these issues, please contact Claire Bishop: claire@amimagazines.com Tel: +44 (0) 1732 605976


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