Food

We often refer to the transformation of plastics with particular emphasis on the major process of transformation. Sometimes, however, essential as food and mixing processes are in the background, while they can play an important role. In plastics universal we have contact with all Spanish suppliers of equipment and complete installations of food and mix. This story is elaborated on the basis of the information provided by those that have responded positively to the questions of this magazine.

Proper nutrition is important in the final product

The teams present in the market are many and varied, of very different origins. They all suffer from the vagaries of the plastics industry, although for years it has enjoyed excellent health in Spain, lately showing symptoms of a clear slowdown. Occasionally, however, the bad times precisely serve so many companies looking for greater automation, and here, many of the teams in the market can provide great help. So for example, in the Centrotécnica company they think that "despite the obvious crisis situation that has slowed down considerably the sale of machinery processing, peripheral equipment not only maintained their levels of market, but that increases""before the need to automate, improve the production plants and economize the most in the management of materials".

In a similar way are expressed in Polymerland Guzman: "-brought to universal plastics - a trend in the market towards the automation of the processes of transformation." The search for the optimization of costs makes most of the customers to arise the installation of centralized systems for transport of material. "The storage, transport and dosing of materials becomes a necessity to achieve higher levels of competitiveness in the Spanish market compared to other countries".

In the same way, in Protecnos they understand that the trend towards the automation of the processes benefit to this type of product.

Joan García, commercial Director of Equiper also provides his point of view: "Without saying anything new that is not known, the situation in Spain is irregular and changing depending on the moment." Groups of weight in the plastics industry as the multinational derivatives of the automobile, electronics and the appliance continue diverting productions and creating products in new plants in the East, China and India countries, countries in which these groups are concentrating investment efforts. The direct consequence is that it invests less in national production plants, with the exception of automating specific projects or productive improvements involving an immediate return. You could say that worldwide missing work, but if you are noticing at the local level by the discussed changes; "ultimately, the familiar globalization".

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Peripherals, determinants in the injected parts

Also in mass Transplast attributed to the relocation of companies the current weakness of the market.

From Luiso: They point out that "the situation of the market in these sectors is not different from the general, while the centralized transport systems are still an important demand by processors, given the great benefits and immediacy in obtaining them".

Crisis is a term that few used and thus in Coscollola spoke of "a soft break, but with an upward trend", while MTP describes the situation of some "stop".

In the view of Alimatic "the current situation of the market is acceptably favorable - manifest from Alimatic-." It continues investing in new plant or expansion of existing ones. "The concentration of plant transformation gives a result favourable to the market"

Helmut Roegele enterprise "is a great moment for the reduction of costs and optimisation of processes through automation of routine tasks such as the food of machines".

Prudence, however, is the most common tone to the situation of market and prospects. Equipment J. r. Puchades summarize it thus: "think that the sector is in a period of maturity." We spent a few years of high growth and now the sector must digest this increase. In addition, strong competition both domestic and foreign, the price of the raw material, the State of the world economy in general and Spanish in particular makes this process will slow. It is very difficult to know where is to develop the sector. The industry in our country is not in one of the best of times and this creates a true atmosphere of uncertainty. Companies must be clear that the success of our continuity is flexibility. "We must be sufficiently flexible to adapt to the changes".

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