KraussMaffei to open a new development lab

KraussMaffei is setting up a new development lab for reaction process machinery and systems, located at its main plant in Munich-Allach, Germany.

The lab will become operational in December 2007. The new lab will have a bigger machine park than the existing one, including systems that can be used to produce any type of multi-layer polyurethane composite product, the company reports. The lab floor area of 600 m2 will be subdivided to guarantee confidentiality and security in all stages of any project. The existing lab will continue to operate, mainly as a prototyping and sampling lab.

KraussMaffei says that its project partners will also benefit from the close interaction between the company’s plants in Harderberg and Viersen in Germany and Detroit, USA. The Viersen plant engineers and builds presses, punch & die systems and flexible routers for post-processing polyurethane parts. Harderberg near Osnabrück is a KraussMaffei competence centre for foam moulds for automotive interior components. The competence centre in Detroit for PU process development was opened in September 2006.