Polypipe Civils has invested Ј800,000 in a corrugated extruder

Polypipe Civils has invested Ј800,000 in a corrugated extruder

A UK pipe maker has invested Ј800,000 (E1.2m) in a corrugated extruder made by Italian firm ITIB Machinery to increase capacity. Polypipe Civils plans to increase production speed at its Lincolnshire site with the extrusion line’s vacuum assisted forming system. It will run the line 24 hours a day, seven days a week to make Ridgiduct and Ridgicoil twin-wall pipe.

Ridgicoil is available in sizes from 50mm to 160mm; the extruder allows fast mould change without disconnecting the cooling water supply. The firm said it could produce up to 750 kg an hour of the pipe. The machine also runs an automatic coiler to deliver Ridgicoil in 50-metre units.