Hennecke Techcenter restoration completed and reopened to the public
Following extensive restoration work at the company's in-house research center from a 2020 fire outbreak, all facilities are now fully available again to Hennecke's customers and development partners.
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Hennecke GmbH (Sankt Augustin, Germany) has recently completed post-fire restoration of its Techcenter and has reopened the in-house polyurethane (PU) processing research facility to customers and development partners.
Caused by a fire in summer 2020, the building suffered direct damage. While indirect damage was dealt to the machine and plant technology, Hennecke reports that only emergency operations could be carried out for selected applications following the fire.
Further, the company also took advantage of the restoration work to expand the Techcenter’s capacity. In line with the Hennecke Production System (HPS), a modernized version of the lean production system, the available space has been enhanced using modern shop floor management for better use of space.
With operations now underway, growth in new application areas and more extensive processes have expanded the Techcenter’s machine portfolio, which now includes the following systems:
- Two-component Micronline 45/45 for small-quantity spray applications with MN mixheads or casting applications with the established MT mixheads.
- Four-component, high-pressure Topline HK and Topline HT metering plants, with four-component MN10-4 mixheads for processing spray systems for PREG, LFT, or open spray applications. In addition, sandwich panel feed tables with a panel gripper, glass-fiber cutter, 600-ton press, 2.5-meter rotary table and FANUC robot on a traversing axis.
- Three-component Streamline for manufacturing structural elements in the HP-RTM process.
- Six-component, high-pressure machine with 40-ton mold carrier and robot with multi-component mixhead for producing different foams.
- Jflex for continuous production of slabstock foams.
- Three-component Elastoline HP for processing elastomer raw material systems under high pressure.
- Three-component Elastoline FP for processing elastomer raw material systems under low pressure.
- Two-component Topline HK 650/650 for processing rigid, flexible and integral skin foam systems under high pressure.
- Two-component Highline 130/65 for processing rigid, flexible and integral skin foam systems under high pressure.
Hennecke notes that Q1 2021 testing capacity availability is already full.
