Lower-cost blown film lines are made in China.German machine builder Reifenhauser GmbH has begun offering in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and Europe a three-layer blown film line assembled as·sem·ble v. as·sem·bled, as·sem·bling, as·sem·bles v.tr. 1. To bring or call together into a group or whole: assembled the jury. 2. in China. It is reportedly identical to its German-built counterpart counterpart n. in the law of contracts, a written paper which is one of several documents which constitute a contract, such as a written offer and a written acceptance. but costs roughly 30% less. Reifenhauser (with U.S. offices in Ipswich, Mass.) set up its Chinese assembly plant in 2003 to build the Filmtech 3.1700 film line with 60-in. layflat, 12- to 16-in. die, three extruders of 60 to 70 mm diam., Reicoflow-2 automatic gauge control, Siemens controls, and SFA-2 surface winder. Winder, die, barrels, and screws are all made in Germany Made in Germany is a merchandise mark indicating that a product has been manufactured in Germany. History The label was originally introduced to Britain by the Merchandise Marks Act 1887 . Towers, base frames, and haul-off are built in China, where the whole is assembled. The first five of Reifenhauser's Chinese built lines are installed in Asian plants. Tel: (978) 412-9700 * PTDirect: 911BP [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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