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BUSS at PLAST 2023
Last week we were at PLAST 2023 in Milan, Italy. The fair was a good opportunity for valuable exchange with potential customers and clients. Again and again, our three focus applications PVC compounds, bioplastics and rubber compounds as well as...
COMPEO LAB wins FOCUS OPEN 2023 Silver!
Our newest and within the COMPEO series smallest BUSS compounding system, the COMPEO LAB, receives the FOCUS Silver design award...
Spring Fair Review
March and April were busy months for BUSS. We attended many different trade shows and conferences around the world. All were a success! Which we are greatful for. A “thank you” to everyone involved.
COMPEO Showroom – 3D Visualization of typical COMPEO plant layouts for compounding plastic & elastomers
Born at the K-Show 2022 – Now presented to everyone: Our 3D virtual COMPEO Showroom.
Relaxing Holidays and a Happy New Year 2023!
The year 2022 went by in no time and the holidays are already just around the corner. The BUSS Team wishes you and your family happy holidays and all the best for 2023!
BUSS and BENVIC – Interview at K-Show 2022
BUSS CEO Dr. Philip Nising met Marc Farràs Gassò, Board Member BENVIC IBE S.L., at this year’s K-Show 2022 in Düsseldorf. They had an insteresting conversation about condition monitoring for IOT services, BUSS SenseHUB® and our new service level agreements.
The topics at K 2022 in Düsseldorf: Digitalization. Plant engineering. COMPEO LAB.
Digitalization, turnkey systems and COMPEO LAB were our main topics at K2022 in Düsseldorf. And we were happy to welcome so many international customers and partners personally again. There was great pleasure in direct personal dialog. Numerous technical discussions...
Repsol chooses BUSS LSHC™ Technology
Buss AG has been awarded a contract for the realization of a 27kta production plant for crosslinkable polyethylene XLPE cable compound by Repsol, a global multi-energy company offering a wide range of solutions for different types of cables.
Happy Holidays from BUSS!
That was 2021! An eventful year lies behind us. A new one will be starting soon. The BUSS TEAM wishes you and your family happy, relaxing holidays and a happy new year 2022!
Successful finish at Plast Eurasia 2021
The last trade fair of the year for BUSS AG was Plast Eurasia 2021. From 1 to 4 December in Istanbul, BUSS was at the booth of its agent of many years, PLM, and quite pleased about the many interesting discussions.
Successful trade show experience at Fakuma 2021 and CWE North America 2021
The re-start of Fakuma and CWE was also a re-start for BUSS. The recent plastics trade shows in Germany and the USA were a great success ...
BUSS is happy to be back at live trade fairs
BUSS started the autumn trade fair season at the Compounding World Expo in Essen, Germany, and will be present at other international trade fairs where the new large models in the COMPEO range will be presented ...
BUSS – an attractive employer for young professionals, interview with Dino Kudrass
In our latest video, Dino Kudrass answers questions about young professionals and what motivates them to apply for a job at BUSS ...
BUSS is celebrating young talents: more trainees taken on.
It’s time to celebrate BUSS employees, especially Carina Buser, who has just successfully completed her apprenticeship at BUSS as a Design Engineer. Congratulations, Carina! You have totally impressed us, and not only ...
BUSS – an attractive employer (interview)
In the latest video, Dr. Philip Nising, CEO of BUSS AG, answers questions about what defines an appealing employer.
Trends in plastics compounding (interview)
Dr. Philip Nising, CEO of BUSS AG, talks about the trends that are emerging in the compounding of polymers, the topic of going plastic-free and the use of bioplastics.
Impressions from Chinaplas 2021
This year, Chinaplas could take place in contrast to last year and BUSS also sent representatives of its Chinese subsidiaries to participate in this industry event. The booth promoted the introduction of the COMPEO series. It perfectly ...
Trade fairs in 2021 – BUSS participating in the S-GE Virtual Industry Showroom 2.0
Considering the difficult times events and fairs are facing, we took the chance to participate at the Virtual Industry Showroom 2.0 organized by our partner S-GE. 30 companies are successfully integrated in this ...
Interview on the construction of COMPEO
How was the COMPEO series designed? Learn more about individual construction, whether AI makes construction faster and more ...
Women in Manufacturing … Of course!
Mechanical engineering is an exciting sector - process technology, test lab, engineering, project management, digital transformation, HR, sales ... there are plenty of possibilities. And we think more …
From empiricism to systematic interpretation
For 75 years, Buss Kneaders have excelled in the compounding of highly filled and shear-sensitive plastics, especially with stringent mixing requirements. Determination of the optimum process ...
Women in Manufacturing … Of course!
Far too few women still apply for positions in mechanical engineering companies, including ours. Yet it's a great pleasure to work in a technically oriented company ...
COMPEO – first choice for reactive extrusion
The Polieco Group, market-leading manufacturer of compounds and adhesives for steel pipe coating, tie-layers for multilayer structures and of structured double-wall high-density polyethylene corrugated pipes, is making a future-proof investment in a COMPEO compounding line. The BUSS compounding extruder will lead to an increase ...
Services in China
Two years ago we opened our Chinese branch office in Songjiang, a district in the southwest of Shanghai. The aim was to be closer to our Chinese and Asian customers with our comprehensive ...
75 years of BUSS Kneader technology
At BUSS we are happy to celebrate a special anniversary this year. 75 years ago, on August 20, 1945 to be precise, patent applications were filed for the BUSS Kneader technology. The inventor of this technology ...
Strong Performance
The COMPEO series is expanding into high output rates. With the sale of several 176 models, the flexible COMPEO compounding system makes its debut in the market ...
Cuanto más flexible, mejor: nueva configuración de COMPEO para el procesamiento de PVC
El COMPEO con diseño en cascada genera la presión para el peletizado con una unidad de descarga de un solo eje, que está dispuesta en un ángulo de 90° con respecto al sistema de preparación de compuestos.
Reifenhäuser Middle East & Africa – a strategic partnership
Reifenhäuser Middle East & Africa and BUSS formed a new strategic partnership. As from June 1, 2020 Reifenhäuser MEA is supporting BUSS in the marketing of the compounding technology in UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar. Reifenhäuser Group is today one of the ...
Cooperation with Reifenhäuser India
BUSS was able to win a strong cooperation partner for sales and distribution with Reifenhäuser India Marketing PVT Ltd. (RIMPL). As from June 1, 2020 Reifenhäuser India is supporting ...
New compounder generation COMPEO: award-winning
On July 2, Ringier Industrial Media hosted the "2020 Rubber and Plastic Innovative Materials Application and Processing Technology Summit Forum" held in Shanghai. After winning the Ringier Technology Innovation Award in 2012 and 2019 ...
Time for inspection
Time for inspection: Use the time now, in case not all machines are running at full capacity. By taking measures at the right time, production capability can be guaranteed and plant availability increased to ensure a successful re-start of capacity. The specialists of the BUSS service team are there for you and provide support for inspection and repair.
Fridays for Future: sustainability in the plastics industry!
The second China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai has just ended. This exhibition aims actively to open the Chinese market to the world. Countries and regions all over the world are invited to strengthen international trade and economic globalization. BUSS participated at the first CIIE in 2018, shortly after the Shanghai team moved into the new office premises.
BUSS in motion – CEO Philip Nising about BUSS Campus
CEO Philip Nising explains the new BUSS Campus! For all K 2019 visitors: check out the BUSS Campus at stand A59 in hall 16! Tomorrow is your last chance.
BUSS at K 2019: A statement from CEO Philip Nising
A first statement from our CEO Philip Nising to the K 2019!
BUSS in motion – CEO Dr. Philip Nising invites you to K 2019!
Only three weeks left until the biggest trade fair in the plastics and polymer industry!
KX special: Flying high in the aluminium industry with the 4-flight technology
Aluminium is the most abundant metal in the earth’s crust. It is also the second most widely used metal in the world after steel. While steel is harder and more resistant, aluminium possesses a higher strength to weight ratio, as well as a high corrosion resistance even in cold temperatures and a high electrical conductivity.
COMPEO 88 – For filler loadings of up to 90%!
It’s the 8th day of the 8th month! What better day to celebrate our COMPEO 88?
COMPEO 88: listo para el despegue!
Nuestro equipo piloto de preparación de compuestos COMPEO 55 despega con fuerza! Ahora es el momento de enviar máquinas de tamaño adecuado para la producción.
COMPEO Special – Saving lives with the right choice of cables!
Which compound might be the most important one during a heat wave? Our answer: HFFR cable compounds!
What a busy first half-year for BUSS!
We exhibited at 10 trade fairs in 9 countries on 3 continents within 5 months.
Advancing process technology – the first COMPEO trial in our new technical center
When developing COMPEO, BUSS engineers considered every little detail and optimized all individual parts of the compounder.
BUSS in motion – Andri Caderas, Chief Service Office, on our service offering for COMPEO
Find out from our Chief Service Officer, Andri Caderas, what you can expect from the BUSS service.
BUSS around the world – A review of the Highly Functional Plastics Expo in Japan
Our BUSS teams in Asia have been busy last week! While we reported live from Chinaplas in Guangzhou last week, we now take a look back on another important tradefair in Asia.
BUSS around the world – A live report from ChinaPlas 2019
Exciting news from Asia! Our CEO Philip Nising reports live from the ChinaPlas in Guangzhou: “The first two days at ChinaPlas in tropical Guangzhou have been a fantastic experience for the BUSS team."
BUSS in motion – COO Marko Stähler on the machine design of COMPEO
Why is the design of our new compounder generation COMPEO so revolutionary? Find out in the newest installment of our executive video series, where Marko Stähler, COO of BUSS, explains the well thought out concept of COMPEO.
COMPEO Special: State-of-the-art and up-to-date with Bio Plastics
Plastics are everywhere, from furniture to construction, cables to medical devices, paint, pipes, even textiles. The different types of plastics, from common to high-performance, hold many advantages for a broad range of industries and applications.
Happy Birthday, COMPEO!
Time passed by so quickly! It has been one full year, since we launched our new compounder generation COMPEO at the NPE in Orlando, Florida.
Flexibility is the key to the future.
The world is growing faster and faster, markets are constantly expanding and changing, new technologies are being developed all the time and new companies are emerging everywhere. This process is speeding up more and more.
A grand moment at BUSS headquarters: former employees visit the new technical center
Last week a group of young, committed people, who successfully completed their apprenticeship at BUSS 50 years ago, visited our headquarters in Pratteln, Switzerland.
BUSS in motion – Head of Technology, Wolfgang Walter on the development of COMPEO
It took 1.5 years of research, development, test and trial runs and constant optimization to perfect the machine design of our new compounder generation COMPEO.
BUSS around the world: An interview with Joe Gao
„Success in China is essential to achieve sustainable development worldwide.“, said Joe Gao, General Manager of our Chinese subsidiary, in an interview with the “Chinese Economic Information” magazine.
COMPEO special: A festival of colours and competence
Only two more days until Holi, the traditional Indian festival of colours, celebrating the arrival of spring and with it, the colours! But there is another event that we are looking for this week: the European Coatings Show in Nuremberg!
COMPEO for the win: “2019 Plastics Industry – Ringier Technology Innovation Award”
Every year, the Ringier Technology Innovation Awards for industrial manufacturing is rewarded to a select group of innovators in China's plastics industry. The eleven award categories include the whole range of the plastics industry, from raw materials and additives, to extrusion molds, components and automation.
BUSS in motion – Head of Process, Dr. François Loviat on BUSS Kneader technology
The success of BUSS can be attributed to our core competence: high quality in process engineering. The unique operating principle is the reason for the excellent mixing capabilities of our Co-Kneaders.
COMPEO special: Rubber compounds – an oldie, but goldie.
The use of rubber dates back to the Ancient Mesoamericans. Indigenous people like the Aztec, Maya, and Olmec used stabilized natural rubber to create rubber balls for sports and to waterproof containers and textiles, as early as 1600 BC.
BUSS in motion – CEO Dr. Philip Nising on working at BUSS
It’s a well-known fact that a company is only as good as its people. Active around the globe, with high standards in engineering, quality and service, BUSS needs open-minded, competent employees.
COMPEO special: How to handle a superhero compound!
Good durability and tensile strength, high impact, chemical and fire resistance, … what sounds like a description of a Marvel superhero, is actually a list of requirements for engineering plastics.
Cold winter, hot talks – BUSS at the Interplastica in Moscow
Russia in winter is not for everyone, but our BUSS team is having a great time at the Interplastica in Moscow.
BUSS in motion – CEO Dr. Philip Nising on the company’s journey
Dr. Philip Nising, the CEO of BUSS, looks back at our journey of the last months and years, developing COMPEO, the flagship of BUSS innovation and engineering.
COMPEO special: What’s wood got to do with it?
For thousands of years mankind used wood to build houses, wagons, bridges and ships. Other natural fibers likes flax and hemp were made into ropes, sails and corn sacks. And what exactly does that have to do with compounding?
BUSS in motion – CEO Dr. Philip Nising about COMPEO
Our highlight of 2018 was the successful launch of our new compounder generation COMPEO! The entire BUSS team has been working towards this goal for two years.
BUSS in motion – CEO Dr. Philip Nising about the company
CEO Dr. Philip Nising talks about the company BUSS in the first of a series of executive videos.
The winter exhibitions – A great finish of the 2018 trade fair season
BUSS presented the new compounder generation COMPEO for the first time at the NPE in Orlando, USA
BUSS active around the globe: “2018 Summit on Compounding Intelligent Manufacturing”
The “2018 Summit on Compounding Intelligent Manufacturing” hosted by Plaschain was held on November 16–17, 2018 at the Renaissance Suzhou Hotel. The summit focused on process upgrades to enter a new era of cost optimization and increased production efficiency.
La inauguración de la sucursal en Songjiang (China), un gran acontecimiento
Más de 150 clientes, representantes de municipios, socios comerciales y delegados de asociaciones e instituciones científicas celebraron esta jornada con nosotros.
BUSS inaugura oficialmente un nuevo emplazamiento en China
El 26 de octubre de 2018 se celebró la inauguración de la nueva sucursal del fabricante suizo de maquinaria BUSS AG en Songjiang, un barrio del sudoeste de Shanghái (China). Este emplazamiento de grandes dimensiones ofrece muchas posibilidades para ampliar sustancialmente la oferta de servicios local.
COMPEO Special – Calendering
BUSS has more than 50 years of experience in calender feeding. This makes the BUSS Kneader technology ideal for all kinds of calendering, from PVC materials to rubber, TPU, PE and PET.
El mundo de la preparación de compuestos – una apreciación detallada de la serie COMPEO
COMPEO, nuestro nuevo sistema de preparación de compuestos, abarca toda la gama de aplicaciones de PVC. Gracias a su diseño modular, la serie COMPEO puede ser configurada de manera precisa para cada aplicación específica de materiales compuestos.
COMPEO Special – Pelletización de PVC
COMPEO, nuestro nuevo sistema de preparación de compuestos, abarca toda la gama de aplicaciones de PVC. Gracias a su diseño modular, la serie COMPEO puede ser configurada de manera precisa para cada aplicación específica de amasado.
El equipo BUSS en Shanghai: nuevas instalaciones, nuevas posibilidades.
El equipo de BUSS en Shanghai ha inaugurado la nueva central en China. Estamos orgullosos de poder presentar nuestro equipo de Shanghai a nuestros clientes en todo el mundo.
BUSS en el mundo: exposiciones en otoño
El verano se despide y esperamos ansiosos las próximas exposiciones de este otoño. En menos de dos semanas BUSS expondrá en la IranPlast de Teherán y en la Wire China de la ciudad de Shanghai.
Rongbao Gao se incorpora a BUSS Compounding Solutions (Shanghai)
Con el fin de atender las necesidades de los exigentes clientes del mercado chino en cuanto a soluciones de preparación de compuestos y para poder ofrecer a los clientes en China y el resto de Asia servicios aún mejores, Buss AG ha abierto una propia filial, la BUSS Compounding Solutions (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. en Shanghai. Desde el 1 de junio de 2018, el Sr. Rongbao Gao ejerce el cargo de gerente de la empresa.
COMPEO – Compuestos especiales para cables
Protección contra la humedad, excelentes características de resistencia eléctrica y propiedades retardantes de llama… La lista de propiedades que deben tener los compuestos para cables es larga y depende de cada uno de los ámbitos de aplicación.
COMPEO – innovador concepto de control
El nuevo sistema de preparación de compuestos COMPEO está equipado con un control de pantalla táctil, basado en uno de los controladores (Siemens o Allen Bradley) más modernos, y dispone de una interface OPC-UA para su conexión a arquitecturas IT superiores.
COMPEO – Una mirada atrás sobre nuestros logros y hacia el futuro
Hemos alcanzado la mitad del tour de estrenos mundiales de nuestro sistema de preparación de compuestos COMPEO.
COMPEO – el sistema polifacético y eficiente para la preparación de compuestos
El concepto innovador del sistema de preparación de compuestos COMPEO consta de diferentes componentes. Hoy presentamos una de las componentes que garantiza la máxima eficiencia en la preparación de compuestos: el nuevo concepto de descarga COMPEO.
COMPEO – Innovador concepto de descarga
El nuevo grupo de descarga de COMPEO, basado en el principio de un doble husillo cónico, ha sido desarrollado para un funcionamiento dosificado. Todo el proceso de presurización controlada se realiza en el doble husillo que gira lentamente.
Comienza la renovación
En BUSS nos sentimos orgullosos de poder anunciar el comienzo de los trabajos de renovación en nuestra nueva nave de montaje de máquinas.
COMPEO – compounding technology for the polymers industry
With COMPEO, the state-of-the-art compounding machine from BUSS, you lay the foundation for reinforced end products which are more scratch-resistant, more flame-retardant, and more weather-resistant — while saving resources.
COMPEO – Tecnología de amasado para la industria de los polímeros
COMPEO es la clave para liberar el potencial de innovación y beneficio que ofrecen los compuestos de alta calidad. Con la máquina de amasado de última generación COMPEO de BUSS usted establece los fundamentos para la fabricación de productos finales más sólidos, más resistentes al rayado, con mejores propiedades retardantes de llama y más resistentes a la intemperie, que a la vez respetan los recursos naturales. La tecnología de amasado COMPEO es ideal para la preparación de compuestos para cables, compuestos de alto rendimiento, compuestos de goma, calandrado, granulado de PVC, masterbatch, PBT, PET, elastómeros termoplásticos, bioplásticos, termoestables, plásticos técnicos, recubrimientos de fricción, bitumen y hot melt. Vea en el vídeo lo que COMPEO puede hacer por usted.
Solución para cables de corriente de 220 kV de alta calidad para China
La composición óptima de los materiales para cables de alta tensión sigue siendo un tema importante. En colaboración con P&M Cable Consulting hemos encontrado y desarrollado una solución de este problema para un fabricante de cables chino.
PLAST 2018 en Milán
El equipo de BUSS ha dejado atrás cuatro días exitosos en la feria de Milán.
COMPEO – La nueva zona de proceso configurable
La zona de proceso plenamente configurable de la amasadora COMPEO permite aplicar procesos técnicos completamente nuevos, mediante la utilización de elementos de mezclado y amasado de dos a seis hileras de aletas.
BUSS ha desarrollado la nueva generación de amasadoras COMPEO
BUSS ha desarrollado la nueva generación de amasadoras COMPEO para cubrir las actuales y futuras necesidades de la industria del plástico. COMPEO ofrece con sus incomparables funciones nuevas y convincentes ventajas para los más diversos ámbitos de aplicación:
NPE 2018 en Orlando
Gracias a numerosas conversaciones con clientes y exhaustivos análisis del mercado hemos podido concretar las necesidades del mercado, llegando a la conclusión de que los compuestos de alta calidad son el potencial de innovación y beneficio más importante en la industria de los polímeros.
COMPEO – una presentación perfecta en la NPE en Orlando
1 año y medio de trabajo de desarrollo ... Después de innumerables horas de búsqueda de las mejores soluciones técnicas para satisfacer las exigentes necesidades de nuestros clientes de la industria de los polímeros y plásticos, podemos presentar ahora al público internacional nuestra nueva amasadora COMPEO de última generación.
BUSS inaugura un nuevo emplazamiento en China
BUSS inaugura un nuevo emplazamiento con su nueva filial en China. Buss ya estaba presente en China desde hace muchos años, pero ahora tenemos también nuestra propia filial, lo que nos alegra mucho.