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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 ...
Flexible is better: new COMPEO configuration for PVC processing
Modular is the key: BUSS proudly presents the new cascade-type COMPEO configuration for the processing of sensitive PVC. Highly safe, highly efficient, highly operator-friendly ...
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 – Ready for takeoff!
Our pilot compounder COMPEO 55 is well and truly launched! Now it’s time for the production-sized machines to be sent out.
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.
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.
寒さを吹き飛ばす熱い商談 – Buss AG、ロシアInterplastica展に出展
冬のロシアは万人向けではありませんが、ブッスのスタッフにとってモスクワでのInterplastica展への参加は、大変有意義な体験となりました。
動画で見るブッス – Philip Nising CEOが語るCOMPEO発売までの道のり
このビデオでは、Buss AGのCEOであるPhilip Nisingが、同社のイノベーションとエンジニアリングを象徴する新製品「COMPEO」の開発に費やした過去数年間におけるブッスの取り組みを振り返ります。
COMPEO特集: 木材との関係は？
何千年もの間、人類は木材を使って家、馬車、橋、船を造ってきました。亜麻や麻などの天然繊維はロープ、帆布、穀物袋の素材となりました。こうした歴史はコンパウンディングとどのように関係するのでしょう。
動画で見るブッス – Philip Nising CEOによるCOMPEOの紹介
2018年のブッスのハイライトは、新世代向け新型混練機「COMPEO」が順調な滑り出しです。ブッスのスタッフは2年間この目標に向かってたゆまない努力を続けてきました。
動画で見るブッス – Philip Nising CEOによる会社紹介
ビデオシリーズ第一弾では、Philip Nising CEOが当社について語ります。
展示会 – 2018年冬シーズンで有終の美
ブッスは米フロリダ州オーランドで開催されたプラスチック展示会「NPE」で次世代向け新型混練機「COMPEO」を初披露しました。
世界で積極的なプロモーション活動:「2018コンパウンディング知的製造サミット」
中国メーカーPlaschain社主催による「2018コンパウンディング知的製造サミット」が2018年11月16～17日ルネッサンス蘇州ホテルで開催されました。サミットの中心は、コスト削減と生産効率向上という次の時代の課題に向けた製造プロセス改善でした。
中国・上海市松江区に新オフィス開設 – 開業イベントを開催
150人以上のお客様、現地当局の代表者、ビジネスパートナー、協会や科学機関の代表者の方が、この当社にとって特別な日を共に祝いました。今後ブッスは総力を挙げてて中国市場を積極的に攻略していくことを目指します。
Buss AG、中国新子会社を正式開業
Buss AGは、カレンダー供給の混練に関して50年以上の実績があります。こうした経験を基に、ブッスの混練技術は、ポリ塩化ビニル（PVC）からゴム、TPU、ポリエチレン、ポリエチレンテレフタレート（PET）まで、あらゆる素材のカレンダー供給に理想的なシステムとなっています。
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.
Compounding World – A close look at COMPEO
Our new compounding system COMPEO covers the whole spectrum of PVC applications. Thanks to its modular design, the COMPEO series can be precisely configured to meet the specific compounding application.
COMPEO Special – PVC Pelletizing
Our new compounding system COMPEO covers the whole spectrum of PVC applications. Thanks to its modular design, the COMPEO series can be precisely configured to meet the specific compounding application.
BUSS team in Shanghai: new premises, new possibilities!
The BUSS team in Shanghai moved into the new headquarters in Shanghai, China. We are proud to present our Shanghai team to our customers around the world.
BUSS around the world: this autumn’s trade fairs
The summer is coming to an end and we are excited about the upcoming trade fairs. BUSS is exhibiting at Iranplast in Tehran and at Wire China in Shanghai in less than two weeks.
Mr. Rongbao Gao Joins BUSS Compounding Solutions (Shanghai)
In order to optimally meet the specific needs for compounding solutions from high-end customers in the Chinese market, as well as providing enhanced services to customers in China and even the rest of Asia, Buss AG has invested in establishing a legal entity, BUSS Compounding Solutions (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. in Shanghai. Mr. Rongbao Gao has assumed the responsibility of the general manager since June 1st, 2018.
COMPEO – Special Cable Compounds
Withstanding the ingress of moisture, extremely good electrical resistance properties and flame retardancy, … The list of requirements for cable compounds is long and depends highly on its end uses.
COMPEO – Innovative control concept
The new COMPEO compounding system is equipped with a touch-screen control system that is based on a state of-the-art control system (Siemens or Allen Bradley) and features an OPC-UA interface for connection to higher-level IT architectures.
COMPEO – A glimpse back and a look ahead
It's half-time on the world premiere tour of our COMPEO compounding system.
COMPEO – the efficient allrounder among the compounding systems
The innovative concept of the new COMPEO compounder system consists of various components. Today we present the next component that ensures maximum compounding efficiency: the new COMPEO discharge concept.
COMPEO – Innovative discharge concept
The new COMPEO discharge unit is based on the principle of a conical twin screw, designed to run in a metered method. The entire controlled pressure build-up takes place in the slowly rotating twin screw.
Start Refurbishment
At BUSS, we’re proud to announce the start of refurbishment works for our machine assembly hall!
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 – A unique compounder concept for the polymer industry
The state-of-the-art compounding technology of COMPEO meets the extremely high requirements of the polymer industry: a wide range of applications, a large operating window, high flexibility and robustness, as well as consistent process stability, but also operational and operator safety, energy efficiency and reduced operating costs.
Solution for high-quality 220kV power cables for China
The optimum material composition for high-voltage power cables is still a major issue. Together with P&M Cable Consulting we have developed an individual solution for a Chinese cable manufacturer.
PLAST2018 in Milan
Four successful trade fair days in Milan are behind the BUSS team.
COMPEO – New configurable process zone
The fully configurable process zone of COMPEO compounders opens up completely new process engineering possibilities through the application of mixing and kneading elements with two to six rows of screw flights.
BUSS has developed the new COMPEO compounder generation
BUSS has developed the new COMPEO compounder generation to meet current and future plastics industry requirements. With its unique functions, COMPEO offers new, convincing advantages and benefits for a highly varied scope of application.
NPE 2018 in Orlando
Numerous discussions with customers and in-depth market analyses have made the demand increasingly concrete: high-quality compounds have the most important innovation and earnings potential in the polymer industry.
COMPEO – a perfect start at the NPE in Orlando
1.5 years development time... Countless hours in search of the best technological solutions to meet the needs of our demanding customers in the polymer and plastics industry… and now we can finally show our new state-of-the-art Compounder COMPEO to the world public!