IPCO’s Turnkey Process Solutions for Advanced Composite Materials

IPCO is a leading manufacturer of industrial processing systems, delivering turnkey solutions for advanced composite materials production.

The company’s portfolio encompasses market-leading double belt press and scattering systems, high precision thin film casting technologies, and an extensive range of web converting solutions, including unwinding and winding equipment. Also included is the ThermoPress system, a multi-stage solution that can be integrated into highly efficient systems incorporating other IPCO process technologies.

IPCO’s systems are widely used in the production of composite materials with applications across the Automotive, Aerospace, Flooring, Construction, Non-Woven, Textile, and Recycling industries. Another key sector is next-generation energy, with applications including separators and membranes for batteries and fuel cells, and high-strength lightweight EV components.

ThermoPress Double Belt Presses

IPCO’s ThermoPress double belt press range is unique in encompassing technology based on PTFE belts, steel belts, or a combination of both. Systems are configurable to handle everything from low-pressure consolidation to high-pressure, high-temperature applications such as thermoset/thermoplastic materials.

ScatterPro Precision Scattering

IPCO ScatterPro systems enable precision scattering of powders, granulates or fibers. The FX model is designed to handle high-volume waste streams such as synthetic and natural fibers, production trim waste, glass fiber waste, and even decommissioned wind turbine blades. This ultra-versatile system can process dissimilar products (e.g. wood, foam, glass, plastic) without separating, and can create a web/batt up to 100 mm thick.

Thin Film Casting Lines

IPCO’s film casting system can be used in conjunction with the company’s Venturi drying technology to dramatically improve the casting process, enabling the production of films, tapes, and membranes to exceptionally narrow tolerances.

 Web Handling Systems

IPCO’s recent acquisition of US-based web converting equipment manufacturer New Era Converting has significantly enhanced its turnkey capabilities. By bringing coating, laminating, embossing, calendaring, and other technologies under the same roof as its press and film casting equipment, IPCO can now deliver an even broader range of end-to-end production solutions.

New Productivity Center

IPCO’s new Productivity Center in Fellbach, near Stuttgart, provides a showcase for its full range of production solutions for composite materials. The facility enables customers to carry out process testing, product development and small-scale batch production on press, scattering, and film casting lines, as well as associated upstream equipment.

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