K 2007, Unicor GmbH sets new bar in corrugator design

The theme for Unicor at the show was "Service, Quality, Solutions and Innovations" which is the focus of the company today. They had ample projects to demonstrate their recent innovations, including the new fast changeover mid sized double wall die tooling, the new UC1200 and UC1800 American market model of shuttle corrugator and the recent launch of their new econo model of UC58 corrugator.

On the Tuesday prior to the show they had an open house at the Unicor manufacturing facility in Hassfurt to demonstrate the new UC1800. There were companies from Europe, South America and the United States there to watch a startup and the running of 48" ID pipe. All who attended thought the line was impressive in its simplicity, and a design that should present Unicor many opportunities in the large diameter corrugator market. Of special interest to many was the 24" mold block carrier design allowing for compatibility to existing profiles, and even more interesting was a parking station capability to handle a cuff mold of different length from the pipe molds.

Via internet video broadcast visitors of UNICOR´s booth used the opportunity to view the UC 1800 live in production process at UNICOR´s technical lab in Hassfurt, Germany. During this broadcast UNICOR also presented its new remote maintenance system that is optionally included in the UC 1800. With this tool UNICOR´s service engineers can look into the machine control by internet connection in order to solve problems. The advantage of this system allows Unicor to perform remote training and troubleshooting so that downtimes can be reduced to a minimum, thereby saving money.

The first morning of the show opened with the launch of the new Unicor web site at www.unicor.com. A fresh clean look with ample information about the Unicor products and corrugating techniques engage the users of the new site.

During the show the booth was steady, and often crowded as customers and prospects from all over the world visited to talk about their corrugated pipe interests. They were engaged by many of the key sales, technical and service staff from Unicor who attended the show. No matter what they wanted to talk about their was somebody from Unicor with the expertise to assist in the answer, and with the many language skills offered by the Unicor sales department it was easy to communicate.

The 2007 show was one to remember, not by the typical competitive antics of other corrugator competitors, but by the great interest in Unicor's quality products and solutions for corrugated pipe production.