News items July 2017

“Today, we have one of the most powerful machines on the market.“ Following a thorough selection process, Hans-Peter Kremer, technical developer at Thommen AG is sure that he made the right choice with the fully-automatic channel baling press HSM VK 12018 R FU. The machine from HSM is unbeatable in terms of robustness, efficiency and reliability. However, while searching for a successor to a 20-year-old pre-press flap press, Thommen AG had some surprises. With eleven sites, Thommen AG is one of the leading recycling companies in Switzerland. The subsidiary Halter Rohstoff AG in Biel collects and compresses pre-pressed cardboard (B19) and loose plastic sheets. Annual volume: 25 000 tons. Mr Kremer then made contact with HSM after reading about the company in an article in a recycling trade journal. He was “very impressed“ by a visit to the HSM plant in Salem, Lake Constance and saw how high the share of in-house production is at HSM. “Made in Germany“ is very important to the recycler and, especially, to his boss Dr. Tobias

GUPA - responsible for Italy and Switzerland As of July 2017 our customers in Italy and the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland are exclusively served by the company GUPA. The multilingual team represents leading foreign firms from the sector of polymer processing and the bulk solid industry. The company, which was founded in 1970, is specialized in distributing high-quality machinery and equipment that is in accordance with the latest technological standards and usually protected by patents. The large representative pool enables GUPA to offer its customers an excellent mixture of highly competitive technologies. RHEWUM has a very positive outlook for the joint cooperation and is looking forward to the competent consultation and service for its Italian and Swiss customers as well as those interested in its screening equipment. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact the GUPA Srl directly: Via R. Bertieri, 2 - 20146 Milano (MI), Italy Telefon: +39 02 48952242 E-Mail: customerservice@gupa.it

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DARDA attachments & BROKK demolition robots - ”Dreamteam” In the summer of 2016, the complete core removal and demolition of the ”Zeilgalerie” shopping center in the so-called ”Zeil”, one of the central shopping streets of Frankfurt am Main in Germany. For this purpose, several BROKK demolition robots as well as various attachments from DARDA GmbH were successfully used by contracting company ANTAL Abbruch & Baumanagement GmbH from Frankfurt. Several BROKK demolition robots and diverse DARDA attachment tools demonstrated their abilities in this prestigious project. The DARDA Multi Cutter MC200 proved to be a true cutting wonder: It cut pipes, cables, metal brackets and struts, air-conditioning ducts, steel supports, railings, installation rails, drywall frames and paneling. The steel shears from DARDA GmbH, Blumberg, really tore into the reinforced concrete elements, Holorib panels and steel frame. Due to the location of the Zeilgalerie between two well-visited department stores in which sales activities could