Finger Betonfertigteile/BFS Casagrande

Durable, fit for service and absolutely tight

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The BFS inliner press system enables effortless industrial production of large quantities

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Team spirit at its best: Bernd Thielmann, general manager of Finger Beton Westerburg GmbH & Co. KG, and Klaus Müller, general manager of BFS Betonfertigteilesysteme GmbH, closely collaborated with each other in the Ecoresist development process

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Figure: BFS Casagrande

Ecoresist socket

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The pipe joint is at the core of the new design, as Martin Franz, Technical Director of Finger Group, explains

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A robot arm grabs the yellow liner and places it on the packer-head machine in its insertion position

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The pressing mandrel has completed its top-down movement into the liner and has engaged with the press head

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Figure. BFS Casagrande

Plant manager Achim Schwarz shared his comprehensive expertise and got closely involved in designing the production process

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Finger Betonfertigteile and BFS jointly developed the manufacturing process for the Ecoresist liner pipe. This new pipe is resistant to highly aggressive wastewater and has a huge market potential.

In Europe, businesses are faced with a real challenge when trying to increase sales. National markets are mature since there are at least a dozen manufacturers of any given product. Sales areas and price segments are shared between companies. This situation is hardly different in the neighboring European countries, which means that expansion into other regions is often unviable.

The only remaining option is to grow by innovation. This is what should also apply to underground pipes in the near future, at least according to the hopes of pipe manufacturer Finger Betonfertigteile and equipment...