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business EUROPEAN www.european-business.com TARTLER GmbH Relystrasse 48 64720 Michelstadt Germany +49 6061 96720 +49 6061 9672295 Ƽ [email protected] www.tartler.com Interview with Udo Tartler, Managing Director of TARTLER GmbH Mixing up the market Whether we realize it or not, pastes and synthetic resins surround us in our everyday lives. Manufacturers of propellers for wind turbines or shaped components containing fiberglass or composite materials would be left out of the mix without machines from TARTLER GmbH. The German company specializes in customized processing machines for pastes and resins. “Our main product is a rotating mixing head for plastics,” says Udo Tartler, Managing Director of TARTLER GmbH. “It eliminates special waste disposal, so it’s eco- friendly. Over 90% of our systems operate using this mixing head.” The rotating mixer is not the only feather in TARTLER’s cap, how- ever: The company has registered 13 new patents in recent years, and new products are constantly in development. “We are working on a vacuum device to be launched later this year,” Mr. Tartler reveals. “It presses the air out of the mate- rial completely. That’s important because air in the material could lead to contamination or splatter.” With the vacuum device, a sup- plier drum can be changed with the push of a button, allowing pro- ducers to switch materials quickly. TARTLER produces machines worth up to 600,000 EUR, and its modular production means every machine is one of a kind. “All of our machines are customized,” the Managing Director says. “We discuss all the details – the work- ing conditions of the machine, the materials – with the customer. It seems that most people know exactly what they don’t want only after a machine has been deliv- ered. We avoid that by talking with the customer prior to production. We work with their ideas from the outset to give them what they need.” In line with this, service has top priority at TARTLER. Compre- hensive pre-delivery information stops potential problems in their tracks. “We also have extensive spare parts because we know that machine downtimes mean low productivity for our customers,” Mr. Tartler highlights. “From our innovative strength to our short reaction times, we’re there to sup- port our customers.” Companies that work with close contour paste, resin transfer moulding, encapsulation or other production processes count on TARTLER. 65% of the company’s production is destined for foreign markets, including Turkey, India, Russia, Brazil, China, South Africa and Australia. “We were at the right place at the right time,” Mr. Tartler says of its global reach. “The components are readily available, and maintenance costs are low. These factors have given us a solid reputation in the market.” New trends in the mixing market include wet combustion processing and vacuum infusion, which requires new kinds of resins. TARTLER aims to face these new challenges with new patents. “We supply custom- ized machines, and demand is sure to increase,” the Managing Director says. “And if we continue with patents as planned, I won’t be too concerned about our future.” ❙ An employee from TARTLER adjusts an adhesive paste TARTLER’s rotating mixing head is the company’s core product
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Interview with Udo Tartler, Managing Director of TARTLER GmbH
Mixing up the marketWhether we realize it or not, pastes and synthetic resins surround us in our everyday lives. Manufacturers of propellers for wind turbines or shaped components containing fiberglass or composite materials would be left out of the mix without machines from TARTLER GmbH. The German company specializes in customized processing machines for pastes and resins.
“Our main product is a rotating
mixing head for plastics,” says
Udo Tartler, Managing Director of
TARTLER GmbH. “It eliminates
special waste disposal, so it’s eco-
friendly. Over 90% of our systems
operate using this mixing head.”
The rotating mixer is not the only
feather in TARTLER’s cap, how-
ever: The company has registered
13 new patents in recent years,
and new products are constantly in
development. “We are working on
a vacuum device to be launched
later this year,” Mr. Tartler reveals.
“It presses the air out of the mate-
rial completely. That’s important
because air in the material could
lead to contamination or splatter.”
With the vacuum device, a sup-
plier drum can be changed with
the push of a button, allowing pro-
ducers to switch materials quickly.
TARTLER produces machines
worth up to 600,000 EUR, and its
modular production means every
machine is one of a kind. “All of
our machines are customized,”
the Managing Director says. “We
discuss all the details – the work-
ing conditions of the machine,
the materials – with the customer.
It seems that most people know
exactly what they don’t want only
after a machine has been deliv-
ered. We avoid that by talking with
the customer prior to production.
We work with their ideas from
the outset to give them what they
need.” In line with this, service has
top priority at TARTLER. Compre-
hensive pre-delivery information
stops potential problems in their
tracks. “We also have extensive
spare parts because we know that
machine downtimes mean low
productivity for our customers,”
Mr. Tartler highlights. “From our
innovative strength to our short
reaction times, we’re there to sup-
port our customers.”
Companies that work with close
contour paste, resin transfer
moulding, encapsulation or other
production processes count on
TARTLER. 65% of the company’s
production is destined for foreign
markets, including Turkey, India,
Russia, Brazil, China, South Africa
and Australia. “We were at the right
place at the right time,” Mr. Tartler
says of its global reach. “The
components are readily available,
and maintenance costs are low.
These factors have given us a solid
reputation in the market.” New
trends in the mixing market include
wet combustion processing and
vacuum infusion, which requires
new kinds of resins. TARTLER aims
to face these new challenges with
new patents. “We supply custom-
ized machines, and demand is
sure to increase,” the Managing
Director says. “And if we continue
with patents as planned, I won’t be
too concerned about our future.” ❙
An employee from TARTLER adjusts an adhesive paste
TARTLER’s rotating mixing head is the company’s core product
