MachinePoint is expanding its global presence by opening new offices in India and North Africa to capitalize on growth opportunities in those markets. It believes used European plastic processing equipment has a great market in these areas. MachinePoint has appointed Rohan Shahane as manager for East/Southern Africa and India, and Mouhammad Al Habib Charrada as manager for its new Tunisia office. The latest version of TSM's Multi Blend gravimetric blender can handle up to 12 material components simultaneously and features automatic cleaning between recipes. It can supply material to multiple machines from a centralized location.

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MachinePoint
global
TSM ‘Multi
goes Blend’ can
handle up to 12
Rohan Shahane, ex-Windsor India, is MachinePoint’s components
new man for Southern and East Africa The latest version
of the Multi Blend™
IN great market in these areas. It can allow gravimetric blender
RESPONSE to plastic processors to produce high quality from TSM of Ireland,
continuous growth products that could compete in the the TSM3000, can handle up to 12
opportunities and increasing market international markets. individual material components at any
given time with total automatic
demand for good quality used European The key for producing high quality
cleaning between recipes. The unit can
machinery for the plastic and beverage products is to have a good technology. As
be centrally located, supplying any
industries, MachinePoint Consultants is we all know, European brands have no number of machines. The use of
expanding its global presence by rivalry in terms of quality and buying them centralized off-line blending to feed
opening offices in India and North Africa. as used, makes the deal more attractive multiple machines has many cost
MachinePoint is one of the largest and affordable,” said Rodriguez. advantages, such as the elimination of
trading organisations dealing with used MachinePoint has recently appointed gravimetric blenders for each machine.
plastic processing machinery in Europe. Rohan Shahane as its new manager for Thereafter, individual material recipes
It has sold equipment to more than 55 the East-Southern Africa/Indian are simply entered into the TSM central
blender control panel. When a machine
different countries to the satisfaction of subcontinent markets. Rohan is an
requests a material fill, the TSM
both buyers and previous machinery honours graduate in Polymer blender prepares the required job
owners, said MD Cesar Rodriguez. Engineering from London Metropolitan recipe, mixes the material, before
Headquartered in Spain, MachinePoint University who most recently worked at conveying it off to the respective
has a presence in the ‘mature’ markets of Windsor Machines Ltd in India. machine. Finally, the blender’s
Western Europe along with rapidly Mouhammad Al Habib Charrada is the automatic self-cleaning feature is
developing markets in Eastern Europe. new manager of the MachinePoint North initiated in anticipation of the next fill
“We have great plans for our expansion Africa office in Tunisia. request or masterbatch change.
in Asia and Africa. We believe that good www.tsm-controls.com.
www.machinepoint.com
quality used European machinery has a
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