Press
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Global Sales Meeting 2025
(June 11, 2025)
As ONE joint team – with sales colleagues from Mixing and Curing – we enjoyed our Global Sales Meeting from 4th to 5th June at our location in Hamburg. It was a thoroughly positive experience to strengthen cooperation, information exchange and customer focus.
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Perfect cooperation
(February 13, 2025)
Tire manufacturing is a highly complex process. This makes it all the more important that the systems used are automated in a flexible and scalable way. This is why the HF Group relies on a decentralized automation concept from Murrelektronik - with IO-Link - for its Curemaster PCR tire press. This reduces the wiring time from around 200 hours to just 60 hours.
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Together for more customer value.
(April 26, 2024)
HF is pleased to inform that HF Mixing Group and HF TireTech Group from
now on will operate under the umbrella of the HF Group with one joint
management team.
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HF announces a new member of the board.
(October 16, 2023)
Starting September 1st Karsten Stern stepped into HF Management board.
Together with Mr Zoran Uranjek he will lead HF TireTech Group`s and HF FoodTech Group`s
future business.
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Anuga FoodTec, March 19-22, 2024, Cologne
(October 09, 2023)
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Interpack Processing & Packaging, May 7-13, 2026, Duesseldorf
(October 09, 2023)
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AOCS, April 28 – May 1, 2024, Montréal, Québec, Canada
(October 09, 2023)
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RubberTech Expo, September 19-21, 2024, Shanghai
(October 09, 2023)
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Pro Sweets, January 28-31, 2024, Cologne
(October 09, 2023)
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TireTech Expo, March 19-21, 2024, Hanover
(October 09, 2023)
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EFPRA - European Fat Processors and Renderers Association, June 12-15, 2024, Amsterdam
(October 09, 2023)
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EuroFedLipid Congress & Expo, October 12-25, 2025, Leipzig
(October 09, 2023)
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GRTC, June 13-14, 2024, Chennai
(October 09, 2023)
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Gulfood Manufacturing, 2023, Dubai
(November 07 - 09, 2023)
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HF`s real-time monitoring in a live-stream at TireTech Expo
(June 05, 2023)
At this year's TireTechExpo Dr. Bernd Pape and his team presented the HF Xplore real-time monitoring system with the help of a live stream to the HF manufacturing & R&D halls in Hamburg.
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HF TireTech Group announces Warren Rudman as Executive Vice President
(May 31, 2023)
HF TireTech Group announces Warren Rudman as Executive Vice President.
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HF wins the TireTechnology Supplier Award of the Year
(March 23, 2023)
HF wins the TireTechnology Supplier Award of the Year
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Driving Innovation in Curing Presses. Kevin Rolfe in an interview with Sharad Matade, Tyre Trends
(March 23, 2023)
Driving Innovation in Curing Presses. Kevin Rolfe in an interview with Sharad Matade, Tyre Trends
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Changes in the Management Board of HF GROUP in Hamburg.
(January 18, 2023)
Starting November 1st, 2022 Zoran Uranjek has entered the Management Board of HF in Hamburg.
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EFPRA
(June 07 - 10, 2023)
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Rubber Tech Expo, 2023
(September 04 - 06, 2023)
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TireTechnology Expo, March
(March 21 - 23, 2023)
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AOCS, 2023, Denver, USA
(April 30, 2023 - May 05, 2023)
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EuroFedLipid, 2023, Poznan, Poland
(September 17 - 20, 2023)
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Interpack, 2023, Duesseldorf, Germany
(May 04 - 10, 2023)
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Digitalising Tyre Production
(August 15, 2022)
HF TireTech Group upcoming range of digital solutions will monitor several parameters in the curing process, like cycle times, movements of the machines etc. One of the exhibitors at the Tire Technology Expo, 2022 that was held in Hannover, Germany was HF Group. Dr Bernd Pape, Digital Solutions, HF Group, highlighted the company’s plans to develop a new product line that will enable its customers to digitally monitor tire curing machines more effectively, the significance of sharing data and having trusted partnerships.
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HF TireTech Group introduces Condition Monitoring at TireTech Expo, Hannover
(May 30, 2022)
Dr. Bernd Pape introduced the digital monitoring of the tire curing process.
Improvement of machine performance, monitoring the cycle time of tire curing,
early warnings, indication of triggers for a continuous increase in cycle time,
reduce actual cycle time by an average of up to 10-20 seconds per tire cure cycle
and an increase tire curing capacity. These are only a few of the customer benefits.
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Innovative Technologies Lead To Sustainable Manufacturing, Higher Performance and Protect Environment, Tyre Trends, February 22
(February 16, 2022)
Sustainability must be a holistic approach
Creating sustainability throughout the entire manufacturing process is the
current challenge. To meet this challenge, it is necessary to implement the
most modern techniques in the buildings, factories, in the production, in the
machines and new technologies. The new technologies accurately monitor
the manufacturing process, analyse it to operate effective maintenance that
saves costs, conserve materials and ensure that production never stops and
moreover deliver high performance….
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Innovative Technologies Lead To Sustainable Manufacturing, Higher Performance and Protect Environment
(February 16, 2022)
Sustainability must be a holistic approach
Creating sustainability throughout the entire manufacturing process is the
current challenge. To meet this challenge, it is necessary to implement the
most modern techniques in the buildings, factories, in the production, in the
machines and new technologies. The new technologies accurately monitor
the manufacturing process, analyse it to operate effective maintenance that
saves costs, conserve materials and ensure that production never stops and
moreover deliver high performance….
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EFPRA
(May 25 - 28, 2022)
Vilamoura, Portugal
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AOCS Annual Meeting & Expo
(May 01 - 04, 2022)
Georgia, Atlanta, USA
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ProSweets
(January 31, 2022 - February 02, 2022)
Cologne, Germany
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Oils&fats / Drinktec
(September 12 - 16, 2022)
Munich, Germany
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AnugaFoodTec
(April 26 - 29, 2022)
Cologne, Germany
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Rubber Tech Expo 2022, Shanghai
(September 06 - 08, 2022)
Shanghai, China
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TireTech Expo 2022, Hanover, Germany
(May 18 - 20, 2022)
Hanover, Germany
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ITEC Tire Show 2022
(September 13 - 15, 2022)
Akron, Ohio, USA
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GRTC Global Tyre & Rubber Conference 2022
(June 09 - 10, 2022)
Chennai, India
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HF FoodTech Group launches new stainless steel competence center
(October 22, 2021)
DMA Maschinen- und Anlagenbau GmbH & Co. KG (DMA), Schwarte Processing and Hänsel Group GmbH, three companies that were previously part of the Possehl Mittelstandsbeteiligungen business unit, together with HF Press+LipidTech, will be merged together to form a new business unit called HF FoodTech Group.
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Step inside HF`s virtual halls
(June 16, 2021)
The past months overwhelmed all of us by the pandemic. This forced us to re-think, re-structure and adjust our activities and communication methods in order to keep the workflow processes running.
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Render Magazin, June 2021
(June 14, 2021)
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Eyes on the future? A New Innovation leads the way on increased Capacity and Yield.
(May 03, 2021)
Global demand for the outputs of Animal By-Product Processing/Rendering is on an upward scale… read more
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TireTechnology Virtual Event
(June 15 - 18, 2021)
Virtual Event
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HF Ready for future challenges.
(February 15, 2021)
HF Group, the global machine manufacturer for the rubber, tire and edible oil industry, has moved onto the fast track of advanced digitalisation to take on future challenges.
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GRTC Global Tyre & Rubber Conference
(June 03 - 04, 2021)
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Reorganization within the Possehl Group
(January 28, 2021)
DMA Maschinen- und Anlagenbau GmbH & Co. KG (DMA), Schwarte Processing and Hänsel Group GmbH, three companies that were previously part of the Possehl Mittelstandsbeteiligungen business unit, together with HF Press+LipidTech, will be merged together to form a new business unit called HF FoodTech Group.
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ITEC Virtual Event
(September 08 - 18, 2020)
ITEC Virtual Event
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Rubber Tech Expo, Shanghai
(September 15 - 17, 2021)
Shanghai, China
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We introduce ... the HF Runners!
(February 03, 2020)
The running group, currently consisting of Patrick Kerscher, Christel Meyer, Katharina Fromm, Rainer Schoßau, Carsten Kröger, regularly takes part in running events in and around Hamburg.
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HF TireTech Group joins the ATRC Tyre & Rubber Conference
(August 08, 2019)
Ulrich Busch, Sales Director TBM, introduced HF`s latest innovation on TBM in his presentation “Flexibility in tire manufacturing”.
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Curemaster TBR: Flexible and compact
(May 22, 2019)
HF Tire Tech Group has introduced a revolutionary curing press, HF Curemaster TBR, for the manufacturing of truck tires, which will set a new benchmark in truck tire manufacturing.
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HF TireTech Group wins the innovation award at TireTech Expo 2019
(May 10, 2019)
Dr. Seevers in an interview at the expo with the TireTechnology International, Andy Bradley.
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HF Group transfers its Extrusion Technology Business to TROESTER
(April 30, 2019)
Harburg-Freudenberger Maschinenbau GmbH, Hamburg, and TROESTER GmbH & Co. KG, based in Hanover, announce that the HF Group's Extrusion Technology Business Unit was transferred to TROESTER on May 1st, 2019. Following decades of designing and manufacturing extrusion equipment and related components, the HF Group has decided to transfer its Extrusion Technology Division to TROESTER, the renowned global leader in the Extrusion industry.
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Severe patent infringement in the market – HF defends their patents
(January 30, 2019)
HF is well known as an innovator and developer of advanced technologies for the tire manufacturing process. Since their founding, HF has introduced numerous innovative machine concepts through heavy investment in research & development and through the passion and know-how of its employees.
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Patentrechtsverletzungen: HF TireTech Group verteidigt sich
(January 30, 2019)
Die HF TireTech Group ist Innovator und Entwickler renommierter Technologien für die Reifenherstellung. Seit je her werde nicht nur mit Leidenschaft und Know-how sondern auch mit großen Investitionen Forschung & Entwicklung an verschiedenen Maschinenkonzepten betrieben, heißt es aus dem Unternehmen.
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HF TireTech Group launches their next innovative development in the market - HF Curemaster is the new benchmark in truck tire manufacturing.
(January 30, 2019)
Anticipating the desires of the market, HF`s R&D department has developed a new generation of curing presses. At the upcoming TireTech Expo HF will launch a new design and machine concept for the manufacturing of truck tires.
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HF TireTech Group launches its new Tire Building Machine “HF ONE” at the TireTech Expo.
(April 17, 2018)
Changes in the market pose new challenges for tire manufacturers in their production processes.
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HF advances new tire building machine
(November 30, 2017)
On the one hand, the variety of tires in the market is growing, especially for tire sizes larger than 17 ", which is gaining an above average share of the market. The thus resulting primary requirement for tire manufacturing is to enable production for quick code changes and at the same time to produce smaller lots.
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ECOVADIS CSR RANKING PLACES THE HF GROUP HAMBURG IN THE TOP 30%
(August 07, 2017)
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TireTechnology Expo 2017
(March 16, 2017)
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Harburg-Freudenberger Maschinenbau appoints recognized extrusion specialist.
(January 18, 2017)
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HF Group names Seevers Managing Director
(June 24, 2016)
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HF Group names Seevers Managing Director
(June 24, 2016)
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HF Group names Seevers Managing Director
(June 24, 2016)
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Review TireTechnology Expo, Hanover 2016
(March 07, 2016)
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oils+fats 2015 in Munich/München
(October 05, 2015)
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oils+fats 2015 in Munich/München
(October 05, 2015)
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oils+fats 2015 in Munich/München
(October 05, 2015)
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HF TireTech Group and Qingdao Doublestar expand their successful cooperation
(August 13, 2015)
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HF focuses on energy saving and efficiency
(June 23, 2015)
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HF joins the Asian Tyre & Rubber Conference, Chennai, India (June 12-13, 2015)
(June 23, 2015)
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Machine and process efficiency is the major area of R&D
(May 13, 2015)
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HF tracks energy-saving tire and small-lot trends
(April 13, 2015)
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TireTechnology Expo 2015 - once again a great success!
(February 17, 2015)
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HF introduces co-operation for the chinese market
(February 16, 2015)
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Innovative Technology for Biomass Processing
(October 14, 2014)
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Innovative Technology for Biomass Processing
(October 14, 2014)
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Innovative Technology for Biomass Processing
(October 14, 2014)
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HF Belišće has won the “Golden Key” award for the biggest Croatian exporter to the 10 biggest exporting countries.
(June 25, 2014)
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Quality prevails - HF TireTech Group are expanding their production capacities
(June 04, 2014)
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HF Press+LipidTech – After 160 years still the pace setter in our industry.
(February 17, 2014)
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TireTechnology-Expo 2014:
(February 17, 2014)
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HF Press+LipidTech – After 160 years still the pace setter in our industry.
(February 17, 2014)
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„Someone needs to take the lead!”
(January 08, 2014)
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Indian Rubber Journal
(September 09, 2013)
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HF at TireTechnology Expo 2013
(March 30, 2013)
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Smart Quintuplex head for cutting edge extrusion technology
(December 19, 2012)
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Tire Technology Exhibition, Cologne 2013
(December 19, 2012)
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HF Press+LipidTech delivers 12 presses to Washington (USA) - Long Version
(July 13, 2012)
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HF Press+LipidTech delivers 12 presses to Washington (USA) - Long Version
(July 13, 2012)
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HF Press+LipidTech delivers 12 presses to Washington (USA) - Long Version
(July 13, 2012)
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Innovation and service – that is us!
(June 22, 2012)
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The First Canola Full-Pressing Plant under Construction in Warden, WA (USA) - Short Version
(May 22, 2012)
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The First Canola Full-Pressing Plant under Construction in Warden, WA (USA) - Short Version
(May 22, 2012)
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The First Canola Full-Pressing Plant under Construction in Warden, WA (USA) - Short Version
(May 22, 2012)
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Introduction of the Tire Production Management Portal - or simply, a time-out from the grind of the trade fair in the HF lounge.
(April 23, 2012)
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"Our most daring expectations were surpassed"
(March 08, 2012)
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Building on experience
(December 14, 2011)
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oils+fats 2011
(October 05, 2011)
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“Economical Extrusion of Technical Rubber Goods”
(March 30, 2011)
Harburg-Freudenberger Maschinenbau appoints recognized extrusion specialist.
Since July 1st, 2016 Dr. Gerard Nijman is holding the position of Head of Extrusion Process Engineering at Harburg-Freudenberger Maschinenbau, the world´s leading tire equipment & machinery manufacturer in Hamburg, Germany.
Gerard Nijman was born in NL-Zutphen on December 3rd, 1958. He did his PhD project on the Origin of Molecular Orientation in Injection Moulded Products at the University Twente in NL-Enschede. From 1987 he started in the Technology Section of Vredestein Banden BV in NL-Enschede and after a few years he became Head of the Technology Section. Several investment projects in the “hot” area of the tire manufacturing factory have been carried out with the aid of Gerard. Among them are extrusion lines for tread, sidewalls and apex profiles as well as a mixing plant for silica compounds. From 2003 he was in charge of the concept development and industrialisation of the system "Active Front Spoiler" which was developed exclusively for a premium sportscar brand. The active frontspoiler is a system, based on a rubber moulded article, which deploys to its performing position depending on the speed of the car. After introduction of the spoiler to the market he went back to the technology section of Apollo Tyres, the company which took over Vredestein in 2009, where he was the principal senior specialist on extrusion worldwide responsible for the extrusion technology within Apollo Tyres.
“With this background I understand perfectly the requirements and special wishes customers have in the field of tread and sidewall extrusion and it is my task to transform these into innovative extrusion concepts. I am sure I can contribute significantly to the goals of the
HF GROUP with my long year experience in rubber extrusion.” so Gerard.
Gerard has published several articles and book chapters on rubber mixing and processing and holds more than 20 patents. He gives lectures on universities, courses and presentations on several aspects of rubber mixing, rheology and processing at the DIK (German Rubber Institute) in D-Hannover, the University of Twente, NL-Enschede and at rubber conferences in various locations of the world.
During the TireTech Expo, 2017, Dr. Gerard Nijman will hold a presentation on “A rheologically optimized extrusion line for tire components.”, February 15th, 11:30am.
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