About us
Company history
Nordplug Kunststoffwerk was founded in 1969 in Helsinki, Finland, and was the world’s first manufacturer of plastic bungs for winding cores. Since then, we have been producing large quantities of bungs from recycled plastics. The major advantages compared to bungs, which until then had only been made from glued chipboard, include lower weight, freedom from dust, and moisture resistance. These improved properties enabled their use in many different industries. Today, the product range includes sturdy plastic bungs and roll supports in many different designs. The standard product range covers core diameters from 38 mm to 305 mm.
In mid-1974, to better serve European customers, another plant was commissioned in Langen, Germany, near Frankfurt am Main. At the end of 1997, the plant in Finland was closed, and all production was relocated to Langen.
At the end of 2002, construction of a new production facility began in Bad Vilbel. At the end of March 2003, the entire production and administration were relocated to Bad Vilbel.
In 2011, over 45 million plastic parts for the packaging sector were manufactured from approximately 1,000 tons of recycled plastic. Further new developments are in preparation, which are expected to lead to positive sales growth.
In 2009, investments were made in a new 1,300-ton KraussMaffei injection molding machine, and in 2021, a 1,600-ton KraussMaffei injection molding machine to produce large-format injection-molded parts weighing up to 12.5 kg. Applications include: panels, beverage crates, storage crates, plastic pallets, barrels, tubs, and other plastic containers. Typical materials processed are HDPE, LDPE, ABS, ASA, and PP. The range of processed materials has been expanded to include ABS, PA, and PC through a combination of warm air and dry air dryers. Thanks to a new, modern mixing and dosing system, we are also able to add up to 50% filler to the material, depending on the part weight, to further reduce the cost of your injection-molded parts or increase their rigidity.
Starting in 2022, 100% of our electricity needs will be covered by electricity from renewable sources. A 144 kWp PV system has also been installed.
The expansion and modernization of production, both in terms of time and quantity, enables more flexible and short-term delivery to our customers.
Our production
We manufacture our own plastics product range. It includes plugs, pipe parts, lids, and spool bodies for packaging paper and film rolls, as well as winding spools with injection weights from 8 g to 8.5 kg.
To further utilize our 24/7 production capacity, we manufacture products and assemblies for the construction, civil engineering, and photovoltaic industries, such as duct inserts, base plates, crates, boxes, and plastic pallets weighing from 0.5 to 12.0 kg. The assemblies are injection molded and fully assembled in-house.
We primarily manufacture with the following materials:
LDPE, HDPE, PP, ABS, ASA, PC, PA, PBT, and others upon request.
We strive to manufacture all products from 100% recycled plastic. In addition, we use 100% renewable electricity.
We specialize in manufacturing injection-molded parts from Resy material to protect the environment and reduce raw material costs for our customers. We utilize our expertise, static and gravimetric mixers, fresh and dry air dryers, mills, and other necessary equipment.
Mold maintenance and minor repairs are performed in our own workshop. We construct new, complex molds with a German mold-making company. To reduce the costs of mold construction for simpler molds, we have been successfully collaborating with Chinese and Turkish mold makers for years.
Our machine park consists of 8 injection molding machines:
1 x clamping force up to 80 t and injection weights up to 120 g (PS)
1 x clamping force up to 200 t and injection weights up to 705 g
2 x up to 350 t and injection weights up to 1400 g
1 x clamping force up to 420 t and injection weights up to 2000 g
1 x clamping force up to 500 t and injection weights up to 2100 g
1 x clamping force up to 1300 t and injection weights up to 6900 g
1 x clamping force up to 1600 t and injection weights up to 6945 g
1 granulator for grinding parts up to 450 mm
1 large granulator for grinding parts up to 1000 mm
All injection molding machines are equipped with removal robots and other equipment. We manufacture 24/7 and can be reached at any time via our emergency telephone number in case of an emergency.
