Rising plastic prices confront the industry with enormous challenges. Manufacturers and processors for all types of plastics are equally affected. There is no end in sight to the price increases. Thus, new solutions for savings have to be found. In extrusion, costs can be specifically compensated by using sustainable measuring technology as an example calculation shows.

SIKORA AG was awarded as “Germany’s innovation leader 2022” by the F.A.Z.-Institut. The worldwide patent applications of companies operating in Germany were analyzed for the study. As a leading company for measuring and control technology, SIKORA is among the winners of the study.