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In an exc/usive interview, Marcus Flügel, Sale Manager SEA, Fagus-Grecon Greten GmbH Co KG talks to Goh Tz'en Long about GreCo business activities in the Asia Pacific region. Q. Can you tell us more about GreCon's products and services? A. There are two different fjelds we are specialised in. We offer a wide range of measuring technology for quality control and product optimisation as weil as spark detection and extinguishment systems für fire prevention. While supplying spark detection and extinguishment systems to almost all branches of industry, besides the wood andwood based panel industry, we offer measuring technology mainly to the wood based panel industry. Q. What kind of technology do your measurement systems employ? A. Starting with the materials, we have the so-called plug-up detectors to monitor the material flow within cyclones, moisture analysers to monitor the moisture content of bulk materials during the production process, andthen, especiallyforthe particleboard, fibreboard and aSB iridustry, we offer different systems to monitor and regulate the mal spreading. The material distribution not only significantly influences the panel quality, hut also the producl,ion Gasts.To give our customers the possibility to exert an influence, we introduced a new system to measure the material distribution at the LlGNA 2005. This system, called DIEFFENSOR, makelSa continuous measurement ovar the entire mal width possible. Due to the complete scanning of the mal, the system can characterise the material distribution in longitudinal and cross directiol1s, recognise foreign bodies within the mal and thu~ actively protect the steel belt. Of coUrse, our product range is completed by measuring systems für installatiol1afterthe press. In this position, online density profile measuring systems, bond analysers and thickness gauges support our customers in the optimisation of quality and Gasts.
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Thäfinal customerwill, of course, be happyto receive excellerit boards, but no one will pay für these excellent boards, they will pay für the quality they are looking at, so Qurtarget is to help our customers to achieve Ibis certain level of quality. Q. HQ'4l
do you feel about business prospects in the
Asia Pacific region? A. Besides the breathtaking development in China, the development in Southeast Asia is rather cautious. However, one mußt not forget thaI we experienced an enormous increasein SoutlJeast Asia in the palSt two years, especially regarding the particleboard capacities. Therefore, Southeast Asia is and remains a very important market für usoBesides new investments, system expansions and increasesin capacity through optimisation of the existing systems playa big roje für us.Th.e established customers know what they have when they install our measuring
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