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tive under the motto PÖPPEL- MANN blue® bundles activities throughout the company that aim to promote a recycling economy. “Because the transition from a linear economy to a circular one is ecologically necessary. With PÖP- PELMANN blue®, we do our best to achieve a closed material loop in which the plastic used comes from the exact same value-added stage. This means, for instance, that a product made by us ends up in a recycling bin after use, it then goes through reprocessing, and nally becomes a new product made entirely from recycled mate- rial”, explains Matthias Lesch, Head of Marketing and Innova- tion.
KAPSTO® protective caps and plugs – from a single-use part to a new product
The Pöppelmann KAPSTO® division
manufactures injection-moulded plastic protective elements for various applications. The KAPSTO® product family includes protective plugs and caps, grips and screw caps as well as custom-made components for optimum protec- tion of external threads, bolts, cables, etc. during manufactur- ing, storage and transport. For instance, they protect inner and outer contours from mechanical damage and prevent the penetra- tion of dirt into sensitive, safe- ty-relevant and function-critical components. The KAPSTO® pro- tective elements are produced for a wide variety of target markets including, for instance, manufac- turers and suppliers in the auto- motive, mechanical engineering, construction, electronics, hydrau- lics, aerospace, pneumatics and measurement and control tech-
Closed material loop: A protective element is transformed into a new one
Technical Papers