Recently, with the continuous increase in the demand for wood-plastic products in the European market, the wood-plastic profile equipment produced by Qingdao Yongte Plastic Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ltd. has become a powerful assistant for many European wood-plastic product manufacturers, strongly empowering their market development.
As an important market for wood-plastic composite materials, Europe has developed extremely rapidly in recent years. According to data from market research institutions, the scale of the European wood-plastic composite material market has grown at an average annual compound growth rate of 8.5% in the past five years, from 2.5 billion euros in 2018 to 3.7 billion euros in 2023. It is expected that by 2030, the market size will exceed 6 billion euros. In the field of construction, the application of wood-plastic materials is becoming more and more extensive. At present, the application of wood-plastic flooring in the outdoor flooring of new residential buildings has reached 35%, and it is increasing at a rate of 5% per year; in the exterior wall decoration of commercial buildings, the proportion of wood-plastic profiles has increased from less than 5% 10 years ago to 18% today, and it is expected to further increase to 30% in the future. In the home furnishing field, the market share of wood-plastic furniture is also steadily expanding, and the market growth rate of wood-plastic furniture in some European countries exceeds 15%.
From the perspective of environmental protection, the advantages of wood-plastic composite materials are extremely prominent. Every ton of wood-plastic products produced can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 0.85 tons compared with traditional plastic products; compared with traditional wood products, it can save about 3.2 cubic meters of wood. Based on the annual output of 2.5 million tons of wood-plastic products in Europe, it can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 2.125 million tons per year, which is equivalent to the annual emissions of 530,000 cars, and save 8 million cubic meters of wood, which is of great significance to the protection of forest resources and the mitigation of climate change.
Yongte Plastic Machinery has developed and produced wood-plastic profile equipment in response to the needs of the European market, and its advantages are fully demonstrated. When producing wood-plastic outdoor flooring, the flooring produced by the equipment has excellent weather resistance and can withstand 6,000 hours of ultraviolet radiation in the extreme climate of Europe without obvious fading or deformation after testing by an authoritative testing agency. It has excellent waterproof performance. In the long-term immersion test, the water absorption rate is only 0.4%, which is far below the industry average. It has outstanding wear resistance. After simulating 300,000 pedestrian trampling tests, the surface wear is minimal, which can perfectly adapt to the complex and changeable climate conditions in Europe. In the production of wood-plastic doors and windows, the equipment ensures that the profile size accuracy is controlled within ±0.08mm, far exceeding the industry standard of ±0.3mm. The good structural strength makes the thermal insulation performance of doors and windows 35% higher than that of traditional doors and windows, and the sound insulation performance is improved by 30%.
On the technical level, Yongte Plastic Machinery's wood-plastic profile equipment adopts advanced screw and barrel design and optimized processing technology to achieve efficient and stable production. The screw is made of special alloy material, and after precision processing and heat treatment, it has super wear resistance and corrosion resistance. The screw thread design is unique, and the pitch and thread depth have been optimized for multiple rounds. It can achieve efficient shearing and mixing when conveying materials, so that plastics and wood fibers are fully mixed and plasticized in a short time, ensuring stable product quality. The barrel is made of high-quality materials, and the special internal lining structure effectively reduces material adhesion and ensures smooth material flow. Through precise temperature control, the error can be controlled at ±0.8℃. Combined with the wide adjustment range of the screw speed of 0-1500 rpm, the wood-plastic composite material can be evenly formed during the extrusion process to reduce product defects. Actual production data shows that the defective rate of products produced using this equipment is only 1.5%, which is far lower than the industry average defective rate of 8%. The highly automated production process control of the equipment is a highlight. The introduction of advanced PLC control system can automatically complete a series of processes such as feeding, mixing, extrusion, and shaping, and adjust in real time according to preset parameters to ensure production continuity and product quality consistency. A standard production line can produce 400-600 kg per hour. Compared with traditional equipment, the production efficiency is increased by 50% and the labor cost is reduced by 40%.
A well-known European wood-plastic product manufacturer has achieved remarkable results after introducing Yongte Plastic Machinery's equipment. Product quality has been greatly improved and production efficiency has increased by 35%. The relevant person in charge of the company said: "Yongte Plastic Machinery's equipment has excellent performance, which helps us to produce high-quality wood-plastic products that are more in line with the needs of the European market. With the help of these equipment, we have successfully developed new customer groups and further expanded our product market share. In the past year, our sales have increased by 45% year-on-year, of which new customers accounted for 35% of the performance." In addition, Yongte Plastic Machinery provides European customers with comprehensive after-sales service and technical support. The company's professional technical team can respond within 12 hours after receiving customer needs. During the equipment installation process, technicians provide on-site guidance to ensure that the equipment is put into use smoothly; for customer operators, detailed operation training is provided to enable them to master the equipment operation skills and maintenance points; once the equipment fails, the technical team can quickly provide remote diagnosis or on-site maintenance services to minimize equipment downtime and ensure customer production operations.
According to statistics, the average repair time for equipment failure is 3 hours, which is significantly shorter than the industry average of 8 hours, and the normal operation time of equipment accounts for as high as 98.5%. With the continuous development of the European WPC market, Yongte Plastic Machinery will continue to increase its R&D investment, continuously optimize the performance of WPC profile equipment, provide European WPC product manufacturers with better quality and more efficient equipment and services, and help the European WPC industry move towards a new stage of development.
