Having just launched the product in January, Automatik Plastics Machinery has sold the first three units of its new Primo 200 E strand pelletiser model to Austrian masterbatch manufacturer Gabriel-Chemie. After a short test phase with a trial machine, Gabriel-Chemie decided to install the Primo 200 E due to the pelletising quality. Other appealing benefits are its ease of handling for batch changing allowing for easier cleaning and retooling, enabling significant savings to be made in production. The Primo 200 E received further plaudits thanks to its deposit-free cutting head design, compact size and low running noise.

The Gabriel-Chemie Group specialises in dyeing and finishing plastics. The company was founded in 1950, and today is one of Europe's leading masterbatch manufacturers. The privately owned independent concern is based in Gumpoldskirchen, Austria. It operates subsidiaries in Germany, the UK, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Russia.