From first-time factory owners in West Africa to high-volume upgraders in South Korea — these are the machines running in production today, and what they deliver.
Each installation below is a real machine, in a real factory, running production today. Machine type, country and year are documented.
2017
Installed in 2017 for a mid-scale packaging producer. The machine has been running continuously for over 8 years with zero screw replacements — a direct result of the WC bi-metallic screw specification.
2017
First-time factory owner entering the local packaging market. Selected the mono-layer line as a low-complexity, low-capital entry point. Machine commissioned on schedule and has been in stable production since delivery.
2018
Customer required a machine capable of running PCR-blend resins with a clean virgin outer layer. The 2-layer AB configuration provided the material isolation needed without the cost of a 3-layer line.
2019
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A large-scale flexible packaging manufacturer upgrading from a 3-layer line to meet growing export demand. The 5-layer configuration delivered the output and film quality required for food-grade lamination applications.
2022
Existing factory expanding capacity to serve the growing e-commerce courier bag market. The ABA configuration provided the symmetric outer layer quality required by courier clients without the cost of a full 3-extruder ABC line.
2024
Customer replaced an aging European-brand line with a LayerQuestar 5-layer configuration. Primary driver was lead time on spare parts and the cost of European service visits. Post-installation output matched the previous line within the first production week.
2024
Seasonal agricultural film producer requiring wide-width output for mulch and greenhouse applications. The mono-layer configuration was optimised for LDPE/LLDPE blends at the required film width and thickness specification.
2024
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A technically demanding project: a Korean food packaging manufacturer evaluated suppliers from Europe and Taiwan before selecting LayerQuestar for their 7-layer EVOH barrier line. Decision was driven by technical specification match and total cost of ownership over a 5-year horizon.
2025
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An existing packaging producer replaced their single-layer line with a LayerQuestar 3-layer ABA configuration. The upgrade was driven by a domestic market shift toward multi-layer courier and retail bags.
2025
A Malaysian converter responding to retailer sustainability requirements needed to integrate post-consumer recycled content while maintaining print-surface quality. The 2-layer AB line provided the layer separation required without over-engineering the solution.
2025
An entrepreneur entering the packaging market to replace imported bags with locally produced film and bags. LayerQuestar provided the machine, remote commissioning support, and operator training documentation in English and French.
2025
The same Vietnamese manufacturer from the 2019 installation ordered a second 5-layer line in 2025 to meet export order growth. A repeat purchase is the clearest indicator of long-term machine reliability.
Challenge, solution and outcome — in enough detail to answer the questions your procurement team will ask.
A Vietnamese flexible packaging manufacturer had been running a 3-layer line for domestic market supply. Winning a new export contract for food-grade lamination film required a step-change in both output volume and film structure complexity — their existing line could not meet the specification.
LayerQuestar specified a 5-layer co-extrusion line with a screw diameter and die head configuration matched to the customer's target film width and thickness range. The line was factory-tested for 72 hours at full output before shipment, with the customer's technical representative present for the final 24 hours of the test run.
The line reached 420 kg/h sustained output in the first production month — meeting the export contract specification. The same customer placed a second order for an identical line in 2025, six years after the original installation.
An Ethiopian packaging producer had been operating a single-layer line for several years. A domestic market shift toward multi-layer courier and retail bags — driven by e-commerce growth — made the existing machine commercially unviable. The customer needed a higher-output, lower-cost-per-kilogram replacement without a full factory rebuild.
LayerQuestar recommended a 3-layer ABA configuration — a 2-extruder, 3-layer machine that delivers multi-layer film capability at a lower capital cost than a full 3-extruder ABC line. The ABB main motor and OMRON PID temperature control system were specified to reduce energy consumption relative to the customer's existing machine.
Output increased by 3× versus the previous line. Energy consumption per kilogram of film produced dropped by 25%, reducing the factory's operating cost per unit and shortening the payback period on the machine investment.
A South Korean food packaging manufacturer needed a 7-layer EVOH barrier film line for vacuum-pack and modified-atmosphere applications. The technical specification was demanding: precise EVOH layer thickness control, stable melt temperature management across 7 channels, and a supplier capable of long-term spare parts support. The customer ran a formal supplier evaluation across three regions.
After evaluating suppliers from Europe and Taiwan, the customer selected LayerQuestar based on three criteria: technical specification match on the 7-layer die head architecture, total cost of ownership over a 5-year horizon, and the availability of spare parts without multi-week international lead times. The machine was configured with OMRON PID temperature control (±1°C deviation under stable conditions) and an ABB main drive.
EVOH barrier specification fully met. The customer's procurement team noted that LayerQuestar's technical documentation and pre-shipment FAT process matched the standard they had previously only seen from European suppliers — at a materially lower total investment.
Every project on this page started with a conversation about what the customer needed to produce, at what volume, and within what budget. That conversation costs nothing.