The successful commissioning of two Rekers RS 1 machines at Sor Aroon in Thailand and PD Edenhall in England again confirms that the innovative design and engineering of the Rekers RS machine family has found very wide acceptance with customers. Features put into prac- tice for the first time, such as a rack changeover trolley and core puller device, do not just offer customers extremely good benefits as regards efficiency; they also clearly demonstrate the wide range of production possibilities with the RS machine concept.