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Grado Adroit is a gravimetric batch blender with integrated control, developed by Doteco for extrusion lines; it is the third generation of the Grado range. Unveiled at K 2013, it stands out for its precision, capacity, maintenance, modularity...

A recent study published by the consultant specialist, Freedonia, revealed that world demand for tyres is expected to grow by 4.3% a year until 2017, reaching 2.9 billion pieces produced. In terms of value, sales will rise by 7.9%, generating overall revenues of 276 billion dollars. Emerging countries in the Asia-Pacific region are driving...

Echoing the increasing demand for more sustainable business practices, Chinaplas 2014 (Shanghai, April 23-26) will promote sustainability under the theme of “Greenovation - Solution to Sustainability”, with “The City of Tomorrow” and “Green Conference” as two featured events. Many enterprises have well-recognized the importance...

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed by Versalis and Elevance Renewable Sciences, a producer of specialty chemicals from natural oils, to establish a strategic partnership to jointly develop and scale a new metathesis technology to produce bio-chemicals from vegetable oils. The two partners intend...

Autodesk has completed its acquisition of Delcam, the Birmingham-based global supplier of CadCam and industrial measurement solutions for various sectors, ranging from the aerospace and automotive to the toy and sports equipment industries. The plastic industry therefore represents one of the main application sectors for this company...

At two recent fairs, Interplastica (Moscow, 28-31 January 2014) and Samuplast (Pordenone, 29 January-1 February 2014), Friul Filiere announced that it has granted German company Polymer-Chemie a licence to produce, in pellets or dry-blend form, its patented ultralight composite material named FFC (Foam Fiber Composite), which...

Amongst the speakers at the Polyethylene Films, organized by Applied Market Information (AMI) in Daytona Beach on February 11 and 12, 2014, the Italian company Moretto has presented its solutions for the drying process. It has illustrated the innovative Eureka Plus project, based on the use of the Leonardo simulation computer...

On Thursday 13 and Friday 14 February from 9 am to 6 pm, Negri Bossi is opening the doors to its Cologno Monzese facility, near Milan, to present, in collaboration with Guzzini Engineering, what the two companies call a new way to mould. The two days will be dedicated, in particular but not only, to liquid silicone rubber (LSR)...

After the decline in the volume of glass fibre reinforced plastics (GRP) manufactured last year, a return to weak growth is expected for the European market in 2013. According to a recent survey concucted by AVK (the German federation of reinforced plastics), for some applications, countries and even manufacturing processes...

Since January 29 PSG is geographically structured within three main regions of the world, including: the Americas; Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA); Asia. To lead this new structure, PSG has promoted the following professionals to manage all operational and commercial functions within the newly created regional...

The new research project called Leguval aims at valorizing legume by-products for packaging applications based on biodegradable films. The project was launched on December 2013 with a kick off meeting held on 11 and December at Iris (already partner in similar project such as Olipha, Wheylayer e Bioboard, related...

Taking advantage of its consolidated experience in the design and production of industrial automation, Tecnodinamica designs and manufactures machines and plants for EPS processing. The company can offer a wide variety of machines as well as customized solutions, such as 3 and 5 axis contour cutters, slicing machines...

BMB exhibited its completely electric eKW 10Pi/480 injection machine at Interplastica 2014, which took place in Moscow this past 28-31 January. Characterized by the reduced size of its clamping unit, it is ideal for fast moulding of thin-wall packaging materials. It was displayed in operation at the fair, producing food containers...

Sacmi presents the new TF 40 at the Fruit Logistica fair in Berlin, 5-7 February 2014. Coupling high performance with enhanced flexibility, this latest generation thermoforming machine (the Italian group added the machine to its range at the end of 2012 when it bought the SMI Packaging business unit) is used to make...

The European association of plastics recyclers, Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE), supports the EU Parliament strategy on plastics waste management, approved on January 14, 2014. Such a strategy, known as “Prodi report”, should path the way for more plastics recycling and enable the Commission to propose...

At K 2013, Colines introduced the new ALLrollEX 1500 line for the production of stretch film, to be considered, according to the Italian manufacturer, as the evolution of a major success, HANDrollEX 1000 mm. The in-line direct production of manual reels became a reality thanks to the very quick and impressive diffusion of...

For a few years, FB Balzanelli has been manufacturing, along with its well known series of automatic coilers, fully automated systems to complete the packaging of the coils themselves. The company R&D, oriented towards innovation, consolidated a high level of coilers reliability by integrating them into the lines, as a standard...

The annual conference organized by ChemOrbis Italia, Polymer Insights returns to the Sheraton Milan Malpensa on March 13. This is earlier than the previous editions, which were held in May. With this event now in its fourth year, the organisers intend to periodically capture the dynamics of the Italian and international polymer market...

The compound maker, Fainplast, based in Italy, has installed a new line at its factory in Ascoli Piceno to boost production of EVATech, an EVA-based material (ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer). The plant features a high level of automation, and costs approximately 700,000 euro. Its production capacity can reach...

For the production of multi-layer pipes complying with the Euro II/V standards for the handling of fuel and hydraulic oil in motor vehicles, Amut offers single-screw extrusion lines equipped with a gravimetric system ensuring precise control of the weight per linear metre as well as constant thickness of the various layers making up the pipe...