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The new TPT range of cooled tangential pin extruders patented by Colmec (hall 16, stand E59) will be unveiled at K 2013. They are the natural evolution of the pin extruders that have been used for several decades by rubber products manufacturers, especially in the tyre industry, for tasks such as: calender...

PlasticsEurope, the pan-European trade association representing European plastics manufacturers, has announced the appointment of Karl Foerster as executive director. Foerster has been the CEO of Neochimiki Group, Athens. He will take up his new position at PlasticsEurope as...

The MacplasOnline editorial staff is now on holiday. The next issue of the MacplasE-news newsletter in English will be published on September 4...

World demand for silicones is expected to rise 5.9% per year to 18.9 billion dollars in 2017. Gains will represent an acceleration from recent historical trends, fueled by an improved outlook for global manufacturing and construction activity from the recession-plagued 2007-2012 period, particularly in North America and Western Europe...

World population and concomitant food demand grow at an ever increasing rate. This is one of the fundamental reasons why the plastics industry has to manufacture machinery solutions in the agricultural field which do not waste resources, most of all water. Since 1997, Teknomast has been producing masterbatches, additives and...

In 2012, the overall recovery of packaging in steel, aluminium, paper, wood, plastic and glass amounted to 75.3% of the amounts made available for consumption (+1.2% over 2011). Overall recycling, approximately half of which is handled by the Conai/Consortia system and half by independent operators, amounted to 65.6% of the amount...

A 100% biodegradable cap for mineral water bottles has been produced in a cooperative venture between the raw materials producer API and the processing line manufacturer Sacmi. The cap was presented at Packology (Rimini, June 11-14) and will be featured again...

Comerio Ercole has patented the Hydrogap system for controlling the position and gap distance of the rolls in its rubber processing calenders and mixers. Each movable roll is actuated by two hydraulic pistons, which in turn are driven by oil fed by a pump and regulated...

At the K 2013 show Moretto (stand H57, hall 11) will introduce the new system One Wire 6 for the self-adaptive control and management of conveying and feeding plants. Thanks to this new system processing time and parameters do not need to be set anymore. It is prearranged to accept the Kruise Kontrol device, thus generating an...

At the beginning of July the Italian group IMS Deltamatic has acquired Goebel Schneid Und Wickel Systeme, German manufacturer of slitter rewinders. Through this operation the Italian company can now count on 5 facilities - two in Italy, one in the United States, one in China and one in Germany - and on a headcount of 300...

The well-known chemical company DSM has entered into new agreements with two Italian distributors, Nevicolor and Nexeo Solutions, for its engineering plastics portfolio in Italy to improve its coverage in Italy. The move means that Italian customers will now have a choice of distributors for their thermoplastics...

Respondents to the latest half yearly Business Conditions Survey carried out by the British Plastics Federation are signalling an increase in business confidence in the plastics sector. Some two-thirds of the companies (on a total of 96) are expecting sales turnover to increase in the next twelve months, up from 55% in January with...

For the high-speed flame treatment of items which cannot be pre-treated on board the process machine, Tosh is offering the FT100/2 belt flame treatment system. Flame treatment is used to increase the wettability of certain plastics prior to printing, which makes them more receptive to ink. Such surface treatment is necessary for...

The Italian producer of high-performance thermoplastic compounds reinforced with carbon fibres, Xenia Materials, is going to take up the technological challenge by increasing resistance and adding tribological characteristics to its compounds. Its Xecarb range is made up of 3 product lines, each with their own specific...

Efficiency, performances, flexibility and reliability. According to Crizaf, these are the four main characteristics of its new range of conveyor belts which make them solutions able to effectively meet the requirements from the current market. The new aluminum profile, designed for granting structural sturdiness and lightness at the same time, can…

Recently Baruffaldi Plastic Technology implemented its blade technology for profile cutting, thanks to the TG guillotines, and for pipe cutting, with the TPV-110 orbital cutter, eliminating dust and swarfs and thus boosting product quality. In the former, the hot and cold blade guillotines have been improved by introducing a series of...

Change of ownership for OMV Machinery, which rose from the Italian company Isap Packaging to the Swiss company Wifag-Polytype. The acquisition includes intellectual properties, products, assets, brands and logos and employees. With this operation Polytype adds thermoforming plants to its technological...

Welex, manufacturer of sheet extrusion lines, has been acquired by Graham Group, which widens its offer of systems for plastics processing, which already includes blow moulding machines (Graham Engineering) and extrusion lines for pipes and profiles (American Kuhne). As part of the deal, Welex facility in Greenville (North Carolina)...

According to a recent AMI's report on 2,250 German injection moulding companies, despite a negative peak in 2009, this sector has managed to keep its head above water with polymer demand for injection moulding growing at less than 1% per year on average between 2007 and 2012. The recovery has been driven by a...

On July 12, Europe's first multi-purpose fermentation plant for the continuous production of bio-based chemicals was inaugurated in Leuna, Saxony-Anhalt (Germany). Built at a cost of around 20 million euros, the facility will enable ThyssenKrupp to further expand its research and development activities in...