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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...

For the coextrusion of air bubble film Torninova has developed the Coex Bubble 10 - 2.600 plant, which is displayed in an open house from July 15 to 19 at the company headquarters in Bastia Umbra, near Perugia (Italy). The plant allows the production of film with 10 layers (ABCBA + ABCBA) and inner PA6 barrier, with a width...

At the K 2013 show Moss introduces the new dry offset printing machine model MO 3062/4 for the decoration of plastic caps for water and soft drink plastics bottles. This new model, which completes the range of printing machines especially manufactured by the company for printing the top flat side of plastic caps, can print up to...

Out of the testing period, that last six months, at which five major suppliers of auxiliary equipment took part, Modula of Piovan was regarded by BMW as the best solution, for its utmost efficiency of operation, energy utilization, auto adaptability and constancy of process conditions. In detail, for one of the new German production sites of the…

Exploiting its experience in the construction of flat film extrusion plants for industrial applications, such as the production of photovoltaic panels, Union has created a line designed to manufacture synthetic paper, a product which is widely used in Asian countries. The advantages offered by the flat die technology are mainly the low initial...

The Chemicals and Petrochemicals Manufacturers Association and ElitePlus Business Services will be bringing the industry the first ever International Conference on Injection and Blow Moulding on July 25-26, 2013, at The Lalit Intercontinental Hotel, Mumbai, India, and a two-day professional conference "Second Speciality Films and...

The BF-106 HS 800 automatic bagmaking machine that BFM will be exhibiting at K 2013 is specifically designed for the production of "heavy duty sacks", which are widely used for packaging bulk products, including polymers and additives in granules. The new machine is intended for meeting the requirements posed by thick industrial...

Based on data issued by the Vietnamese office of statistics, the country's exports of plastic products in the first half of 2013 reached a value of 590 million euro. According to projections by the Vietnam Plastics Association, an acceleration in export sales is expected in coming months, reaching 1.7 billion euro by year-end, with an increase...

The global production of natural and synthetic rubber in 2012 exceeded 26.5 million tons, with a 1.4% increase over 2011. In detail, according to the International Rubber Study Group, the production of natural rubber barely exceeded 11.3 million tons, with Thailand (over 3.5 million tons) and Indonesia (just over 3 million) first...

On July 4 Unicor, the German manufacturer of corrugated pipe technology, has acquired majority ownership of Adescor, which is located in Exeter, Canada, and develops, builds and distributes downstream equipment for the production of corrugated pipes, like saws, cutters, bell in-line trimmers etc. The two companies have worked...

At the K 2013, battenfeld-cincinnati will underscore the significance of the VDMA's BlueCompetence initiative, in which the company is involved as a partner. The company will present extrusion solutions which operate energy-efficiently, save material and consequently offer their respective industries the best possible cost/benefit value...

From July 8 to 12 Colines presents at its headquarters in Nibbia, near Novara (Italy), a Bubble Guard Board plant for the coextrusion of alveolar coextruded sheets. The plant, which reaches a production of 800 kg/h, is able to manufacture up to 5-layer finished board (3-layer coextrusion each single layer) with a maximum finished...