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A producer of TPE- and TPU-based compounds based in Vicenza (Italy), API operates in the synthetic leather market with its Apilon 52 C range of aromatic thermoplastic polyurethanes for...

At its San Vittore Olona facilities near Milan, Union is currently presenting a new line for the recycling of heterogeneous plastic waste. The development of this line stemmed from the...

Manufactured by Engin Plast the Trix granulators (the name is an acronym of Thermoforming Recycling Injection moulding and eXtrusion) has recently been extended to make it even...

Calling it a first for the thermoplastic elastomers (TPE) sector, Kraiburg TPE is preparing for the commercial production of elastomers using Shell Risella X, a process oil made with Shell's...

The union of the expertise of Future Fibres and Persico in the field of composite fibres and the manufacturing of precision equipment has led to the development of a composite material...

Winter is a bottlenose dolphin at the Marine Aquarium in Clearwater, Florida, widely known for having a prosthetic tail. Winter was found off the coast of Florida in December 2005...

On March 12, 2013 the shareholders of Spartech (a producer of custom plastic sheet and rollstock and packaging solutions) approved the agreement for the acquisition of the company by PolyOne...

Promoted by Assocomaplast (the Italian plastics and rubber processing machinery and moulds manufacturers' association) and Ucimu (the Italian machine tool, robots, automation systems and ancillary products manufacturers' association), the Italian Technology Center (ITC) was...

Through its local branch, the Softer Group will distribute the engineering polymers of Invista's Torzen range, based on polyamide 6.6, in Mexico. The two companies announced their collaboration agreement at Plastimagen, taking place in Mexico City on March 12-15. In addition to...

Negri Bossi's presence at Eurostampi, a tradeshow within Mecspe, is focussed on the Eleos 80 injection moulding machine, deriving from the EOS series but with electrically driven plastification, injection, and mould opening/closing. The clamping unit has a dual-platen configuration...

An important trend in electronics involves the development of materials, mechanical designs and manufacturing strategies that enable the use of unconventional substrates, such as polymer films, metal foils, paper sheets or rubber slabs. The last possibility is particularly challenging because the...

Until March 15 a new multilayer blown film production line featuring a width of 2200 mm and a net output rate of 750 kg/hour will be on display at the Dolci Extrusion factory in Biassono (Monza Brianza, Italy). The line is equipped with three extruders, one with a diameter of 105 mm and the...

Reliability and sturdiness are the characteristics which have allowed the KS industrial pressure transducer by Gefran to obtain the Sil2 certificate from TÜV Rheinland. Based on the technology of the thick film deposited on steel, it is a simple and compact device that withstands impact and vibration...

Working with the Société des Eaux d'Aix-les-Bains (SEAB) in France, Sidel, a global provider of PET machinery and solutions for liquid packaging, designed and produced a stylish new triangular bottle in PET for SEAB's still water product. It is currently the only PET triangular bottle in...

MC4-Motion Control For, an itinerant exhibition/conference devoted to motion control products and technologies, held in Bologna on March 5, provided Bosch Rexroth, as a guest at the sercos consortium stand, with an opportunity to unveil its most recent developments in the field of automation...

March 1, 1983 is the day on which Swatch unveiled, in Zurich, the first 12 models of its plastic watches. The idea did not seem particularly promising; indeed, in 1982, SMH (a Swiss company specialising in microelectronics) had unveiled, in the US, a prototype of...

On March 6, the European Parliament hosts a conference entitled "BioPlastics: A case study of Bioeconomy in Italy in the light of Horizon 2020", organised by the Kyoto Club with the endorsement of the Italian Environment Ministry. The purpose of the event is to highlight the...

The value of the global pipe market could reach 80 billion dollars by 2019. This is what has emerged from a recent study conducted by Ceresana and it is no surprise that the greatest growth is expected to be recorded in the markets of the Asia-Pacific region, which are expected...

On March 1, a new commercial subsidiary of Green Box opened in St. Bonnet de Mure, near Lyons in France. The new branch has the task of expanding the activities of the Italian manufacturer in France, offering sales and after-sale services locally. To this end, it relies...

Borealis, a leading provider of polyolefins, base chemicals and fertilizers, announced the acquisition of DEXPlastomers in Geleen (The Netherlands) from DSM Nederland and ExxonMobil Benelux. Until March 4, DEXPlastomers was a 50/50 joint venture ultimately owned...