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Extrusion Consulting and Icma San Giorgio announced they have entered into a strategic agreement, combining Extrusion Consulting’s industry leading consulting expertise with Icma San Giorgio high quality twin-screw extrusion systems. Extrusion Consulting will provide sales support and in-plant technical service...

In the era of rapid technological advancement, where connectivity is king, the demand for high-speed internet has never been greater. With this surge in demand comes the need for robust and efficient infrastructure to support it. Enter micro-duct pipes for optical fibre, a groundbreaking solution that is...

Union has recently completed the commissioning of a Foam R-PET line in Asia for the extrusion of expanded sheets used in automotive interior composite panels. The project involves the use of two tandem-configured extruders, enabling high production rates with densities ranging from...

The manufacturer of blown film extrusion lines and plants Macchi announced the appointment of Antony Michael Caprioli as the company's Chief Executive Officer. With the expertise, commitment, and strategic vision of the manager, alongside the steadfast guidance of the Macchi family, the company...

Colines group has further strengthened its leadership position in the European market for plastic film extrusion lines. This thanks also to the supply of two 9-layer, 3,000 mm (6-up) ALLrollEX lines to the prestigious Romanian client Teraplast, for the production of stretch film. Both lines...

The production of coreless film rolls guarantees a saving of up to 15% in terms of weight, with huge savings both in terms of CO2 emissions and costs. Coreless stretch film continues to gain significant market share, having overtaken the 25% threshold of the total stretch film market in Europe alone...

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Prysmian, world leader in the power and telecom cables sector, have signed a new, 450 million euros finance contract to facilitate electricity transmission and distribution in Europe. With a view to meeting the growing demand for renewable energy in general and offshore wind in particular...

Bethesher Industrial Supplies (BIS) is the new agent in the Philippines for Amut's entire portfolio. The company is a leading local supplier of packaging machinery, especially turnkey injection moulding equipment. Based in Novaliches Quezon City, BIS will market the Italian manufacturer's extrusion and recycling equipment...

Union strengthens its asset of human resources with two experienced professionals in the extrusion sector: Massimo Gomis and Simone Coccoletti. With many years of experience in OEM companies in the plastics processing sector, both in the technical and service fields, both...

From 20 May to 15 June, Union hosts the Extrusion Innovation Weeks at its headquarters in San Vittore Olona (Milan, Italy), focusing on complete extrusion lines. The event is proposed as a kind of "renaissance of the extrusion process", in particular through the processing of recycled materials and...

The cable ducts are used worldwide, especially for the installation of fiber optic cables for internet expansion. The production of these pipes is particularly dependent on high precision and efficiency. battenfeld-cincinnati regularly sets new standards in this field with its innovative micro- and multiduct extrusion lines...

Kuhne Anlagenbau focus at NPE 2024, Orlando, Florida, USA, 6-10 April, will be on large turnkey lines for extruding flexible simultaneously biaxially oriented barrier shrink films that do not require polyamide or polyester as a layer to impart strength to the structure. Consequently, they...

On the occasion of the next NPE show (Orlando, Florida, 6-10 May) Macchi will be exhibiting a 5-layer R-POD Flex blown film line representing the latest evolution of the innovative POD Flex system (dedicated to polyolefin), specifically designed for very high productivity and for the use of...

Two complete plants for the extrusion of rPET film for the thermoforming of rigid packaging have been installed by Union at a Mexican converter, which brings to 16 the number of lines in the fleet of this latter supplied by the Italian manufacturer. The two lines were developed to process up to...

By mating its energy efficient sheet extrusion lines with Kreyenborg’s IR-Clean Super-Clean process for post-consumer recycled PET, Meaf Machines can now offer its customers a cost-effective alternative for the production of FDA/EFSA approved single layer PET food grade sheet. A first...

From 22 to 26 January, Bandera is opening the doors of its headquarters in Busto Arsizio (Varese, Italy) to introduce the Techno Flex PO5 blown extrusion line for the production of 5-layer film, designed to meet the evolving needs of the packaging industry. The Techno FleX PO5 boasts a sophisticated configuration aimed at maximizing efficiency...

A line for the production of multilayer sheets in recycled PET from post-consumer waste intended for food packaging has been sold by Union to a Middle Eastern converter.

PP-R (Random) and PP-RCT (Random Cristallinity Temperature) pipes, copolymers of polypropylene, have rapidly established themselves on the market in recent years due to their unique chemical and mechanical properties and the associated benefits in terms of performance and low environmental impact.

At Mecspe (BolognaFiere, 29-31 March) the recycling machinery manufacturer, CMG Granulators, will be exhibiting its latest innovations dedicated, in particular, to injection moulding, blow moulding and post-consumer recycling sectors.

Colines and Gneuss have worked together to offer manufacturers of stretch film the possibility of using recycled polymer. Colines offers a special, proven cast and blown film extrusion process for handling recycled material, with the help of the Gneuss RSFgenius Melt Filtration System from Gneuss. Colines has already...