Technology

  • 10 July 2024

    Agglomerator to support today's chemical recycling

    Although mechanical recycling is a well-established technology and remains the first choice for plastics recyclers due to its high efficiency, chemical recycling is now emerging as a key step in closing the plastics recycling loop, particularly for handling heterogeneous plastic fractions that pose a challenge for mechanical recycling...
  • 10 July 2024

    Wave-shaped base for rPET bottles

    StarLite-R Nitro - Sidel’s latest distinctive high-resistance bottle base for still nitrogen-dosed products in 100% rPET bottles - offers manufacturers of nitrogen-dosed still beverages and edible oils increased creative scope, greater sustainable manufacturing, and proven performance...
  • 10 July 2024

    Krones Recycling spun off as an independent subsidiary company

    The demand for recycled plastics is increasing rapidly worldwide: consumer awareness is growing, companies are setting themselves ever more ambitious sustainability targets and recycling requirements from international governments are also increasing. As a company with almost 30 years of experience in plastics processing and almost...
  • 03 July 2024

    Three days focused on the digitalization

    From 18 to 20 June 2024, Engel hosted the Digital Days event at its sites in Schwertberg and St. Valentin, getting new insights into the current state of process digitalization, in injection molding in particular, and the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in this field. During the three days...
  • 03 July 2024

    “We live injection molding”

    Under the motto of “We live injection molding”, the Wittmann Group invited its customers and partners to come on Wednesday, June 19 and Thursday, June 20 in Vienna. More than 1,000 guests accepted this invitation and experienced live the Wittmann Group’s competence...
  • 26 June 2024

    Sorema mechanical recycling plant in Molise

    A company operating in the circular economy and environmental sustainability sector for over thirty years and listed on the Euronext Growth Milan market (EGM), RES (Recupero Etico Sostenibile) recently started up a post-consumer rigid plastic packaging washing and granulation plant at its industrial site in...
  • 19 June 2024

    Award-winning innovation in rubber processing

    In a constantly evolving and increasingly demanding market, Rodolfo Comerio is searching for innovative solutions through its R&D department to keep up with the new market trends. To this purpose, the company recently developed technical solutions for the tyre industry aimed in particular improving...
  • 19 June 2024

    Innovation for the ultrasonic welding of tomorrow

    About 150 selected customers from five continents attended the Ultrasonic Tech Days on 12 and 13 June at Herrmann Ultraschall. Under the motto "Innovation for tomorrow", participants experienced new developments in ultrasonic welding and collaborated with experts to discuss future challenges and potential solutions...
  • 12 June 2024

    AI at the service of sustainable transition

    How can Artificial Intelligence support sustainability practices? The answer is the Nebes project, developed by New Omap and promoted by Smact Competence Center through the Iriss public call, which aims to provide a response and a solution thanks to intelligent software that monitors the energy impact of industrial machinery...
  • 05 June 2024

    High-performance, low-consumption blow moulding solutions

    Back after six years, the NPE 2024 show held in Orlando, Florida, from 6 to 10 May marked an important milestone for Meccanoplastica, a reliable manufacturer of blow moulding machines based on the outskirts of Florence, that was able to strengthen relationships on the...
  • 05 June 2024

    Thermoforming, when precision and repeatability are not optional

    The high precision and optimisation of the thermoforming performance of the CMS Eidos machine are the result of sophisticated and meticulously studied mechanical solutions combined with management software ensuring intuitive and simple use. An example of thermoforming precision and repeatability of this machine is...
  • 22 May 2024

    IMG at DKT with REM and new vertical VCV

    A manufacturer of injection and compression moulding machines for rubber, silicone and thermosets based near Brescia (Italy), IMG will take part in the DKT fair in Nuremberg, Germany, from 1 to 4 July, exhibiting two injection moulding machines, the all-electric REM horizontal model and the new VCV vertical model...
  • 22 May 2024

    Union hosts extrusion innovation weeks

    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...
  • 15 May 2024

    European alliance for North American thermoforming

    Four leading European companies in their respective fields have formed a technical alliance to provide integrated solutions and support to synergically address the North American plastic thermoforming packaging market. The alliance, called IFS-Integrated Forming Solutions and...
  • 15 May 2024

    Continuous mixer for mechanical and chemical recycling

    .At NPE 2024, Farrel Pomini displayed a new recycling solution for both mechanical and chemical recycling applications, featuring the versatility and flexibility of the Farrel Continuous Mixer. The mechanical recycling system features include a large feed hopper for ingestion of irregularly shaped material, crammer...