Technology

  • 13 January 2021

    A new system integrator in the world of the industrial automation

    The project by Sadas Group and Sei Sistemi has been finalized, and on November 30, 2020, Alsiter has come to life. The basic concept of Alsiter is to combine the flexibility and process know-how of Sadas Group with the tailor-made approach and solid experience developed by Sei Sistemi across all industrial and manufacturing sectors, creating one...
  • 13 January 2021

    Sipa and Monini together: PET bottles for olive oil

    One of the best-selling extra virgin olive oils in Italy now also comes in PET bottles. Monini, located not far from Perugia in the center of the country, packs its Classico product in two sizes of PET bottles, 450 and 650 ml. The bottles, which complement glass bottles in other sizes, are produced on Sipa SFL 4/4 linear blowmoulder...
  • 13 January 2021

    Pandemic and remote commissioning: turning a challenge into an opportunity

    In recent times, a way to limit the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic has consisted of the adoption of behaviours such as social distancing. However, the compliance with these rules, as well as with others indicated by the competent authorities in order to overcome the current health crisis, has not prevented many companies from...
  • 23 December 2020

    Devices to control and manage the power of electric heating

    In heat treatment applications, the accurate control of electric heating loads enables a precise and efficient temperature control, with a consequent positive impact in terms of energy saving. To this regard, Gefran closes a 2020 by launching the GPC power controller series and GSLM series of power management units for electrical loads...
  • 15 December 2020

    PLC and thermoforming efficiency: a matter of data management and analysis

    Having the data is not the same as being able to analyze and use them to improve procedures and production. Applying the Pareto Principle it is possible to say that 20% of the problems cause 80% of the losses. Especially today, the market requires fast decisions and practical actions, but without real data there is no true improvement in the...
  • 15 December 2020

    Amut returns to Australia with a post consumer PET bottle recycling plant

    In 2000 Amut had delivered to Coca Cola Amatil in New South Wales, Australia, one of the first plants in the world for the recycling of post consumer PET bottles destined for the production of food rPET, thus starting the "bottle-to -bottle ". In recent years, however, China and South East Asia in general have banned imports of plastic waste, so…
  • 09 December 2020

    Recycling of printed plastic films and processing of recyclate

    PrintCYC is a value chain initiative for the recyling of printed films. Current members are the machine suppliers Brückner Maschinenbau, Kiefel and PackSys Global, the CPP film specialist Profol, the ink manufacturer hubergroup, the converter Constantia Flexibles as well as the recycling technology specialist Erema. The initiative is...
  • 09 December 2020

    Filter for Arburg mask rounds off coronavirus project

    Arburg has been very active in the fight against coronavirus since the beginning of the pandemic. An outstanding example is the multifunctional face mask, which was developed in collaboration with partners and made ready for series production in only 41 days. May saw the start of production of face masks made from LSR and PP, initially as versions…
  • 09 December 2020

    More than an open house

    Campetella Robotic Calling 2020 took place from October 1 to mid-November. The open house event was organized in order to present two fast IML systems and the new concepts developed by the Italian manufacturer of robots and automation systems. Everything was taken care of in detail and nothing was left to chance with the aim of...
  • 02 December 2020

    Fast and compact with high clamping forces

    The new duo speed injection moulding machine sees Engel combine productivity and efficiency with short cycle times in the high clamping force range. Available with clamping forces from 5,000 to 11,000 kN, the new large-scale machine type is aimed at manufacturers of buckets and storage and transport containers...
  • 25 November 2020

    Compact station for painting car interiors with ABB robots

    ABB’s latest innovative solution for automotive manufacturing - the Compact Interior Paint station - combines 12 robots to offer a space-saving alternative to traditional robotic interior painting solutions, helping automotive OEMs reduce the footprint of their paint booths by up to 33%, while being able to paint a variety of vehicle types, from...
  • 25 November 2020

    Five Sipa XForm in operation at Parle Agro

    India’s largest beverage company, Parle Agro, has chosen Sipa for high-volume production of PET preforms for fruit drink bottles. Parle Agro has five Sipa XForm injection moulding systems hard at work producing 5.7 million PET preforms every day to make bottles for fruit drinks. There are...
  • 18 November 2020

    New Release Candidates for OPC UA for extrusion

    The working group for OPC UA for extrusion has developed a new part for calenders. It is published as Release Candidate OPC 40084-12. In this context, also part 1 (General Type Definitions) is published as new Release Candidate, because here types for the description of rolls and gaps are added, which can be used in...
  • 18 November 2020

    Award-winning Ultra Helix 250 T2 nozzle for small parts

    The leading industrial technology provider to the plastics processing community, Husky Injection Molding Systems announce the release of the newest addition to the Ultra Helix Valve Gate nozzle lineup, the Ultra Helix 250 T2. The advanced design of Ultra Helix nozzles minimizes wear, providing industry leading gate quality and longevity. The...