Technology

  • 16 May 2018

    Data exchange between injection moulding machines and MES

    Euromap 77 is the first OPC UA based interface for plastics and rubber machinery. It will be used for the connection of injection moulding machines to central computers/MES. Euromap 77 has been released on May 4, 2018 and during the Euromap-press tour on May 8, 2018 at the NPE in Orlando machinery manufacturers demonstrated the...
  • 16 May 2018

    Nova means… innovation

    At Plast 2018, one of the world’s most important plastic processing events, Negri Bossi will officially launch a new platform Nova range of machines. The new solution of mid‐range machines replaces the Vector range of machines and is available in 700, 850 and 1150 tonnes, with injection capacities ranging from 2010 to 6107 cubic metre and...
  • 08 May 2018

    A small and nimble ISBM for special PET bottles

    At NPE 2018 (Orlando, Florida, May 7-11), Sipa, one of the world’s top-ranking suppliers of equipment for production of PET preforms and bottles, will show the latest version of its ECS SP injection-stretch-blow moulding (ISBM) system (booth S17085, in the Bottle Zone, on Level One of the South Hall). The company, headquartered in Vittorio Veneto…
  • 08 May 2018

    King Midas’ golden touch

    Gold is the foremost symbol of wealth and power, of success and achievement, while being optimistic and positive, a colour that illuminates and enhances other things around it. Gold adds richness and warmth to anything, it makes everything precious, and to meet visitors at Plast 2018 (stand C31/D32, hall 13) WM Thermoforming Machines makes its...
  • 08 May 2018

    Two concurrent events with the Piovan Group

    This year two events coincide for the Piovan Group, which will be exhibiting at both Plast (hall 24, stand B71/C72) and Ipack-Ima. The concurrence of the two shows is the ideal opportunity for offering the Italian market new products, new solutions and high-level engineering for both the plastics and the food processing worlds...
  • 08 May 2018

    From PET bottles to food packaging

    From May 28 to 31, Amut and Erema invite guests to experience the closed material loop of PET first-hand. Washed post-consumer PET bottle flakes will be recycled live at the Amut headquarters in Novara, Italy, to make food contact grade thermoforming sheet in a direct process. This rPET sheet will be used at the Plast 2018 in Milan - which...
  • 02 May 2018

    Precise and repeatable welding for the medical industry

    Laser Plastic Welding division of Leister has recently presented Basic S welding machine devoted to the medical industry, on the occasion of MedTec trade show (April 17-19, Stuttgart), the largest European event devoted to the medical industry. Incorporating a unique, state-of-the-art cooling system that was developed in-house, the...
  • 02 May 2018

    Six injection moulding specialists together for the first time

    At NPE 2018, all six Molding Solutions companies of Barnes Group will exhibit together for the first time. Barnes Molding Solutions delivers highly engineered, custom products and solutions through innovation and customer collaboration. A unified display will allow customers to interact with technologies from all six companies in one location.…
  • 02 May 2018

    Amcor invests in the electric technology of Meccanoplastica and Kautex

    Amcor has announced the expansion of its injection blow moulding (IBM) and extrusion blow moulding (EBM) capabilities for the production of healthcare, food and home and personal care packaging. The company has invested in the Jet series all-electric IBM platform from Meccanoplastica Group, Florence, Italy and the KBB series all-electric...
  • 18 April 2018

    Frigel and MTIL joint venture to form "Frigel India"

    On April 9, Frigel and Matsui Technologies India Limited (MTIL, a joint venture company of Matsui Japan and Samvardhana Motherson Group) announced a 50:50 joint venture to meet increasing demand for cooling solutions in the fast-growing plastics & beverage, and Oil & Gas industries in India. The new joint venture is...
  • 18 April 2018

    Investments and new products to grow in North America

    Over the last five years, the Piovan Group has recorded a significant growth, as the result of acquisitions and the opening of new companies. In 2017, the group achieved a total turnover of 211 million euros: the best result of ever, supported by a very positive outlook for the current year along with an ambitious plan of investments.
  • 18 April 2018

    A historic blow moulding brand stays Italian

    The Italian manufacturer of blow moulding machinery with global operations, Magic MP, has recently acquired the brand and know-how of Automa, another Italian company operating on the international blow moulding market. The purchase decision was dictated first and foremost by Magic MP’s wish to not lose a historic name like Automa from Italy’s…
  • 11 April 2018

    Precise measurement and control in the Industry 4.0 era

    NDC Technologies, a leading global provider of precision measurement and control solutions, will debut several new and innovative measurement systems at Plast 2018 ready for Industry 4.0 with data integration and connectivity down to the gauge level. Visitors to NDC and Beta LaserMike (an NDC Technologies Brand) booth will get a...
  • 11 April 2018

    "Extrusion made easy": flexibility, quality and productivity for 5-layer films

    In order to take full advantage of the contemporary presence of the technologies belonging to the flexible packaging value chain, since Plast 2018 will take place together with Ipack-Ima, MeatTech, Print4All and Intralogistica Italia within The Innovation Alliance, at Plast, Macchi will display and run a 5 layers POD line which, fully complying…
  • 11 April 2018

    L configuration and 7-metre long rolls

    At Plast 2018, Comerio Ercole will present, together with its subsidiary CKA, some important technological innovations recently developed for calendering machines and plants for plastics processing. In particular, the company will unveil Flexi, a multi-purpose calender with high-precision hydraulic roll positioning...
  • 04 April 2018

    Human capital and quality products: strengths for 55 years

    At Plast 2018, Fimic, together with its entire staff and the numerous visitors expected to visit its stand, will be celebrating the company’s 55 years in the plastic materials industry. The fair will see the company presenting its most recent innovations, as well as its new ideas currently under development. The protagonists of the celebration of…
  • 04 April 2018

    Continuous covering of corrugated drainage pipes

    By upgrading the DrenoCovering machine for covering corrugated drainage pipes with PP geotextile, the Primac brand of the Dosi group relaunches one of its patented technologies. The unit is equipped with two synchronised haul-offs which pull the pipe at the same speed as the extrusion line, while the welding is performed continuously by a...
  • 04 April 2018

    Injection blow moulding for perfect necks

    The latest development from Meccanoplastica is JET 85, a fully electric injection blow moulding machine designed for the production of small containers with closures that must be manufactured to very tight tolerances, and thus demand extremely precise neck finishing. JET 85 is a three-station injection blow moulding machine with a trigger bar...
  • 04 April 2018

    Four robots on display: amongst novelties and confirmations

    Plast 2018 has been chosen by Star Automation Europe, as they often did in the past, to launch several novelties, and in particular, the new ZXW-VI robots series. The two ZXW-1000VI and ZXW-1600VI models receive the baton of Fx series, introducing numerous enhancements, aiming above all to operation speed...