Technology

At the end of the 80’s Maris received a very important and challenging request: to test our corotating twin-screw extruder as a “reactor” extruder, for the continuous polymerization of POM. This idea was born by a group of chemists from a North Eastern European Research Institute. The process they wanted to obtain by our “reactor” extruder was to…

A live demonstration of five PET rigid film extrusion lines will open Bandera’s 2018. From January to April, those lines dedicated to the thermoforming and form-fill-seal (FFS) sectors will be shown at the House of Extrusion, before being delivered to five converters based in Poland, Germany, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia...

Global leader in applied additive technology solutions, Stratasys has recently introduced GrabCAD Voxel Print, a new software solution for its J750 3D printing solution, which provides true voxel level control during the design and 3D printing process. Manipulating microscopic voxels, which are the building blocks of 3D printing, enables users to…

Recently, the European Patent Office (EPO) has definitively established that Moretto’s KruiseKontrol is a unique system in the granules feeding and conveying systems of the plastics industry. As the Veneto-based manufacturer states in a press release, for years competitors have...

From 28 November to 1 December at The House of Extrusion, Bandera will be presenting Technoflex PO5, its new five-layer polyolefin extrusion technology. A complete system for coextrusion of polyethylene bubble film will be on show. Its main characteristics include: a 26-component batch dosing system; a 100 mm diameter extruder for the core layer,…

Invention, development, innovation and quality are four concepts that have proved the focus of the solutions adopted by Exact Attrezzature Meccaniche over the past forty years, at the service of the plastics industry. The company, based in Ciserano-Zingonia (Bergamo, Italy), has an authentic Italian family history behind it, and the company know-…

Following the trials at Bandera’s research and development centre The House of Extrusion in August, a new AgriFuture extrusion line was recently delivered to a well-renowned Asian plastic processor, among the leading producers of agriculture packaging film in Asia. The project is the prompt answer to the urgent Asian market demand for increasingly…

In recent years, the flooring market has shown a strong increase in LVT (Luxury Vinyl Tile) demand worldwide, thanks to its advantages in relation to durability and minimal maintenance requirements. Promixon, an Italian company specialising in the manufacture of mixing plants for plastics and powder coatings, has heavily invested in product ...

In the plastic recycling market, Adler points out a growing request for large capacities and highly reliable machines. Following this trend, the manufacturer has recently supplied some northern European customers with blades granulators specially designed for inline grinding and recycling of EPS sheet with a thickness that reaches...

Always keep machines performances under control, wherever you are. Today this is possible thanks to Gefdata, the software designed and realized by Gefit engineers, that allows all managers and operators to monitor their assembly machines performances at any time...

A complete foaming system for the insulation of professional refrigerating cabinets, which allows the production of 32 different cabinet models, has been supplied by Saip to Vallenoncello (Pordenone, Italy) production plant of Electrolux Professional. The system consists of a cabinet foaming plant, face-up technology, composed of...

The global leader in applied additive technology solutions, Stratasys announced on October 25 that GKN Driveline Florence, a plant of leading global engineering company, GKN, is expanding the deployment of Stratasys 3D printing across the manufacturing floor to replace several traditional production processes, resulting in...

Haitian International Germany and Sepro Group will begin making 3-and 5-axis robots available with Haitian plastic injection-moulding machines throughout Europe with Sepro’s control integrated into the IMM operator interface. The agreement, finalized in August and made known at Fakuma 2017, allows Haitian to meet increasing demand for...

Ettlinger Kunststoffmaschinen, manufacturer of high performance melt filters and injection moulding machines for high shot weights, shows a brand new generation of melt filters at Fakuma 2017. Ettlinger filter systems have already set important efficiency benchmarks on several occasions in the past. The new generation...

Arburg presents "smart" machines, processes and turnkey solutions for efficient plastics processing at Fakuma 2017 from October 17 to 21. "As a cofounder of Fakuma, we are proud to have been part of the event from the outset, and to be the largest exhibitor at the 25th edition of this successful trade fair in 2017," says Michael Hehl...

At Fakuma 2017 the Brescia-based manufacturer showcases an eKW 35Pi/2200 Hybrid injection moulding machine, a model that combines all BMB experience gained in two areas of speciality, the one dedicated to fast cycling machines and the other dedicated to full electric technology thus condensing all the advantages into one series: the...

A new stretch-blow system for production of PET bottles was unveiled by PET processing technology specialist Sipa at Drinktec. The Xtra combines features that for the first time maximize performance and cut Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) by a full quarter. It offers one of the highest unit output (bhc) in the sector, an extra-wide processing angle…

The range of machines built by Baruffaldi Plastic Technology-Primac has been enriched with the new TC.TVP/40 planetary cutter with built-in traction haul-off, for cutting and evacuating medical pipes directly from straight-line extrusion systems. The new cutter is intended for the processing of PP, PE and LDPE pipes in a production area defined as…

A designer and manufacturer of high performance motion control products, solutions, and services, Moog launched a new high-pressure radial piston pump (RKP) series. With a maximum operating pressure of 350 bar and peak pressure up to 420 bar, the new RKP series addresses a wide range of applications including presses...

More than a decade ago, Bandera supplied a couple of rigid film extrusion lines with integrated extrusion-coating systems to an important European processor. This represented a challenge, since equipment design and manufacturing were customized and subsequent experimentation was carried out to attain the line performances expected by...