Technology

Built from the ground-up for touch interaction, the Bluehill Universal software brings enhanced functionality and improved workflows to Instron (a wholly owned subsidiary of ITW, present in Italy with ITW Test and Measurement Italia, based in Pianezza, Near Turin) machines. The software features a portrait layout with meticulously crafted...

The French mould manufacturer Plastisud has just received an Elios 7500 to supplement its technical centre. Plastisud is one of the world's leading manufacturers of high-precision injection moulds for thin-wall packaging, beverage closures and medical components. Plastisud will use the Elios 7500 for intensive functionality and performance tests…

A 1,600-ton injection moulding machine was recently supplied by Presma to a major Italian processor. This machine stands out thanks to its ability of co-injecting shots up to 20 kg for the production of sandwich structures. Designed as an automatic moulding cell, the press is worth 1 million euros and will allow the...

From March 6 to 10 Colines hosts a demo show of the ALLrollEX-1500 cast stretch film line at its factory in Nibbia (near Novara, Italy). Since the launch of the first line at the last K2013, ALLrollEX series has been representing the best-seller for Colines in all widths, from 1000 up to 4000 mm...

With its breakthrough Klear Can T technology, Milacron has just reached another significant milestone. The group confirmed the sale of the first Milacron Klear Can production system. After extremely successful qualitative testing with consumers in Asia conducted by Nielsen Market Research, the customer plans for the Klear Can to be in-market, on...

India will host the next public event of Saip, taking part in PU Tech 2017, the international fair dedicated to polyurethane to be held from 8 to 10 March at the India Expo Centre, Greater Noida, about 40 km away from New Delhi. The polyurethane industry in India is growing at a very fast pace. It has registered double digit growth during the past…

The completely automatic dual coiler TR1400, by FB Balzanelli, is designed to coil flexible PE and XPE-Al-XPE pipes and copper tubing with diameters ranging from 10 to 50 mm. Each unit is automatically adjusted thanks to sophisticated software that makes it possible to program the management of different production lots and achieve precision pipe…

ST Soffiaggio Tecnica has closed a very positive 2016 with orders for three Aspi Seco machines for the sequential extrusion of engine compartment ducts. Last June an Aspi Seco machine was delivered to the DuPont European technical centre in Meyrin (Switzerland). At the end of 2016 two new Aspi Seco machines...

At the end of January, KraussMaffei ceremonially commissioned its hundredth injection moulding machine at Grohe, the leading manufacturer of sanitary fittings, showers and installation systems. The hydraulic two-platen machine CX 80-380 is part of a new, economical production line at the Porta Westfalica location for the manufacture of...

The Italian manufacturer of machinery and systems for polyurethane foam processing, Saip, will be attending Foam Expo for the first time ever. The exhibition and conference targeted to the technical foam industry will take place in Novi (Michigan) from 28 February to 2 March 2017. Through their local partner Foam Supplies, Earth City (Missouri)...

The bubble film extrusion lines produced by Bandera are currently doing well. In a press release, the company has reported an increase in orders for these lines, especially the kind destined to be used in the production of agricultural film, of which Bandera is now one of the world’s leading manufacturers. The agricultural applications market is...

B&R is adding two new sizes to its 8LS series of servomotors. Size A offers extremely high torque with a flange size of 70 mm and an extremely compact design, while size 9 rounds off the upper end of the performance spectrum with up to 75 kW of power. Both of these options make it possible for machine manufacturers and system integrators to...

ALLWrapper is the new revolutionary packaging system engineered by Colines. lt uses stretch film as a substrate to perform bundle-wrapping on a huge number of different products. Being manufactured and optimized for the beverage industry, its range of application has been extended to the food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries with...

The European umbrella organisation of plastics and rubber machinery manufacturers, Euromap, has for three years now been involved in the development of Industry 4.0-ready interfaces based on OPC UA (Unified Architecture). The first one, Euromap 77 (interface between injection moulding machines and central computers/MES) was published as...

An Italian leading manufacturer of structural parts and components in advanced composite materials for the automotive and aerospace industries, Riba Composites invested recently in a new Cannon production plant for HP-RTM (High Pressure Resin Transfer Molding) and press moulding technology. Specialised in autoclave and vacuum bags/oven...

The new Sidel StarLite Tropical base is enlarging the family of StarLite bottle solutions originally developed by the packaging experts of the company. This latest addition to the range is designed to offer a flexible solution for carbonated soft drink (CSD), in all packaging sizes from 0.25 to 3 litres...

Following the success of the 2016 edition, Sacmi will be taking part for the second time in the Prodexpo fair in Moscow (February 6-10). This international fair is dedicated to technology for the food and beverage industry and covers everything from raw materials to processing and packaging. A leading designer of complete PET processing lines and…

With a fully equipped 3-component metering machine of the type Streamline, polyurethane specialist Hennecke expands its performance capability in the field of research and development. The machine system features all the necessary requirements for the production of fibre composite components by means of a wide variety of...

The 3D printing and additive manufacturing solutions company, Startasys has announced that Italian company, qbrobotics, is producing customized sample robotics much more quickly and cost-effectively than via traditional methods, using its Fortus 250 3D printer. Using Stratasys’ high-endurance ABSplus 3D printing material, the company, a...

An open house of the Coex Bubble (10) line, with corotating twin screw extruder with a net production up to 1000 kg/h, is taking place at the Bastia Umbra (Perugia, Italy) factory of Colines Air Bubble from January 19 to 26 2017. Especially suitable for technical packaging and envelops, the Coex Bubble (10) series is...