Technology

A leading manufacturer of gearboxes for extruder drive, Zambello Riduttori has just made substantial investments in two production sites (Magnago, near Milan, and Lendinara, near Rovigo, Italy) in order to achieve very important objectives so as to consolidate its leadership worldwide. Both production sites have been expanded, with an increase of…

A quality record for Moretto production: in eight years since the first produced anti-wear bend, 100,000 items have been sold resulting in no service, spare parts or replacement request.

A Nordson EDI nine-manifold flat die, the first of its kind, has been successfully commissioned, producing nine-layer film from various resins. While the degree of improvement will vary with the application, in general Nordson EDI’s nine-manifold die technology promises to reduce variation in individual layer thickness from...

The latest technology presented by Baruffaldi Plastic Technology to the plastic market is the off-line drilling machine for drainage pipes, with three drilling heads to carry out three holes at angles around the circumference of the pipes. The machine has an overall solid structure, especially in the...

On October 8, Stratasys announced that they are partnering with Adobe to bring high quality, colour 3D printing to creatives around the world. The announcement was made in Los Angeles at Adobe MAX 2015. The two companies are joining forces to eliminate the workflow and product barriers that prevent creative professionals from easily transforming…

"New areas of application are bringing double-digit growth to silicone processing around the world. It's only logical that we offer our customers efficient solutions for the processing of this material," explains Hans Ulrich Golz, managing director of KraussMaffei and president of the Injection Moulding Machinery segment of the KraussMaffei Group…

The X20 I/O series by B&R has been enhanced with two new analog input modules that can be used to digitalise signals from strain gauges: the X20AIA744 with 2 full-bridge strain gauge inputs and the X20AIB744 with 4 full-bridge strain gauge inputs. Up to 4 strain gauge channels can now be housed in a module just as thin as...

The Museo Nazionale dell’Automobile in Turin. This was the prestigious venue chosen by Böhler to celebrate, on October 20, its 125 years of business in Italy, and it did so with an event entitled “Life in Plastic - Böhler’s innovative technology in high-performance moulds for plastic materials”. The development of steels to be used in...

An innovative inspection device has been developed by Sacmi which uses a “grid” for the entire range of vision systems for PET preforms, both in-line (PVS 003 and PVS 024) and as a sampling solution (PVS 2). It is a patented formula and technology that translates into a simple algorithm to identify defects that are invisible to the human eye...

A line for the contemporary extrusion of three PVC profiles for ceiling panels was recently created by Bausano. This line is the fruit of 30 years’ experience of the company in the development of production systems for profiles used in the construction industry and the continuous research that distinguishes its activity. This solution is...

At the Fakuma trade fair, from October 13 to 17, Kistler launched its new ComoNeo process monitoring system.

Technology to be demonstrated, touched, and experienced. Direct, immediate contact with innovation, anywhere in the world. All this happens in over 18,000 square metres of Biesse showrooms worldwide, thanks to an extensive network of branches. Within this now boundless space, more than 7,000 live demos per year demonstrate the true potential of…

Cogeneration is confirmed as a technology that is attentive to consumption and the environment, and ideal in a segment such as processing of plastics for haute parfumerie and luxury cosmetics. Matic Plast Milano has chosen to adopt an environmental policy when it comes to energy efficiency, and has entrusted AB in the context of rationalising use…

This motto, chosen by Engel to present their system solutions at Fakuma 2015, encompasses numerous topics. Automation, engineering, process optimization and services are all considered to be an integral part of the Austrian multi-national's construction philosophy. Through five innovative applications for the automobile, technical moulding,…

Among the different products developed through its R&D activity, Frigosystem presents  the I-RES and I-RESW systems: the new range of water and air condensed fluid chillers using centrifugal compressors with magnetic levitation.

On this year’s Fakuma edition the German company Leistritz Extrusionstechnik not only presented the new ZSE 27 iMAXX twin-screw extruder, but visitors also got the opportunity of gaining an insight - through a virtual tour - into a large-scale compounding plant.

The House of Extrusion, Bandera’s new R&D Centre in Busto Arsizio (near Varese), hosted an open house on 6 and 7 October to demonstrate operation of the BarrierFlex 7-layer line producing high-barrier film in polypropylene with a PP/Tie/PA/EVOH/PA/Tie/PP structure. The final application of the...

The Easylink new automatic coupling stations, the Modula high efficiency auto-adaptive drying systems, the PureFlo simple filterless receivers, the Quantum next generation gravimetric blenders are among the Piovan’s products on display this...

The ADV200-LC (Liquid Cooled) is the new series of liquid-cooled inverters designed and produced by Gefran for applications in which the most important requirements are: robustness, long life and high reliability. Liquid cooling of electrical and mechanical units drastically reduces the size of the...

With SmartPower 350, on show at Fakuma trade fair in hall B1, stand 1204, Wittmann Battenfeld has completed its PowerSeries product range with the larger sizes from 160 to 350 tons.