Market surveillance The number of machines – including those for plastics and rubber processing – imported to Europe from extra-European countries is...
Growth in rubber According to data from IRSG (International Rubber Study Group), total world rubber consumption will increase to 25.8 million tons this...
Environmental sustainability Aquafil di Arco (Trento, Italy) won second place in the “Environmental Sustainability” section of the first edition of the BMW Supplier Innovation...
Uncertain expectations According to AMI's recently published European Plastics Industry Report 2011, 2010 saw a recovery in demand for...
Automatic assembly An automated system designed to assemble two injection moulded parts (a small frame with IML and a lid) which form...
Complex shapes Rotational moulding permits the production of articles with complex geometry, curved edges, and rounded shapes in a single cycle, processing materials of...
Interchangeable matrices Interchangeable matrices and punches, a feature of moulds for PE pipe fittings designed by Marra, headquartered in...
Less energy A co-extrusion plant for 5-layer stretch film was in operation in early November at the Dolci Extrusion facility in Milan. The plant...
Bottom welding BFM, based in Solbiate Olona (Varese, Italy), offers a welding machine for the production of LDPE and HDPE bags with...
Multilayer pipes Tecnomatic, headquartered in Azzano San Paolo (Bergamo, Italy), has scheduled an event on 30 November 2011 from 10:00 to...
Advanced EPS Developments in the engineering design of EPS moulding machines manufactured by Tecnodinamica, based in...
Conference on PET The 14th PETnology Europe conference will take place in Nuremberg (Germany) on the 7th and 8th of November prior to the specialized show...
Eiffel Tower test Three new Ultramid CR products belong to the Basf polyamide family, ideal for rapidly absorbing a great deal of energy in...
Water grinder At Ecomondo - the international trade fair for material and energy recovery and sustainable development scheduled in Rimini (Italy) from...
Three versions A new range of water-condensed refrigerators for on-board installation was introduced at Interplas (Birmingham, September 27-29, 2011) and...
Bubbles never again One of the aesthetical and functional defects associated with rotational moulding is the presence of small air bubbles inside and on...
Bag rolls in Barcelona On the occasion of Equiplast 2011 (Barcelona, November 14-18), Mobert, headquartered in Castellanza (Varese, Italy), introduces the...
Multilayer food film From November 14 to 18, 2011, Colines, based in Nibbia (Novara, Italy), opens its doors to customers showing a Polycast line in...
New safety standard The Comité Européen de Normalisation (CEN – European Committee for Standardization) has published the final text of the...
Malaysia - Technical forum On Thursday, November 10, during M-PLAS (Kuala Lumpur, November 9-12, 2011), Assocomaplast and MPMA (Malaysian Plastic Manufacturers' Association)...
Introducing the FX780 at PLAST Fair: innovative design, robustness, user-friendly software, increased flexibility