Marketing

After a first quarter in clear progress, figures for the first half year 2013 confirm the good trend of the North American robot industry (for all applications within the manufacturing sector). In fact, according to Robotic Industries Association, in the period January-June this year manufacturers collected...

According to figures released by Syndicat National du Caoutchouc et des Polymères, French production of rubber recorded a "significant" increase in 2012 compared to the previous year, reaching 850 kt, 510 kt of which destined for tyres (equivalent to 58 million units) and 340 kt for various...

From 1st October K-Tron, a manufacturer of metering and pneumatic conveyor systems, will market its first products under the brand Coperion K-Tron. This reorganisation follows Coperion's takeover by Hillenbrand - the parent company of K-Tron since 2010 - that took place in 2012...

According to a recent study published by Freedonia, in the period 2012-2017 the world demand for thermoplastic elastomers should increase by 5% a year, reaching almost 6 million tons and a value of over 20 billion US dollars. The North American market is expected to grow at an...

The agreements for the acquisition of Bosch Rexroth's global pneumatics business by the German-Scandinavian investor Triton have been signed recently. The operation will now have to be approved by the competent antitrust authorities. Founded in 1997, the Triton fund invests in...

The analysis by Assocomaplast (the Italian trade association, belonging to Confindustria, which groups together some 160 manufacturers of plastics and rubber processing machinery) of the latest Istat (the Italian Institute of statistics) figures for Italian foreign trade shows that, in the first half of 2013...

The Technological Innovation Forum (Seminario dell'Innovazione Tecnologica - SIT), organised by Piovan at its headquarters in Santa Maria di Sala (near Venice), took place on 11-12 September 2013. The event focused above all on the latest technologies developed by the Venetian...

The Aspi range of 3D blow moulding machine will be exhibited by ST Soffiaggio Tecnica at the K 2013 (stand B04, hall 14). It is specially dedicated to the production of technical parts for the automotive and "white appliance" industries. Taking advantage of the "Suction Blow Moulding"...

Robots may all look the same, but in fact they are not. Convinced of this, Star Automation Europe at the K 2013 (hall 11, stand G74) introduces some products able to change the way to automate the manufacturing processes, focusing on quality and reduction in the investments. For this...

The new range of water chillers to be unveiled by Frigosystem at K 2013 (hall 10, stand A74-3) is called HC Heating & Cooling. As the name suggests, these are compact solutions that integrate, in a packaged unit, both heating and cooling of industrial processes. These are two functions that...

Well known in the world of plastics, Macplas International was published in several languages, from Russian to Polish (under the name Tworzywa), Chinese, and Farsi, until 2010. Back again at K 2013 (Düsseldorf, 16-23 October 2013), the biggest international trade fair for plastics and rubber...

The analysis by Assocomaplast (the Italian plastics and rubber processing machinery and moulds manufacturers' Association) of the Istat (the Italian Institute of statistics) figures for Italian foreign trade of plastics and rubber processing machinery reveal that exports have held firm: despite the still-difficult economic...

High tech solutions, applications with fully renewed design capable of meeting every possible production requirement: this is how the Negri Bossi group aims at presenting its very latest innovations at K 2013 in Düsseldorf. On an 800-sqm stand (hall 15, stand B22) entirely dedicated to injection...

A new machine manufacturer - called Promixon - is offering turbo-mixing and cooling systems for the production of rigid and plasticized PVC dry-blend with capacities of 500 to 7,000 kg/hour, mixers for masterbatches and engineering polymers, and mixing systems for powders and paints...

"The power of water" is the tagline chosen by Eurochiller for its launch at K 2013 (hall 10, stand A76) of the new ADY-NAX monoblock adiabatic chillers with air condensation, designed for maximum energy efficiency. Two previous experiences have enabled the company to develop this design...

After launching the apps "Plastics" (trade name data base)and "Injection Moulding" (parameters for injection moulding of PA, POM, PBT, PS, PP, TPE), the Swiss company SysTec, official distributor of Radici Plastics and MCT Compounds on the German market, now presents the new app...

The supplier of ancillary equipment TH Plastics, headquartered in Glossop, in the Derbyshire county, has become the sole agent in the United Kingdom for the Campetella Robotic Center's products. "TH Plastics is known for its ability to supply turnkey solutions ensuring efficiency, reduced production...

On October 7-9, 2013, at Haus der Technik in Essen (Germany), nova-Institut will organise the second conference on carbon dioxide as feedstock for chemistry and polymers. For the second consecutive year, experts will gather to discuss the subject of CO2 as the feedstock of the future...

The Italian manufacturer of extrusion lines for flat film and sheets based in Novara has entrusted its sales and assistance operations in Egypt to Al Rawag International Trading Company. The Egyptian company boasts an experience of more than 17 years in the plastics market and will support...

The new Neogol series of elastomeric compounds from API have a matrix made of olefin block copolymers (OBC) and a chemical structure that gives excellent resistance to UV light and ageing. These characteristics allow to obtain high aesthetic qualities also with large surface areas and fine...