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Super 26/22 is the new 26-mm cap-neck combination developed by Sacmi and Sipa for bottling both still and fizzy water. Presented in mid April at Villa Marchetti in Baggiovara (Modena, Italy), the solution was developed particularly for the Italian market, where the need to efficiently serve both segments is combined...

According to Macchi, its POD (PolyOlefin Dedicated) system for the coextrusion of 5-layer blown film is well on its way to becoming the benchmark for high-output production of non-barrier structures. There are two main advantages of 5-layer films over their more traditional (and so far more widely used) 3-layer...

This is what emerges from the official figures released by the organizer Adsale Exhibition Services. During the 4 days of fair, Chinaplas (Shanghai, April 23-26) has been visited by 130,370 people, that means an increase by 14,26% in comparison with the former edition of Guangzhou. Overseas visitors resulted 36,841...

A Saturno six colour flexo printing machine with central drum was recently delivered by BFM to a bag manufacturer in Tanzania. The machine, supplied together with a complete production line, also comprising an upstream extruder and a downstream welding machine, incorporates semiautomatic gear technology which...

The single-station blow moulding machines based on the ISBM (Injection Stretch Blow Moulding) technology developed by Automa for the production of PET containers stand out mainly for their energy consumption levels (up to 50% lower than those of conventional systems), as well as for their high productivity and compact...

The recycling division of Amut has started up a new Mini PRF recycling facility at Wellmann (South Carolina), with sorting and pre-washing system to process PET containers at an output rate of 6-7 ton/h. The main feature of this plant is an elliptical ballistic separator that has the function to...

Three new cross-linkable, halogen-free compounds that can be processed using Sioplas technology (the same used for XLPO-HFFR) were introduced by Fainplast at Wire 2014, the tradeshow dedicated to cables and wires, held in Düsseldorf on April 7-11. The new levels HFX 525F, HFX 519HS and HFX 500P, which...

Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) provide the interface between company management and production, connecting the machinery into a network and making processes more transparent. They allow converters to improve the efficiency and quality of their products. Indeed, this is why Engel’s MES...

As part of a recent expansion of its production area, Green Box will build a new and modern plant for end-of-line testing of refrigerators, temperature regulators, pump units and free-coolers. Work should begin this July and the plant should be up and running at the beginning of 2015...

According to the recent study “Active & Intelligent Packaging” from Freedonia, the demand for active and intelligent packaging in the US is forecast to expand 8% annually to 3.5 billion dollars in 2017, well above total packaging demand growth. Active packaging provides functions such as moisture control, while...

According to official statistics from local sources, in the first nine months of 2013 the French foreign trade of plastics and rubber machinery showed a slight rise compared with the same period of 2012, consolidating the turnaround that occurred in the middle of the year, after a slowdown that was recorded in the first quarter...

The winners of the European Thermoforming Parts Competition 2014 were announced during the ninth European Thermoforming Conference "Forming a sustainable future", held in Prague on 3 and 4 April and organized by SPE (Society of Plastics Engineers). The competition, now in its fifth year, was launched in 2006 to promote...

The plastics market in Italy recorded 1% growth in 2013, following two consecutive years of decline (-9% in 2012 and -3% in 2011). According to consultants ChemOrbis, this is the picture emerging from statistics on Italy's imports last year, which exceeded 4 million tons. However, trends appear to differ between the various...

Ripening cheeses at almost zero energy: this is now possible thanks to polyurethane, one of the insulating materials found to be most suitable for this purpose. Good quality ripened cheese is often considered synonymous with tradition and respect for the environment. But do we really know how much energy is...

Based on modularity and immediate extendibility, the Mowis integrated supervision system is proposed by Moretto as a solution able to ensure an investment calibrated on the customer actual needs. It is suitable for the management of any plant, from the simplest to the most complex, and...

After the announcement that Sacmi has sold the whole plastics division to the American company Kingsbury, Negri Bossi has issued an official press release to provide further details on the transaction and on its practical consequences. Ausable Capital Partners and Kingsbury have formed a venture that acquired all the assets...

Titanium catalyst technology for the industrial production of PET is now being adopted around the globe as PET manufacturers and processors seek to eliminate the use of the heavy metal catalyst antimony oxide. The technology was developed by Catalytic Technologies, a company established...

On April 16 the European Parliament validated the European directive aimed at reducing the consumption of single-use plastic bags, already approved by the Environment Commission last March 10. Such a vote wants to demonstrate its support for decisive action to reduce the consumption of lightweight plastic carrier bags...

Business levels for manufacturers and suppliers of primary plastics machinery (injection moulding, extrusion, blow moulding, and thermoforming equipment) posted another strong quarterly performance in the fourth quarter of 2013. According to statistics compiled and reported by the Committee on Equipment Statistics (CES) of SPI...

Less than one month to the deadline of May 15, and the number of exhibitors to Plast 2015 (the most important European show for the plastics and rubber industry next year) and Rubber 2015 (the satellite event focusing on rubber) grows and grows. In the past few weeks potentially interested companies were reached...