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József Gábor Kovács, head of the Department of Polymer Engineering Laboratory, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, recently sought the assistance of 3D printing technology when faced with a design challenge posed by a major manufacturer. He and his team were commissioned to design a general purpose electric fan...

On the beginning of 2014, Mayzo and Lehmann&Voss agreed on joint marketing of the masterbatch for polypropylene process optimisation within Europe. “Thanks to the use of these additives, material weight savings of up to 15% and in addition reductions in cycle time of up to 25% can be achieved”, explained...

According to recent study commissioned by the American Chemistry Council, the USA is showing a good trend in the recycling of rigid plastic materials (bottles excluded), recording a 10% increase between 2011 and 2012 to reach a total of around 455 thousand tons, three times the amount recycled in 2007...

In 2013, Bosch recorded a nominal 3.7% increase in orders to reach a total of 5.7 billion euros. In order to tackle the new conditions on the markets, which continue to be volatile, the company today can rely on a more structured regional organization, focusing particularly on the technical solutions that...

From 21 to 23 May, during an open house organised at its own facility in Azzate (near Varese, Italy), Colines unveils an ALLrollEX cast extrusion system for the production of 5-layer stretch films with a width of 1,500 mm at a net production capacity of 1,000 kg/hour. In order to reduce energy consumption, several components of the...

A 32-cavity mould for the production of PET blood tubes, with ejection by Cartesian robot, has been recently developed by Gefit, specialized in the manufacturing of moulds for thermoplastics processing and of high speed assembling machines. In the manufacturing of moulds for the medical field it is necessary to work with the highest...

On May 15, 2014, the first term expired in order to apply at Plast 2015 and the satellite-show Rubber 2015, with almost one thousand companies that already submitted their regular application, thus benefiting of discounted rates upon balance. After May 15, 2014, it is not possible anymore to grant discounted rates...

On 28 April, Arburg held the official ground-breaking ceremony for a new assembly hall in Lossburg, which will expand the central production location by 13% to just under 165,000 sqm. Initial excavation work began in March 2014 and the completion date has been set for the autumn of 2015. With the new building section...

Company specialized in the manufacturing of moulds and hot runner systems, INglass has acquired Ermo, a French company producing multicavity high precision moulds. The deal is expected to close in June. Under the transaction terms, INglass will acquire the 100% stock of Aurca, the holding company which owns...

The very positive trend of applications is going on both at Plast 2015, the largest exhibition of the sector next year in Europe, and at Rubber 2015, the satellite show dedicated to rubber. The companies not yet applied and interested in benefitting from priority stand assignment and discounted fees have to submit...

In 2013 over 444,000 tons of PVC were recycled under the VinylPlus programme, a figure in line with the target of 800,000 tons/year by 2020. This is the outstanding result of the sustainable development programme for the European PVC industry presented at the Vinyl Sustainability Forum - with MacPlas as media partner...

On May 13, 2014, as part of its European roadshow, Haitian presented its Zhafir Zeres hybrid press at the premises of IMG in Capriano del Colle (Brescia, Italy). IMG is the official Italian distributor of the injection moulding machines manufactured by the Chinese-European company. Thus, following its world launch at...

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...