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On 6 and 7 March, BFM opened the doors to its Solbiate Olona (near Varese, Italy) facility to feature an 8-colour Marte flexographic printing machine and a BF 106 HS 800 automatic bagmaking machine. The flexographic printing machines features gearless technology with a temperature-controlled, dimensionally...

The competition for The Worshipful Company of Horners prestigious Bottlemakers Award in conjunction with the British Plastics Federation (BPF), is now declared open and entries must be received by the deadline of July 25, 2014. Entries for this award must be a plastic bottle, jar or hollow container, made by any...

The innovative thermoplastic composite Xecarb 17 C30, which is being introduced at JEC Europe Composites (Paris, March 11-13, 2014) from the Italian company Xenia, is based on the thermoplastic elastomer Pebax, from the chemical company Arkema, reinforced with carbon fibres frequently used in aeronautics. The goal was...

One assembly machine, able to process closures having very different dimensions. Flexibility, reliability and high speed are the key words featuring the latest solution from Gefit. This “lining machine” recently developed by the Italian company presents many innovations, that will certainly draw the attention of all...

According to the information and statistics recently published by the trade association Abiplast regarding the trend in the Brazilian processing industry, 2013 ended on a positive note with production, foreign trade and investments all recording positive figures. Expectations are thus high for 2014. However...

Following the prestigious award for Technological Innovation in North America received by the Flexographic Technical Association in 2013 for its revolutionary flexographic printing system applied to the new and completely servo-driven Servocup printer, Omso has hit the bull’s-eye again in the field of dry-offset printing, and...

A paradigm for the reliability of Italian technology and of the made in Italy, a Dolci extruder is still in full operation after 44 years of service with the British company Luxus. As explained by the company’s Chief Operating Office, Ian Pigot, it is a 35-mm single-screw extruder that was put into operation in the Louth production facility in…

Understanding and modelling the environmental impact of manufactured products is becoming increasingly important in many industries - and the composites industry is no exception. Consequently, many manufacturers either want or are required to assess this aspect of their products...

Within the HiPerDry project, a consortium of twelve partners from industry and research will develop a new drying technology for hygroscopic plastics. The new approach combining microwave heating with superheated steam convective drying will not only lead to significant savings in energy costs, but also allow...

Continuously breaking the scale records in recent years, the organizer of Chinaplas 2014 additionally pursues the perfection of show quality for both exhibitors and visitors. Staged the largest ever edition on 23-26 April, 2014 in Shanghai New International Expo Centre, Chinaplas 2014 will be a fruitful four-day show for...

A record 108 British Plastics Federation (BPF) member plastics companies responded to the latest Business Conditions Survey conducted in January. Peter Davis, general director of the BPF, commented: “The survey clearly shows rising confidence particularly on 2014 UK sales turnover with 73% predicting an increase...

On February 20, 2014 Bielloni Converting announced that the 6-colour Bielloflex TEA stack printing machine has been added to the existing range of servo-driven machines. This new model, ideal for meeting the requirements posed by short print runs, is very easy to operate and has been specially designed to handle 3+3 or 4+2...

At JEC Composites 2014, to be held in Paris from March 11 to 13, Cannon will present its most recent developments in the fields of processing technologies for glass and carbon reinforced composites and for thermoforming. For the epoxy-based fast RTM moulding of automotive...

The new gravimetric dosing units in the Micro range have been designed by Engin Plast for dosing single-component materials in pellet form, using a continuous, real-time, weight loss method to achieve accurate dosing. These units provide the following advantages: constant dosing regardless of grain size...

The newest entry in the Comac portfolio is an extrusion line designed for the production of polypropylene-based compounds containing up to 80% of mineral fillers. The system includes: a 48 diameter long co-rotating twin-screw extruder with a diameter of 135 mm, driven by a 1,050 kW water-cooled AC engine; two side-loading trays...

By giving its new range of all-electric injection moulding machines the name Flower, Ripress wants to immediately highlight its strengths: energy saving and low environmental impact. The original project was based on the company’s intention to develop a product ensuring high performance levels without requiring excessive initial...

So said professor Richard Thomson, during a public hearing on plastic carrier bags organized by the by The Greens/European Free Alliance Group in the European Parliament on February 19. During the workshop Ton Emans, PRE (Plastics Recyclers Europe) president, confirmed that...

The weight saving trend in the automotive sector is not only unbroken; it is becoming increasingly important as the year 2020 approaches. This is when the fleet CO2 emissions of European automobile manufacturers must comply with significantly...

The new series of compatibilizers Entira EP by DuPont are formulated for highly efficient recycling of difficult-to-separate mixtures of inherently incompatible polymers. The first grades which have now become available in the market are ethylene-copolymers, optimized for...

After its great success in 2012, Rubber - the satellite fair dedicated to the elastomers industry - will be staged again at Plast 2015 (Milan, May 5-9, 2015). During Rubber last edition, proposed again at Plast after 20 years of absence, more than 100 Italian and...