Technology

Two plants, belonging to the AlphaPET and SmartDuty series respectively, for the extrusion of PET and PP rigid film were sold by Bandera, after having been installed at its The House of Extrusion research and development centre at the beginning of the year to be ready for dispatch. The lines were purchased by...

Polyethylene and polypropylene foam films are used extensively in various markets, such as construction and packaging, light industry, automotive, food thanks to their technical characteristics and the ability to be thermoformed in various forms. FAP extrusion lines are designed to produce foam with a closed-cell non-cross-linked molecular…

The innovative integrated solution IN-4000 SET has been developed by Gefran and Sensormate (a Gefran Group company specialised in force measurement on injection and die-casting machines and industrial presses) for measuring injection pressure and nozzle contact force, simplifying the maintenance and adjustment of...

Keeping up with the new market trends and consumer demands for long-life milk containers, Sipa has created an innovative, functional, appealing, and completely recyclable packaging. This development started with a careful market analysis highlighting all the advantages of...

The Saudi company Bitumat contributed to the waterproofing works of the new Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Center. The works are taking place with two waterproofing interventions: the basement was completed in 2020, the roof began in June 2021. In the first case...

“Plastic products are essential in our everyday life” says Renato Moretto, founder and President of Moretto, manufacturer of auxiliary equipment for the plastics industry. “Our real challenge is to turn the critical issues related to plastics mass production into opportunities for the future...

At Fakuma 2021, Oerlikon HRSflow will be presenting the new, particularly small hot runner systems of the S series with their low space requirement in the mould. The main field of application is the production of small-format technical components. Depending on the application, the new S series can be equipped with...

Thanks to Sidel’s end-to-end complete aseptic PET line, UHT liquid dairy products (LDPs) from Spanish milk producer Covap are now also available in PET bottles for the very first time. This new PET bottle opens the door to meet changing market demand and ensures product integrity and safety...

With its flexible configuration, the new series Allrounder More launched by Arburg for production-efficient multi-component moulding, can now be perfectly adapted to specific customer and market requirements. The machines offer increased space for larger moulds, greater modularity during assembly, as well as...

The activity od Union on the American market is stepping up thanks to the recent sale of two complete systems for the production of hollow sheets. The systems delivered by the manufacturer from San Vittore Olona (Milan, Italy) can handle various MFI values without affecting quality and productivity and offer a flatness accuracy out of the...

The BDOx3 BF 140 self-cleaning screen changer by BD Plast has been operating successfully for some months at Mepol, a company based in Riese Pio X (near Treviso) producer of certified thermoplastic and eco-sustainable compounds since 1996. Mepol relies on its production capacity, competence and know-how to provide...

PVC represents a first choice material, promoting transition to a circular economy. In fact, PVC can be recycled even more than height times thanks to its polymeric structure, while maintaining the same performance levels. In that sense, granulation is one of the best processes to transform end-of-life PVC products or residues resulting from...

Plastic thermoformed parts trimming is even simpler, faster and more precise with the new CMS athena range of machines!

A Mechanical Stroke Regulator (MSR) for hydraulic driven valve gate systems developed by Oerlikon HRSflow makes it easy to individually preset the opening positions of the pins in hot runner systems. Via a graduate scale adjusting screw the user specifies the individual oil volume, which the valve gate system then...

Subsequent to the project accomplished by Biffa and Amut for the Seaham (United Kingdom) state-of-the-art recycling facility, one of the most modern and technically advanced in the world, the two partners join forces again for Biffa new investment in its facility in Washington, Sunderland (United Kingdom)...

A new tool for CMG customers is now available to simplify and speed up the procurement of spare parts. It is the new e-commerce platform directly accessible from the home page of the CMG web site. The process is not only extremely simplified and intuitive, it is also economically preferable...

The Italian company Colines keeps improving its world-renowned cast lines for stretch film production ALLrollEX’ overall performance, thanks to constant and significant research and development activities and to the experience gained with the delivery of over 250 lines worldwide. With their highest speed and best quality in production...

The TR3515PE automatic coiler from the FB Balzanelli Excellence Series is perfect for coiling PE pressure pipes and gas pipes from 75 to 160 mm. The machine consists in one reel, one or two automatic strapping head for safer packaging operation and Round Pipe System on board. Smart frame designed to be assembled...

A large and very successful Chinese manufacturer and global supplier of XLPE HV and EHV power cables, has been using the Purity Scanner Advanced from Sikora for quality assurance of high voltage cables in their production lines. Reliability is the most important aspect, when selling subsea cable. Typically, the company offers...

In the applications of PET, the concentrations of rPET are increasing more and more, to reach considerable percentage levels. 20% to 30% are the most common rPET concentrations in blends with virgin PET, however those percentages are rapidly growing, to the point that several bottlers have started to advertise 50% rPET and even 100%...