Technology

  • 28 September 2016

    A "giant" calender with 7-metre rolls

    As a result of a synergistic effort involving the company as a whole and its skills, Comerio Ercole has recently sealed a deal with an European group for the construction of an impressive “giant” 3-roll high temperature calender with a 6800-mm roll working face. This “giant” calender is conceived for the production of innovative articles, obtained…
  • 21 September 2016

    More efficient filtration thanks to the metallic net, now on automatic screen changers

    After 8 years of testing and development Fimic - the Italian manufacturer of automatic and self-cleaning screen changers for the extrusion of recycled plastics - will be exhibiting the new NET filtration system at K 2016. This systems is able to use mesh-type screens, normally applied in manual screen changers only, as a result...
  • 21 September 2016

    BMB goes electric at K 2016

    This year, just as it does every three years, BMB will be coming to the K fair in Düsseldorf with the latest innovations from its product range, which are the result of its ongoing close collaboration with processors and its hefty investments in research and development programmes. Given that electric machines now account for around 90% of the...
  • 21 September 2016

    Mega calender on show for a week

    From September 14 to 20, Rodolfo Comerio held an open house event to unveil one of the world’s largest calenders of its kind. The most important of the various features characterizing this machine are its five gigantic rolls, each with a diameter of 870 mm and a length of 5000 mm on the table...
  • 21 September 2016

    Sacmi technology for Parmalat milk

    Sacmi-developed innovation has won over Parmalat (Lactalis Group), which has now chosen the IPS (injection preform system) platform to renew its Piana di Monteverna (Caserta) plant. Here, as of today, PET preforms are being manufactured for the milk sector, providing the lightest. highest-performing 1-litre bottles on the Italian market...
  • 14 September 2016

    MB Spritzgusstechnik chooses Negri Bossi to produce industrial pallets

    When he referred to Negri Bossi a couple of years ago, Michael Bechtel, the founder of MB Spritzgusstechnik in Marktoberdorf (Germany), had a Vision: “Recycled Plastic as raw material to be re-used for a longer lifetime”. Today, he has one of the most advanced plastic injection technology installed in his factory to get recycled plastic converted…
  • 14 September 2016

    New test room for machines and materials

    Thanks to the expansion of the production unit with the addition of a new shed of around 1,500 square metres, Promixon has now opened an in-house test room to offer customers even more comprehensive and personalised services. The new facility supports systems efficiency testing and real-time checking of blending results with...
  • 14 September 2016

    ST Soffiaggio Tecnica is ready for the German fair

    On October 19 the doors of the Düsseldorf trade fair will open to the public for the 2016 K show. The countdown to the start of this event has already begun. It is, as always, a moment long awaited by organizers, exhibitors and visitors alike. Like others, the ST Soffiaggio Tecnica team is once again getting ready to surprise the K audience...
  • 14 September 2016

    A Moss MO 4013 line for the decoration of round pails

    Decorating big size containers has always been one of the main accomplishments of Moss. In fact, this company from Reggio Emilia offers a large array of solutions designed to print on round, elliptical and rectangular plastic pails up to 25 liters capacity. Recently, Moss has delivered a new printing line model MO 4013 to...
  • 07 September 2016

    E-Move full-electric blow moulding machines in Italy and Slovenia

    Two E-Move blow moulding machines have recently been delivered by ST Soffiaggio Tecnica to two important plastics converters: Cebi Italy, based in Osimo (Ancona), and Sep Doo, located in Mokronog (Slovenia). The E-Move full-electric model is the smallest machine in the Monza-based company’s...
  • 07 September 2016

    Plas Mec renews its testing room

    The mixing systems manufacturer Plas Mec has recently renewed its testing room to allow its customers to perform a wider range of tests on PVC, powder coatings, bonding materials, masterbatches, WPCs and any other material suitable for mixing. The room is equipped with the following plants: HC Combimix 300/1000 system, a...
  • 07 September 2016

    Macchi reviews its POD technology for K 2016

    The manufacturer of blown film extrusion lines is revving its engines to face the K 2016 show, which will take place in Düsseldorf from 19 to 26 October. For the company based in Venegono Inferiore (Varese, Italy), three busy years have passed in a blink, since the previous edition of the event...
  • 07 September 2016

    "In house" preview of two calenders ahead of their unveiling at K 2016

    On August 1 and 2, operators of all kinds that use calendering lines for the processing of PVC - and not just that - were invited to the facilities of Rodolfo Comerio in Solbiate Olona (Varese), where they had the opportunity to “gasp” both at the impressive bulk of a gigantic five-roll calender (each roll having a diameter of 870 mm and a length…
  • 28 July 2016

    The smart extruder Icma 4.0

    Strongly committed to the benefits of Industry 4.0 digital revolution, Icma San Giorgio will present at its booth at K 2016 the innovative I-Smart solution. Already applied and successfully tested, this solution consists in a corotating twin screw extruder equipped with advanced sensors with diagnostic capabilities able to signal the presence...
  • 27 July 2016

    From the infinitely large to the infinitely small

    The Vulcanator rubber granulator is specially designed by Franklin Miller for the rubber and heavy plastics industry. This unit has the unique ability to reduce whole 75 pounds bales of synthetic or natural rubber into small particles. This powerful processor can thus drastically reduce processing time resulting in dramatic cost savings...
  • 27 July 2016

    IMG for car panels

    As time progresses, cars are not only always improving, but also showcasing better quality in their design - especially important in winning over buyers is the vehicle interior, which is increasingly becoming an important purchasing criterion. Visual and haptic elements use lots of technological tricks, and so high-tech cockpits which employ…
  • 27 July 2016

    The tour in the UK has ended

    The “Moretto in Motion” tour of the United Kingdom has been recently completed. The moving showroom covered over 4,500 km in two weeks, welcoming more than 250 visitors. The lorry, outfitted with the company’s latest innovations in plastics automation can be considered today as a fundamental communicative channel of the...
  • 20 July 2016

    The second ST Soffiaggio Tecnica blow moulding machine to DuPont

    On June 24, 2016 a major inaugural ceremony was held at the European Technical Center of DuPont in Meyrin, Geneva. The ceremony, marking the culmination of eight years of cooperation between the two companies, was attended by Pierre Maudet, minister for economy and security for Geneva; Daniel Loeffler, director at Economic Development...
  • 20 July 2016

    GM125: steady controlled flow for top-quality granules

    A GM125 Compac line has been supplied by Gamma Meccanica to a Turkish company for recycling of PP, PE woven and non-woven production waste. The line configuration includes the Compac feeding system with cutter-compactor, a single-screw extruder with degassing, a screen changer and a die-face pelletizer...