Technology

This was the theme of the international Masterbatch Workshop organized by German extruder manufacturer Leistritz Extrusionstechnik on November 17-18, 2015. The event, held for the twelfth time, offered amongst other things an insight into the world of black, white and blue masterbatches for over 100 participants coming from a wide variety...

The recent “Dynamic Days”, hosted at the Starlinger’s technical centre in Weissenbach, Austria, were organised by the company to present the its latest technological developments in plastics recycling following the recent launch of the recycling line recoSTAR dynamic, and to mark the relaunch the recoSTAR universal series. Three different…

The Beckhoff Technology Days are back, but with a difference: this year, in addition to Bologna and Milan, the roadshow also went to Padua. PC-based control technology was the real protagonist of these three events, held on October 20, 21 and 22 in Bologna, Padua and Milan respectively. They were three days devoted to

A new product recently introduced by Star Automation Europe is the new robot model XW-1400VI, suitable for injection moulding machines ranging from 250 to 700 tons. This model represents the new XW-VI series, whose strength is the excellent performance in terms of speed, acceleration and payload. The new XW series, which was launched on a...

The automotive industry represents a major application sector for ST Soffiaggio Tecnica which has introduced a technical development on its Aspi 150.2 Seco blow moulding machine. This machine is suitable for the production of technical parts with different overlapping layers (longitudinal co-extrusion), or with the same ones in...

On October 22 Ingersoll Rand, a recognised manufacturer of cutting-edge compression blow moulding equipment for PET bottles, introduced the new RS30 and RS37 models, belonging to the brand-new R range of oil-sealed screw air compressors, at its Vignate headquarters. These new systems stand out, first of all, for...

From 14 to 18 December, the injection press manufacturer Saspol will be holding an open house at its facilities in Vigevano (near Pavia), an event that will unfold along two lines: technological and commercial. On the technological side, Saspol will be presenting its range of plastics and rubber processing machines, while on the commercial...

A recent two-day open house was devoted to the extrusion of blown film made from biodegradable and compostable material. The event took place at the Olgiate Olona facilities of MAM (CMG group), in the province of Varese, on November 12 and 13. For the occasion, a plant for single-layer film equipped, among other things, with a...

A leading manufacturer of gearboxes for extruder drive, Zambello Riduttori has just made substantial investments in two production sites (Magnago, near Milan, and Lendinara, near Rovigo, Italy) in order to achieve very important objectives so as to consolidate its leadership worldwide. Both production sites have been expanded, with an increase of…

A quality record for Moretto production: in eight years since the first produced anti-wear bend, 100,000 items have been sold resulting in no service, spare parts or replacement request.

A Nordson EDI nine-manifold flat die, the first of its kind, has been successfully commissioned, producing nine-layer film from various resins. While the degree of improvement will vary with the application, in general Nordson EDI’s nine-manifold die technology promises to reduce variation in individual layer thickness from...

The latest technology presented by Baruffaldi Plastic Technology to the plastic market is the off-line drilling machine for drainage pipes, with three drilling heads to carry out three holes at angles around the circumference of the pipes. The machine has an overall solid structure, especially in the...

On October 8, Stratasys announced that they are partnering with Adobe to bring high quality, colour 3D printing to creatives around the world. The announcement was made in Los Angeles at Adobe MAX 2015. The two companies are joining forces to eliminate the workflow and product barriers that prevent creative professionals from easily transforming…

"New areas of application are bringing double-digit growth to silicone processing around the world. It's only logical that we offer our customers efficient solutions for the processing of this material," explains Hans Ulrich Golz, managing director of KraussMaffei and president of the Injection Moulding Machinery segment of the KraussMaffei Group…

The X20 I/O series by B&R has been enhanced with two new analog input modules that can be used to digitalise signals from strain gauges: the X20AIA744 with 2 full-bridge strain gauge inputs and the X20AIB744 with 4 full-bridge strain gauge inputs. Up to 4 strain gauge channels can now be housed in a module just as thin as...

The Museo Nazionale dell’Automobile in Turin. This was the prestigious venue chosen by Böhler to celebrate, on October 20, its 125 years of business in Italy, and it did so with an event entitled “Life in Plastic - Böhler’s innovative technology in high-performance moulds for plastic materials”. The development of steels to be used in...

An innovative inspection device has been developed by Sacmi which uses a “grid” for the entire range of vision systems for PET preforms, both in-line (PVS 003 and PVS 024) and as a sampling solution (PVS 2). It is a patented formula and technology that translates into a simple algorithm to identify defects that are invisible to the human eye...

A line for the contemporary extrusion of three PVC profiles for ceiling panels was recently created by Bausano. This line is the fruit of 30 years’ experience of the company in the development of production systems for profiles used in the construction industry and the continuous research that distinguishes its activity. This solution is...

At the Fakuma trade fair, from October 13 to 17, Kistler launched its new ComoNeo process monitoring system.

Technology to be demonstrated, touched, and experienced. Direct, immediate contact with innovation, anywhere in the world. All this happens in over 18,000 square metres of Biesse showrooms worldwide, thanks to an extensive network of branches. Within this now boundless space, more than 7,000 live demos per year demonstrate the true potential of…