Technology

Great success for the opening of the new Bandera R&D centre, on May 8, during Plast 2015. The ribbon cutting ceremony was attended by Giorgio Colombo, the president of Assocomaplast (the Italian plastics and rubber processing machinery and moulds manufacturers’ Association of which Bandera is a member...

As well as celebrating its first 25 years in business, at Plast 2015 Doss exhibited the latest novelties in its range of quality control artificial vision systems. The first of which was the brand new laboratory instruments: SDC, evolution and fulfilment of our ET6. A complete instrument for the measurement in 2D and 3D...

The market needs something to change in production processes that will enable companies to accept the greatest number of job orders possible, maintaining high standards of quality and personalisation of manufactured goods, and guaranteed rapid, solid delivery times. Biesse responds to these needs with innovative technological solutions for…

Negri Bossi has exhibited five fully-integrated injection moulding machines at Plast 2015, focusing particular attention on energy consumption. The company showcased a 1100-ton machine from the eVector series in the “automotive” configuration for moulding PMMA headlight frames, with pick up carried out by an...

Driven by cost reduction programs from plastic processors and new governmental regulatory for changing to circular economies, the recycling solution provider NGR premiers newest innovations at Plast 2015 (stand B 152, hall 15). The P:React follows the design principles of LSP (Liquid State Polycondensation) and considerably improves the IV-values…

During Plast 2015 KraussMaffei (stand B 62, padiglione 24) underpins its leading market position for premium quality injection molding machines for logistics products. For example, a GX 650-8100 demonstrates the efficient production of transport crates, thereby emphasizing the efficiency of the GX Series for...

At Plast 2015 Sandretto is providing a preview of some significant innovations: the new Serie Dieci of injection moulding machines with clamping forces of between 30 and 500, which are protected by two patents and equipped with the new SEF 3000 control units and chamber temperature monitoring system; and a range of 3D printers...

Cibra Nova presents its new B.Glove machine developed for the production of biodegradable gloves at Plast 2015 (stand B 35, hall 15). This welder is the result of the company's experience spanning more than forty years, a story that began with the first semiautomatic machine to make disposable plastic gloves...

For almost forty years, Friul Filiere (stand C 22, hall 13) has operated in the plastic extrusion sector, today specialising in the development of turnkey projects and complete plants for special profiles. Plast has always been an important event for the all-Italian company which has exhibited here since the Eighties, representing...

In Italy there exist companies that achieve high performances without making a lot of noise about it, basing their results on expertise gained through years of work and continuous advancements. This is a category that includes the Comi Group, which comprises five companies - Comi, TechMill, Comi Effelle, Parco and Amut Comi - and...

At Plast 2015, Macam (stand D 162, hall 24) will present the innovative technological module activeFlowBalance in operation on a high-precision, all-electric injection moulding machine. The German-Japanese machine manufacturer Sumitomo (SHI) Demag’s Italian representation will demonstrate an exhibit with a particularly...

On April 22 CEN (European Committee for Standardization) has published the standard EN 16474:2015 concerning the safety requirements for tyre curing machines, which will come into force upon publication in the European Official Journal. EN 16474:2015 is one of the 19 European harmonized standards drawn up by CEN/TC...

The PB10E/SXL model, exhibited at Plast 2015 by Plastiblow (stand A 01/B 02, hall 22) is an all-electric blow moulding machine. This consolidated technology in the blow moulding sector offers many benefits with respect to traditional hydraulic machines: reduced environmental impact of the machinery on the working floor...

The 2015 edition of Plast in Milan will see the celebration of Eurochiller’s 25 years of activity. The company has confirmed its choice to attend the event with two stands respectively dedicated to the extrusion and to the injection processes. The decision to exhibit with two stands is renewed for the third time at Plast...

A great 2014 makes Macchi (stand B 81/C 82, hall 15) one of the main players at Plast 2015. Indeed, last year the company recorded a strong increase in sales, a trend driven by the success of its POD (PolyOlefin Dedicated) technology for five-layer bubble film extrusion. Almost 40% of the plants it delivered worldwide...

Mobert (stand C 101/D 102, hall 15) will be exhibiting three bag production lines at Plast 2015. The 110 Roller SHP 2M Cart is able to produce, on several tracks, shopping bags and bottom-sealed bags wound onto a cardboard core. The innovation featured by this line is the presence of patented systems for controlling both the tension...

At Plast 2015 B&R presents all the solutions dedicated to the automation of machines for plastics processing, along with important innovations that allow a great leap forward in terms of efficiency, function and performance for machine manufacturers. In the Plast fairground numerous OEMs will be present, well known references...

From April 16 to 24 Union is opening the doors of its headquarters in San Vittore Olona (near Milan) for the final tests of a complete compounding line. This is equipped with a 8-component loss-in-weight dosing system (2 for powders, 1 for liquid, and 5 for trims and granules), and a ZP92X twin-screw extruder with a TW 65 twin-screw...

Alveoplast is the name of the innovative plant for extrusion and calendering developed by Comerio Ercole (stand A 61, hall 11, at Plast 2015). It is equipped with 3 special extruders and a 6-roll calender for producing structural composite honeycombs suitable for several applications...

A world-scale manufacturers of silk-screen, dry-offset and hot-stamping machines, Moss exhibits the MO 2610 dry-offset printing machine at Plast 2015 (stand B 52, hall 22). Developed initially for decorating the side walls of aluminium closures, the machine can reach a production capacity of 300 ppm and features a...