Technology

  • 28 January 2015

    MB Conveyors celebrates thirty years and lands at NPE

    2015 is an important year for MB Conveyors, headquartered in Brogliano, near Vicenza (Italy). The Italian company is celebrating thirty years in the business and will participate for the first time in the NPE fair, which will take place this year on March 23-27 in Orlando, Florida. The company decided to be present...
  • 28 January 2015

    Four fixed in-line stations

    Presma recently delivered its MS 4-250-6000, featuring four linearly arranged stations, to a manufacturer of road safety products. This model is characterized by the arrangement of its mould-holder stations: unlike traditional rotary machines, here they are in-line arranged. The machine features four 2,500 kN...
  • 26 January 2015

    The celebration starts from Utech

    The Cannon Group will start the celebration of its fiftieth anniversary while being present at the Utech Europe Conference and Exhibition 2015, to be held in Maastricht (Holland) on April 14-16, 2015. Cannon started its activity in the field of dosing units and mixing heads for polyurethane back in 1965 in Milan. The celebration...
  • 21 January 2015

    Compact control system for extrusion

    Developed by Gefran for laboratory extrusion lines and compounding, the new compact control system eXtru+ comes ready to use; it is fully programmable and features built-in advanced technological functions. The extrusion of plastic materials is a process that demands flexibility, precision and efficiency. This new system makes...
  • 21 January 2015

    Moulding tests for food caps and eyeglass lenses

    Milan-based injection machine manufacturer Negri Bossi recently carried out two moulding tests for two separate customers at its headquarters in Cologno Monzese (near Milano). The first, for Capsol, a European cap manufacturer headquartered in Bulciago (near Lecco, Italy), was performed using a 24-cavity mould installed on a...
  • 21 January 2015

    Persico and ABB working together for the automotive industry

    The Eco-cut system manufactured by Persico for the automatic cutting of linings for car interiors features two ABB IRB 2400/16 anthropomorphic robots with the Absolute Accuracy function. A high-frequency oscillating blade cutting technology was chosen in order to optimise the machining process, as it meets all the needs of...
  • 14 January 2015

    Forty candles and a new machine in memory of Mario Busi

    On January 16 and 17, an open house will be held at Maicopresse’s facility in Borgosatollo, near Brescia (Italy), introducing the new MB 4000 injection moulding machine. The new machine, designed to produce large-size containers, features a clamping force of 4000 tons; the letters MB in its name are intended as a tribute to...
  • 14 January 2015

    The first coiler is never forgotten

    After having bought, in 2013, a TR-range automatic coiler from FB Balzanelli, a German leading producer of XPE pipes recently replaced three of its old coilers with as many TR1400 units. According to the coilers’ manufacturer, this model, specifically designed for XPE pipes, is becoming increasingly popular in Germany and...
  • 07 January 2015

    Main Tech relaunches the Dipre brand

    On December 22, 2014, Main Tech made an official announcement that it had purchased the company Dipre, specialist in the construction of auxiliary equipment, renowned for granulation systems. These are the systems that Main Tech is launching first. Managing Director Renato Pegoraro commented...
  • 07 January 2015

    New horizons for in-line thermoforming

    A complete in-line thermoforming system manufactured by Amut for the production of disposable cups (in the sizes required by the Usa and Canadian markets) has been successfully tested and delivered to a large North American producer. The customer's request included some very demanding features...
  • 19 December 2014

    New standard on safety requirements

    On December 17, CEN (European Committee for Standardization) has published the standard EN 1417:2014 concerning the safety requirements for two-roll mills, which will come into force upon publication in the European Official Journal. EN 1417:2014 is one of the 19 European harmonized standards drawn up by...
  • 17 December 2014

    From here to Spring

    Launched at Fakuma 2014 by Star Automation Europe, the robot ES-800II is now available, whilst the robot XW-122 will be marketed starting from Spring 2015. The goal of the new ES-II robot is to meet every possible needs about low price without forgetting quality and performance. The research and...
  • 17 December 2014

    Vertical machines for diamond wire overmoulding

    The NT Series Wires machines developed by Turra, a division of the IMS Deltamatic group, are offered as an ideal solution for the production of cables, wires and components, such as diamond wire, in which the cable is positioned transversely and adjacent to the tiebars. The 60- and 80-ton presses, the cable-tensioning system...
  • 10 December 2014

    Dehumidifying: how and why

    On December 18, the conference room of Cesap - the training and assistance centre for plastic processors headquartered in Verdellino/Zingonia (near Bergamo, Italy) - will host the seminar "The advantages of an effective dehumidification" on the benefits of an effective drying process. The event is organised in cooperation with Moretto...
  • 10 December 2014

    Official launch of integrated system for preforms and bottles

    On December 11 Sipa will open the doors of its site in Vittorio Veneto, near Treviso (Italy), for the official presentation of the new Xtreme Sincro, an innovative technology combining injection-compression of preforms and high speed stretch-blow moulding of PET containers in a single systems...
  • 10 December 2014

    Ten years of acetaldehyde measurements

    Ten years after the introduction of the PETes AA Analyzer, developed by Piovan to measure acetaldehyde in preforms, there are over 150 PET preform and bottle producing plants where at least one of these units is installed. The concrete, recognized advantages of the analyser include...
  • 03 December 2014

    A polyamide yarn recycling plant

    A manufacturer headquartered in Cerro Maggiore (near Milan), Comac recently delivered 6 and 66 polyamide yarn recycling plant to a company in Piedmont. The line is based on the new model EBC108HT 108-mm co-rotating twin screw extruder with an L/D ratio of 48/1, driven by a 600 kW alternating current motor. The plant also offers special...
  • 28 November 2014

    Sipa acquires Automa activities for PET

    All activities related to the production of injection-stretch-blow moulding (ISBM) equipment at Automa have been acquired by Sipa, the company based in Vittorio Veneto (near Treviso, Italy) specialized in the manufacture of plants for the production of PET containers and filling technologies...
  • 26 November 2014

    Safety hinge and modular roller tracks

    Hinges with built-in safety switch (CFSW) and new Eleroll roller tracks are among the solutions recently developed by Elesa, a company that produces standardised plastic and metal components for industrial machinery and equipment. The CFSW hinge is a safety device which interrupts the power supply when the door...
  • 21 November 2014

    Compact dimensions

    This new type of single valve gate has been developed by Thermoplay with the purpose to contain the overall dimension facilitating the installation inside the mould and to maintain at the same time an optimal balancing of the melt flow. The Thermoplay single nozzle is provided with...