Blown film production boost with new die head from W&H

Comptoir National du Plastique (CNP) in Tunisia increases production of its blown film line by 20% with a retrofit from W&H

Сase studies

Improving tolerances by 30% and achieving faster startups with EDI® Automatic Die from Nordson

Nordson's Autoflex™ VI-RE die yields more uniform film, enhancing the printing and heat shrinking processes used for labels in packaging

New Issue

17.06.2025

Extrusion International 3-2025

Articles

British Scientists develop self-repairing plastic

A research team led by Bournemouth University, UK, added nanomaterials to plastic samples which allowed them to self-heal after being damaged

Articles

Chemometrics as a tool for polymer analysis

At the SKZ Plastics Center in Würzburg, Germany, hemometrics is used - a process that enables the characterization of plastics and recyclates in terms of quality and individual components

Articles

Reliable sorting solution for XLPE Pellets

The PURITY SCANNER ADVANCED from SIKORA has established itself worldwide on the XLPE market

Articles

Quality control of in-mold labeling packaging

Thanks to many years of experience, mevisco camera systems are optimally adapted to the needs of IML production

Articles

The reliable choice for the converting industry

Known for its reliability and high standards, VISTALID® film from ETIMEX Primary Packaging GmbH has become a go-to product for companies seeking dependable solutions

Articles

Developing a 100% recyclable flexible skinpack packaging from rPET

With this goal, AIMPLAS, Covinil and Eroski have launched the BOTTLE4FLEX Project

Articles

Test foams more thoroughly

In November, a new research project was launched at the SKZ Plastics Center in Germany to develop microwave technology for foam analysis

Articles

Simulation of the melting process in a twin-screw extruder

A project between the Kunststoff-Zentrum SKZ and the Chair of Applied Mathematics and Numerics (LS3) at the Faculty of Mathematics at TU Dortmund aims to develop a simulation enabling the numerical modeling of the melting process

News

News 25.06.2025

PP Mono Packaging Solution Presented

A product VISTALID®, developed by ETIMEX Primary Packaging GmbH and ArtaPlast, eliminates the need for multilayer composite films in lid solutions for packaging

News 25.06.2025

Grannex Secures Patent for Multi-Variable Recycling

Grannex has successfully commissioned its first industrial-scale pilot plant based on its patented process in Osnabrück, Germany

Case studies

Сase studies

Sikora X-ray technology in Malaysia

For quality control in their CCV lines, Power Cables Malaysia have been using SIKORA’s X-ray device X-RAY 8000 from the very beginning

Сase studies

New MACCHI 9-Layer High Barrier Line in China

The line, installed in 2025, is a system with a 3000 mm layflat and a capacity of up to 700 kg/h, able to produce both barrier and non-barrier structures

Videos

PipeMaster™: Complete Line of Downstream Processing Equipment & Tooling

Conair helps plastics processors by supplying application-guaranteed auxiliary equipment and quick and competent service

Videos

Tomra technologies in the Turkish recycling industry

Bakcycle Recycling produces high-quality granules from post-consumer LDPE packaging waste using TOMRA’s advanced sensor-based sorting technologies