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

30.04.2025

Extrusion 3-2025

Articles

Zumbach – (Self)compensation of measuring units increases accuracy of measurements

During the calibration, the measuring instrument is not subject to changes, as opposed to adjustment where a measuring unit is tuned or modified

Articles

Herbold Meckesheim at the FAKUMA: emphasis in recycling

Special focus is on high-performance plants, i.e. over 3 t/h for rigid plastics or over 1 t/h for films which have recently seen a growing demand

Articles

GMA: Experienced extrusion-die manufacturer with own chrome-plating facility

Key points for success are most modern flow simulation methods, state-of-the-art tooling machines and company's own chrome-plating facility

Articles

WARP portable: Innovative hand-held device

The latest innovation by iNOEX is the Terahertz based hand-held system called WARP portable

Articles

Meech: Increasing productivity and reducing downtime

By removing the contamination of webs, effective web cleaning systems increase productivity by reducing maintenance downtime and minimising the waste

Articles

Steer Engineering: Compounding thermoplastics using twin-screw extruders

Compounding is used to make "new" plastics in modern times, because a vast variety of plastic materials is required

Articles

Packaging from SoarnoL: Conserving all the flavor

From mayonnaise or fresh meat to floor heating or fuel tanks: High barrier properties for stringent modern needs

Articles

Micro planetary cutter from Conair

The M-TPC cutter, the latest in the Conair MedLine® family of cleanroomready, downstream extrusion equipment for medical applications, has been introduced at Plastec East in New York

News

News 28.04.2025

UpSolv Receives FDA Clearance for Food-Grade Recycled Polystyrene

The FDA’s No Objection Letter confirms that packaging made with UpSolv’s recycled resin meets the highest standards for food safety and material quality

News 28.04.2025

Braskem to supply the upcoming bio-ethylene plant in Thailand

The new bio-ethylene plant in Thailand will almost double the existing production of Braskem's I'm greenT bio-based polyethylene globally

Case studies

Сase studies

A clear commitment to film production in Europe

Plastchim-T, a Bulgarian manufacturer of biaxially oriented polypropylene films, orders a new Brückner 8.7m wide 5-layer BOPP film line

Сase studies

Cost savings with ultrasonic measuring system from Zumbach

SWM International, based in Richland, Philadelphia, USA, achieved $40,000 cost savings in 1 Year using UMAC® ultrasonic measuring system from Zumbach Electronic

Videos

Powerfil - Erema Laserfilter

With POWERFIL you can count on high-performance filters that can best master challenging filtration tasks

Videos

Why Brabender extruder liners are openable

Simon Hill (Area Sales Manager Western Europe) shows the advantages of the clamshell design of Brabender's twin-screw extruders