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

Ampacet Introduces Medical-grade Antistatic Masterbatch

ProVital™ + Permstat is a non-migratory antistatic masterbatch developed to provide permanent antistatic properties to polyolefin films used in pharmaceutical processes

Articles

Netzsch Introduces DSC 300 Caliris® Classic for the Quality Control of Polymers

Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) is a well-known thermal analysis technique in materials science that has been proven over decades

Articles

Novel high-performance polyamide tapes with glass fiber reinforcement

Glass-fiber polyamide tapes for use in innovative lightweight structures have been developed by DOMO Engineering and the Fraunhofer Institute for Microstructure of Materials and Systems IMWS

Articles

Canada researchers turn bitumen into carbon fibres

The solution of scientists from University of British Columbia uses melt spinning to produce two sizes of fibres cleanly and economically

Articles

Using the recyclates reduces the carbon footprint substantially

A study by Brückner Maschinenbau and envistra shows that the greater lever for reducing CO2 emissions lies in the raw materials used

Articles

7 Solutions to Common Plastic Recycling Operation Problems: A Stable Production Guide

In most cases, many common problems can be solved with minimum effort when you have user-friendly and flexible plastic recycling machines

Articles

Improvement of Mechanical Recyclate Quality Specifications

A new report, published on behalf of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste, calls for urgent industry-aligned quality specifications to be developed and adopted for mechanical recyclates

Articles

Broad alliance launched for PVC alternatives

BRAUNGART EPEA and CLASSEN Group aim to establish CERAMIN® and other sustainable materials

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