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

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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

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30.04.2025

Extrusion 3-2025

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Madegan: 20 thousand tons of waste processed annually

Spanish family-owned waste management company is about to commission a new shredding plant to boost its processing capacity

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Speedy feedscrew delivery restores outputs for Tempo Products

Davis-Standard offers a complete line of aftermarket services to support feed - screw and barrel efficiency

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APT: “It’s not a tube you’re investing in – it’s safety“

For many years, APT has been relying on inline X-ray measuring systems from SIKORA

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Extrusion of special PPS conduits for renewable energy sector

Friul Filiere developed a complete plant for extruding 4-cavity conduits from difficultly processable, extremely heat-resistant polyphenylsulfone material

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Sustainable product concept from motan and Greiner packaging

With this concept, the punching waste left over after punching out the deep-drawn coffee capsule bodies is completely fed back into the 7‑layer extrusion line in accordance with all quality limits

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How the extrusion yield control by Maguire increases the output

With the LineMaster™ technology, IG Industries increased its yield by $100,000 per line of 3-layer blown film

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Weima: PE-Recycling at its best

Pipe production waste of the Pipelife Group was shredded and recycled with a powerful 160 kW WEIMA WLK 30 Super Jumbo single-shaft shredder

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Coating Applications tackles static on its production lines with Meech’s ionising bars

The bar provides effective ionisation at distances of up to 150mm, even at high fast web speeds

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

Articles

Color measurement system for optimizing the plastics recycling

A research project to develop a camera-based measuring system for optimized colour formulation in plastics recycling was successfully completed at the SKZ Plastics Centre in Würzburg, Germany

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Sustainable and closed loop solutions of flame retarded plastics

The hffr-Up2Cycle project, lead by the German Fraunhofer Institute LBF, aims to increase the sustainability of plastic materials formulated with flame retardeds

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