In-house barrier and adhesion measuring for film producers and converters

Bobst Manchester's Centre of Excellence for High Barrier for metallizing trials offers the companies to test their film using the latest measuring equipment

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Recycling specialist in research project for reprocessing of textile waste

Starlinger recycling technology is searching for an ecologically and economically sound solution for the recycling of mixed textile waste

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08.10.2019

Extrusion International USA 5-2019

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New cutter hub for pelletizing from Nordson

According to Bischof + Klein, the new-design cutter hubs increased the lifespan of blades from 3 days to nearly 3 weeks

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Customized system for 5-layer PP-R pipe with fiberglass

A special concept for manufacturing 5-layer PP-R pipes with fiberglass reinforcement was developed by KraussMaffei Berstorff in close collaboration with Poloplast GmbH

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ips supplies the 1000th system for underwater pelletizing

With the ips-SGU 120/2 HS, high-quality plastic pellets are to be produced from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) residues

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Cyklop® uses screen changer from Nordson to boost productivity and cut costs

Nordson's BKG® HiCon™ V-Type 3G Screen Changer reduces number of screen changes and amount of backflush waste while yielding uniform melt flow

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Starlinger recycling lines at Avangard Innovative

To ensure that the regranulate not only performs but smells like virgin material, both lines are equipped with Starlinger's odor reduction technology

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Stretch film line redefines modular efficiency

Davis-Standard has engineered a stretch film line that redefines modular efficiency for high-grade film operations

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Post-consumer PE Film Recycling: also in South Africa now

Delivered by HERBOLD MECKESHEIM, the plant can process up to 8,000 tons per year of film, used big bags and similar waste

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Improving plastic bottles recycling with AMUT

The CarbonLITE PET recycling project comes after the two mega PET recycling plants that AMUT supplied in North America

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News 06.12.2019

kp secures five year supply of post-consumer recycled PET with Viridor

Klöckner Pentaplast have agreed a transformative five-year collaboration, locking in an annual supply from Viridor of 8,000 tonnes of post-consumer recycled PET

News 05.12.2019

Pregis invests $5 million in fourth W&H blown film line in Grand Rapids, MI facility

Thus the company boosts its capacity by another 4 million pounds

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Eprotec Extrusion Technology: coated melt pumps for product quality

Novel amorphous surface prevents material build-up and deposits

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Reifenhäuser: Reicofeed Pro with layer thickness optimization

With the Recofeed Pro coextrusion system, lines adjust the functional layers of multilayer film to the exact thickness required without any loss of barrier properties

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EMD-130 PVC Compounding machine line

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WM Thermoforming Machines - TWIST 700

The TWIST 700 is a pressure forming - punch and die machine with lower tilting platen without mechanical cams.