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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News 26.03.2021

ProAmpac Acquires UK-Based IG Industries and Brayford Plastics

With this addition, ProAmpac has 38 manufacturing sites globally, with nearly 4,900 employees supplying more than 5,000 customers in 90 countries

News 23.03.2021

PreZero US Acquires Polyethylene Film and Bag Manufacturer

The Roplast acquisition is the next step in PreZero’s ambitious growth strategy

News 23.03.2021

Berry Global Invests in European Nonwovens Capacity

The new line is expected to be commercially available in the September quarter of 2022

News 23.03.2021

Alpla UK to focus on regional PET recyclate

Cooperation with British waste management company Biffa will boost local circular economy

News 19.03.2021

Scholle IPN Acquires Flexible Packaging Equipment Manufacturer

Bossar is a global supplier of flexible horizontal form-fill-seal packaging equipment

News 19.03.2021

United Poly Systems Launched New Crystal Line Pipe

Crystal Line pipe is available in Copper Tube Sizes (CTS) from ¾ inch to 2 inch and manufactured at United Poly Systems locations in Springfield, Missouri and Albuquerque, New Mexico

News 19.03.2021

Pregis announces new film converting, equipment assembly facilities in Wisconsin

The goal is to meet growing e-commerce demands for company′s Sharp Packaging Systems® by Pregis brand of poly bagging solutions

News 18.03.2021

PCR in cosmetic packaging

The German blow molding specialist W.MÜLLER has tested two methods for the use of post-consumer recyclates (PCR) in packaging: both had significantly lower migration values than hollow bodies made of pure PCR

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

Articles

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

Case studies

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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

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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

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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