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

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News 21.12.2020

PLAST 2021 announced new dates for next year’s trade show

The fair was rescheduled and will now run from Tuesday 22 to Friday 25 June 2021

News 18.12.2020

Spartech acquires Tufpak, a manufacturer of medical-grade engineered films

Ossipee, New Hampshire-based Tufpak is globally recognized for its autoclave bags and pouches for biohazardous waste containment

News 18.12.2020

Great success of virtual live event Sikora Connect

Both the high number of participants and the positive feedback of the audience met all expectations

News 18.12.2020

Placon started construction of a medical facility in Indiana

The $15 million addition will house manufacturing of custom plastic packaging for the medical device and healthcare industries

News 16.12.2020

Nordson to sell screws and barrels product line to Altair Investment

Generating over $70 million in annual revenue with 500 employees, this global product line has been reported in Nordson’s Industrial Precision Solutions segment

News 16.12.2020

POWTECH 2022 starts in late summer

Though an initial date was in April 2022, but an increasingly busy schedule for the industry in the spring of 2022 has now tipped the scales in favor of moving the fair to August 30 to September 1, 2022

News 15.12.2020

Davis-Standard supports NewAge with silicone extruders

NewAge will install three Davis-Standard extruders at a new 90,000 square-foot facility, and add 3,600 square-feet to its existing plant for more cleanroom space

News 15.12.2020

ICE Europe, CCE International and InPrint Munich 2021 postponed

Collective of converting, paper and print exhibitions will now take place from 22 – 24 June 2021 in Munich, Germany

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

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