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 30.12.2019

Braskem, Biowash and Greco & Guerreiro to launch sustainable packaging

The combination of resins used reduces by up to 168% the emissions of CO2

News 30.12.2019

Ipex USA opened new distribution center in Stockton

This new facility nearly quadruples IPEX’s available warehouse space in the region

News 30.12.2019

Mattel plans to achieve 100% recycled or bio-based materials in all products by 2030

The company has adopted the How2Recycle label, a labeling system that clearly communicates recycling instructions to the public

News 25.12.2019

Rotary extrusion dies with 2X increase in speed

Guill Tool announced a new design for its high-production rotary models, both inline and crosshead style

News 25.12.2019

Grilamid TR from EMS Grivory – innovative material for medical applications

This is the first transparent polyamide worldwide which can be repeatedly sterilised at temperatures of 134 °C using steam sterilisation processes

News 24.12.2019

Troester at Tire Technology Expo 2020

TROESTER offers an extended range of standard and custom-designed systems for extrusion and calendering of tire components

News 23.12.2019

Arkema announced a new regeneration program for high performance polymers

A new recycling programm is to be realised in partnership with Agiplast, a pioneer in regeneration of engineering plastic compounds

News 23.12.2019

Davis-Standard’s model 3000A crosshead for hose applications

The new development enables hose manufacturers to reduce scrap and attain faster start-up times for smaller lots

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

Mexico's converter chooses Vetaphone

One of Mexico’s leading narrow web converters of labels and shrink sleeves, Promographic & Design, has fitted Vetaphone corona technology to its Nilpeter flexo and HP Indigo digital presses

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

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