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 08.04.2019

Enercon introduces the new Compak™ Pro corona treater power supply at ICE USA

Enercon's newest corona treater power supply is designed for professional converters and extruders looking to maximize their productivity

News 08.04.2019

Flying High: RKW produces films for stratospheric balloons

The balloons made with RKW film are used for missions at heights of up to 40 kilometers and therefore depend on special material properties and high quality

News 04.04.2019

First Macchi 5 layer POD line in Georgia

The plant, a 1800 mm POD 5-layer line, will ensure the production of up to 500 kg / h of collation shrink / stretch hood film

News 04.04.2019

American Kuhne extends XC Navigator® controls to rubber and silicon extruders

American Kuhne ULTRA R/S Extruders for rubber and silicone feature multiple innovations, among these is a proprietary "Power Hinge" roller feed assembly

News 02.04.2019

Biobased socks from sustainable polymer

A researcher group of The Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials investigated the PLA for the BioTex Fieldlab project

News 02.04.2019

Starlinger lines now at 3 locations of rPET giant CarbonLITE

Austrian Starlinger recycling technology will deliver PET recycling lines for CarbonLITE's new site in Pennsylvania at the end of the year

News 01.04.2019

Collin Lab & Pilot Solutions – successful opening week of the new company location

During the opening week of the new Collin company location in the Bavarian city of Maitenbeth, the Collin team demonstrated its range of products

News 01.04.2019

Over one hundred technologies to debut at Chinaplas 2019

With the theme of "Innovation is Key to the Future", more than 3,500 exhibitors will be showcasing their cutting-edge products and solutions

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