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 17.03.2025

The world's first biomass-balanced polyethersulfone

BASF Ultrason® E 2010 BMB has the same properties, performance, machine processability and certificates as its standard Ultrason® counterpart

News 17.03.2025

Big Findings about Small Particles

Two new instruments by Anton Paar use the small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) method and enable detailed analyses of particle sizes, shapes and internal structures

News 14.03.2025

Tomra's sorting solutions for PPWR compliance at PRSE 2025

The show will take place at RAI Amsterdam on 1-2 April 2025

News 14.03.2025

Temperature control with natural refrigerants

The Integral IN 2040 XTW process thermostat is the first LAUDA process thermostat to use CO2 as a natural refrigerant

News 10.03.2025

LyondellBasell to expand propylene production capacity in the USA

Groundbreaking and construction are expected to begin in the third quarter of 2025, with a projected startup in late 2028

News 10.03.2025

The world’s first commercially available recycled PLA

As the only commercial recycler of PLA, TotalEnergies Corbion offers rPLA in 30% and 100% recycled grades

News 08.03.2025

Hexcel and FIDAMC Partner for Composite Materials

This collaboration aims to explore new applications that will enhance the performance and sustainability of composite materials, and establish the state of the art for future advanced materials

News 08.03.2025

Cosmo First Introduces Paint Protection Films to Safeguard Vehicle Exteriors

Key features of Cosmo PPF include advanced scratch resistance, self-healing technology, hydrophobic properties, and UV and chemical protection

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