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 20.05.2023

Strategic investment in Biofiber Tech Sweden AB

Hamburg-based K.D. Feddersen Holding GmbH supports through a follow-up stake in the start-up Biofiber Tech Sweden AB the production upscaling of their innovation FibraQ® - a wood fibre compound

News 20.05.2023

Direct Pack received two grants for the recycling

The first grant was given for the construction of “El Segundo”, DPI’s second PET reclamation facility in Mexicali, Mexico, whereas the other grant will be used for a new reclamation facility in Rockingham, NC

News 20.05.2023

TekniPlex Begins Multi-Phase Expansion Project at Costa Rica

The company has invested in new medical tubing extrusion lines along with downstream equipment as part of an expansion to its production facility in Cartago

News 19.05.2023

CFB: Meeting the demand for nylon packaging

Cleanroom Film and Bags (CFB), a division of C-P Flexible Packaging, has expanded its operations to meet a dramatic increase in demand for nylon packaging

News 18.05.2023

Shrink bag: adapa Group to make investments at two locations

First, an upgrade in adapa's Centre of Excellence for shrink materials in Kempten in southern Germany will be made. In addition, the site in UK St Helens Limited in northern England is currently being expanded

News 18.05.2023

Borealis launches portfolio of circular plastomers and elastomers

The introduction follows the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC PLUS) of Borealis’ production site for the Queo™ portfolio, in Geleen, the Netherlands

News 18.05.2023

Nova and Pregis Collaborate to Deliver Sustainable Food Packaging

Pregis to use SYNDIGO™ recycled polyethylene resins for applications such as stand-up pouches, fitmented pouches, and lay-flat bags

News 13.05.2023

Bekum acquires the LFT-Pultrusion business unit of ProTec

Bekum will offer complete production lines in the sizes 8-strand LFT lab line, 32-strand LFT production line and 64-strand LFT production line

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

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