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 17.11.2022

Hexpol to acquire compounder McCann Plastics

Ohio-based McCann Plastics is an American specialist in thermoplastic compounding

News 17.11.2022

New members of Plexiglas® proTerra product family

Röhm produces now multi-skin sheets and corrugated sheets containing recycled PMMA

News 17.11.2022

Davis-Standard to be Systems Integrator for Prodigi™ Die System

The new APC (automatic profile control) uses a direct motorized bolt adjustment for instant modification versus slower responding heaters used in current thermal bolt models

News 16.11.2022

SawControl module from Pixargus

The new PIXARGUS-developed SawControl module makes profile cutting an integrated element of quality control, minimizing waste as a result

News 11.11.2022

New soft random heterophasic PP for flexible TPO compounds

This type of PP from Borealis, SB330CF, is especially suited for the manufacture of flexible applications requiring high thermal stability and low flexural modulus

News 11.11.2022

Atkore Inc. Buyes Elite Polymer Solutions

Elite Polymer Solutions is a manufacturer of High Density Polyethylene conduit, the purchase price is $91.6 million

News 10.11.2022

Foam Holdings Acquires Expanded Polystyrene Manufacturer Amvic

Amvic, headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, is an industry-leading manufacturer of expanded polystyrene (“EPS”) insulated concrete forms and other construction and insulation products

News 10.11.2022

Palsgaard: A bio additive for the sustainability of PE film formulations

Einar® 611 plant-based food-grade anti-fog additive prevents the condensation of moisture on the inside of film packaging

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

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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