Extrusion International 2-2026

4 Extrusion International 2/2026 CONTENTS Firms in this issue 6 Imprint 7 Industry News 8 Calendar 8 Fakuma Story – Plastics meet Personality 8 New Consulting Service for Companies in the Plastics Industry Launched 9 New Company Portfolio 9 New Leadership for the VDMA Plastics and Rubber Machinery 10 Film Manufacturing Processes – In uence on Film Properties 11 New Engineering Of ce 12 Pioneer of the First Hour Steps Down After More Than 30 Years Management 12 New State-of-the-Art European Operations Hub 13 Expansion – Custom Mould Capability with 16th Tool Commissioned 14 Spiderless Pipe Die for Extrusion Introduced 14 Market Study: Plastic Pipes 15 New Continuous Loss-in-Weight Feeder Launched 16 German Institute Offers Comprehensive Support in the Field of Thermosets 16 New PLASTRON® LFT Grades with Post-Consumer Recycled (PCR) Content 18 Lab Capabilities Expanded 18 Greater Safety for Sustainable Plastics 19 Skilled Workforce for India’s Plastic Recycling Industry 20 20th Anniversary – From a Visionary Idea to Complete Solutions for Plastics Recycling 20 Measurement and Inspection Technology Pro lControl 7 PlastX – Pinpoint Measuring Technology for Standard Applications in Plastic Extrusion 22 Film Extrusion, Quality Control Inline Defect Detection for Optimal Quality Control in Film Extrusion 24 Measurement Technology QC Off-Line Measuring Devices for Precision Quality Control 26 Film Extrusion High Performance Film – Coreless Production 27 Pipe Extrusion, Extrusion Tooling Status Report and Outlook of Pipeheads for Polyole nes (Part 2) 28 Cable Manufacturing Fast Extrusion for Fast Communication 32 Measurement Technology, Pipe Extrusion – From the Research Real-Time Measurement Reduces Scrap in Plastic Pro les 36 Measuring Technology – Case Study Precise Quality Monitoring in Cable Manufacturing 38 Recycling Section 39 Secon PET Washing Line Delivered in the Türkiye 40 Advancing Chemical Recycling 41 Recycling Meets Performance 42 Innovation, Integrated Engineering Expertise and Service Excellence 42 Partners to Scale Tray-to-Tray Recycling in Europe 44