Extrusion International 2-2026-USA

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 Industry News USA 22 Advanced Pyrolysis Oil Upgrading Technology for Circular Plastics 22 Platinum Sustainability Rating from EcoVadis Earned 23 Presentation at GreenTech Americas with a Focus on Greenhouse Film 23 Biodegradable Multilayer Polymer Films for Sustainable Packaging Developed 24 New Game-Changing Technology for Lightweight HDPE Bottles 25 Silver EcoVadis Rating Earned 25 Measurement and Inspection Technology Pro lControl 7 PlastX – Pinpoint Measuring Technology for Standard Applications in Plastic Extrusion 26 Film Extrusion, Quality Control Inline Defect Detection for Optimal Quality Control in Film Extrusion 28 Measurement Technology QC Off-Line Measuring Devices for Precision Quality Control 30 Film Extrusion High Performance Film – Coreless Production 31 Pipe Extrusion, Extrusion Tooling Status Report and Outlook of Pipeheads for Polyole nes (Part 2) 32 Cable Manufacturing Fast Extrusion for Fast Communication 36 Measurement Technology, Pipe Extrusion – From the Research Real-Time Measurement Reduces Scrap in Plastic Pro les 40 Measuring Technology – Case Study Precise Quality Monitoring in Cable Manufacturing 42 Recycling Section 43 Secon PET Washing Line Delivered in the Türkiye 44 Advancing Chemical Recycling 45 Recycling Meets Performance 46 Innovation, Integrated Engineering Expertise and Service Excellence 46 Partners to Scale Tray-to-Tray Recycling in Europe 48