Extrusion International USA 3-2020

4 Extrusion International 3/2020 CONTENTS Firms in this issue 6 Imprint 7 Industry News 8 Calendar 8 Fakuma 2020: Implementation of the Digital Transformation 8 Postponement and Venue Change oft he 34th Chinaplas 9 OPC UA for Plastics and Rubber Machinery 9 ICE Europe 2021: Converting Industry gets ready for 2021 10 Interplas Postponed to 2021 with the Promise of „Bigger and Better“ 10 Power to Spare 11 Dual Training to New Countries 12 POWTECH INDIA postponed to February 2021 12 High-Performance Protective Material Certified 13 Metal Detector for Plastics Machinery – It has to be Simple 14 Technical Know-How for Quality Standards 14 New Machines installed with WhatsApp Messaging Platform 15 New CEO 16 Single-Point Concentricity Extrusion Tooling 16 New Agent in Croatia 16 Powerful Vacuum Pumps for Mass Spectrometer Systems 17 New Member of the Executive Board 18 Success in China with LFT Pultrusionn Lines 18 Safe and Simple Power Clamp for Extrusion 19 New Agent in Indonesia 19 Calender Unit for Pressure Sensitive Adhesives customized 20 3 Million Euros Donation for the 100 Year Anniversary 20 Co-Rotating Extruder for Advanced PP and HDPE Recycling 21 New 800 Series Hybrid Extrusion Tooling announced 22 Eco-PET Reduces Plastics Consumption in Packaging 22 New ElectroStatic Separator 23 Focus on Circular Economy and Recycling 23 Milestone for the Production of Biaxially Oriented PA Films 24 Packaging Solutions Deliver Consistency and Quality 24 Innovation for Inspection Control – Intuitive, Browser-Based User Interface 25 M·VERA ® – Bioplastics fort he European Market 25 PVC Products Provide Vital Help 26 Industry News USA 28 International Converting Exhibition USA: New Event Name 28 US Support Boosted 28 New Logistics Center in Cologne, Germany 29 Two Internal Promotions announced 29 Pandemic Pauses Plastics Machinery Shipments During First Quarter 30 Innovative Advanced Recycling Technology Project announced 30 New Safety Standard For Plastic Sheet and Film Machinery 31 Flat Die Systems Help Meet Urgend Need for Sheet and Coated Fabrics that Protect Against COVID-19 31 Portfolio Enlarged 32 Opening of Chinese Subsidiary in Shanghai announced 32 Extrusion Screw and Barrel Package withstands Corrosion from Fluoropolymers used for Wire and Cable 33 Acquisition 33 OmniPackTM Stock PET Bottles Meet Co-Packer Demands of Ecommerce-Ready Packaging 34 PLASTICS Responds to Udall/Lowenthal Bill 34 Dual Stage Flexible Lip Die Reduces Consumption of Capstock Polymer 35 Partnership with the Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council (HPRC) 35 Tube Extrusion 2020 Novelty – Sustainable Tube Extrusion for Cosmetic Applications 36 Surface Treatment – Interview Surface Treatment for the Extrusion Market 38 Extrusion Technologies New Challenges, New Changes! 40 Sheet Extrusion Sheet Extrusion Line for COVID-19 Face Shields Provided 42 Tooling, Producing Masks Taiwan Machine Tool Industry Helps Make Taiwan the World’s Second Largest Manufacturer of Masks in Just 40 Days 44 Quality Control 100% Inspection of Nonwoven Web Material for Medical Protection and Hygiene Products 46 Periphery New Custom Drying System for Complex Plastic and Rubber Extrusion 48 Recycling – From Research Reduced Off-Odor of Plastic Recyclates via Separate Collection of Packaging Waste 49 Recycling New Sorting Technology Can Help Overcome Recycling Business Disruptions 50 Material Handling Simple and Efficient Dosing 52 Extrusion BlowMolding Producing 320-Liter Hydrogen Liner in Blow Molding Process 54 Measuring Technology Inspection and Sorting of Plastic Pellets as a Guarantee for Visually and Functionally Perfect Products 56