Extrusion International 6-2023-USA

Firms in this issue 6
Imprint 7
Industry News 8
Calendar 8
Long-awaited Return to Shanghai after Six Years Rising Expectations to CHINAPLAS 2024 from the Industry 8
32nd International Colloquium Plastics Technology in Aachen/Germany 10
Interplas – Celebrating 75 Years of Connecting the UK Plastics Industry 11
Plastpol 2024 – New Technologies, New Supply Chains, New Markets 11
NPE2024 – The Plastics Show’s Education Sessions 12
NPE2024 To Feature Technical Seminars in Spanish on Plastics Technology and Circular Economy 12
Acquisition 13
Acquisition 14
New Austrian Production – Facility Is Fully Operational 14
In-Line Wall Thickness, Concentricity, Outside Diameter and Ovality Measuring Solution for Single or Multilayer Tube & Pipe Applications 15
Breathing New Life Into Plastics 15
Investment in Collaboration 16
An Innovative Partnership Enables Efficient Production Optimisation and Cost-saving 17
Growth of Leading Chinese BOPP Film Producer Supported 18
Promoting Quality in Plastic Recycling 18
Collaboration to Give Waste a Second Live 20
Investment 20
Efficient Drive Solutions for Shredders 21
Recycling Pioneer Expanding into France 22
New Ultra-High Barrier PVDC Coating Solution for More Sustainable Pharmaceutical Blister Films Launched 22
Maximum Connectivity for Efficient Web Guiding 23
Capacity, Portfolio and Service in Polycarbonate Additives Boosted 24
Collaboration to Create New Mono-Material Packaging 24
Energy Efficiency in Thermoforming 25
Recycling Content TPE With Various Adhesiion Options 26
Mass Extraction Detects the Smallest Defect Sizes with SpeedAir 3050 27
Industry News USA 28
Screw Design Conference-Topcon 28
Certification Attained 28
Break Free Act Lacks Collaboration Needed to Achieve Real Sustainability Goals 29
O-ed on Recycling is Real Featured 29
Opening of the Second Plant in China Celebrated 30
Pelletizer Expert Now Offers New Service 30
America Recycles Day Celebrated 31
New „Recycling is Real“ Video Released 31
Rubber Curing Accelerator is Meeting the Performance Needs of Today’s Rubber Formulator 31
PRINTEX® kappa 10 Launched 32
Global Trends Report Released 32
Analysis Released: UAW Strike’s Impact on Plastics and Auto Industries 33
Analysis Released: Third Quarter GDP Report’s Impact on Plastics Industry 33
2023 Q3 Committee on Equipment Statistics Report Issued 33
Fakuma 2023 – 34
Innovation Fireworks 34
Broad Competence Network and In-House Manufacturing 34
New TPVs With Up To 40% Recycled Content 35
Energy Eficiency Becomes a Driver of Development 36
The Human at the Centre 36
The Digitalization that Enhances the Customer Service 36
Sustainability: Taking Action to Protect our Planet and Ensure Product Efficiency 37
Innovations at Fakuma 2023 37
Laboratory Extruder Relaunched 38
Digitally Controlled Grinders for Energy-saving Plastics Recycling 38
Latest Developments in POM, LCP and 3D Printing 39
Fluoropolymers and their Alternatives 40
New Compounds for Drinking Water and Hot Water Applications as well as Trendsetting TPE Solutions that Contain High Proportions of Bio-Based and Recycled Materials 41
Sustainability Integrated into Supreme Material Performances 42
Focus on Circularity and Sustainability 42
Extrusion Technologies Highly Innovative – and a Technology Leader in the Extrusion Industry 44
Extrusion Technology / New Energy-Efficient Process for Manufacturing ABS Blends 46
Blow Molding / Blow Molding Machine by PET Technologies to Follow the Triple Utility Strategy 47
Extrusion Technology / Redefining Plasticization and Performance 48
Recycling – Interview / New Era in Plastics Recycling 49
Recycling / Dechlorination of PVC in Mixed Plastics on the Planetary Roller Extruder (PRE) prior to the Pyrolysis Recycling Process 50
Recycling – Company Anniversary / Technology Event 2023 – Gneuss Presents OMNI Recycling Technologies and Celebrates 40th Anniversary of the Company 51
Sustainability – From the Research / Put in Extra Shifts fort he Circular Economy? 52
Extrusion Tooling / Extrusion Takes Some New Turns 54
Recycling – Case Study 56
10-Year Anniversary – A Partnership Built on Trust 56
Recycled Big Bags Made in Türkiye 57
Three Partners Changing the Narrative in Plastic Recycling 59
Corona Treatment – Case Study / Two Corona Treaters Installed in the USA 60
wire & Tube 2024 / Fort the Speed Quantum Leap to Succeed 61
Temperature Control / More Productivity and Quality in the Plastics Industry 63
Flat Film Extrusion – Case Study / From Converter to Full-Range Supplier 64

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