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

Сase studies

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

New Issue

22.07.2026

Extrusion 5-2026

Blown Film Production on a 5-layer line

Source: smart_extrusion

Videos

The heart of this Alpine blown film line is the patented X-die. The innovative and compact design has very short purging times and fast job changes. The five high-performance grooved barrel extruders HX Flex with smart-box technology are efficient and space saving.

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News

News 06.08.2026

Supporting rigorous international weathering test standards

Q-Lab is proud to announce the launch of the new Q-SUN Xe-3 “X” model xenon arc weathering chambers

News 06.08.2026

Automated quality measurement for non-extrudable materials

OCS presents its new solution: a compact Offline Tape Tester OTT100

Articles

New 500 Series Rubber/Silicone Extrusion Crosshead from Guill Tool

New extrusion head from features Mechanically Assisted Gum Space (MAGS) adjustment

Articles

Milar Sp. z o. o. consolidates MOLYKOTE® distribution business in Poland

Customers will benefit from a streamlined distribution structure

Case studies

Сase studies

Plastic-coated paper packaging innovation advances circularity

Dow and RDM Group collaborate on an innovative fibre-based food packaging made exclusively with recycled fibres and recycled plastic

Сase studies

How AB Plasta and Tomra are setting new recycling standards in the Baltics

AB Plasta has successfully implemented an advanced flexible film recycling line in collaboration with TOMRA Recycling

Nordson BKG® Continuous Melt Filtration

Improving blown-film production performance while increasing the use of recycled materials

News 22.11.2024

Mondi Partners with Bandera and Olbrich for Sustainable Packaging

Bandera announces the completion of its innovative and ambitious Extrusion Coating equipment

News 10.05.2024

Collin Highlights at the NPE

COLLIN Lab & Pilot Solutions presents a flat film line with numerous features in live operation, the COLLIN Roll Mill W 150 P, and a new COLLIN film inspection with post-processing tool

News 25.01.2023

Innovations in film orientation systems

New TRIO technology by Hosokawa Alpine saves material and increases quality for further processing

News 27.01.2022

High-quality reprocessing of recyclable packaging

The Reifenhäuser Group is exhibiting its latest production technologies for recyclable flat and blown film at Interplastica 2022 in Moscow (Russia) from January 25 to 28