Arburg at the Plástico Brasil 2025
At Plástico Brasil Arburg will be presenting a high-speed application for the packaging industry: a hybrid Allrounder 720 H in packaging design will produce four IML margarine containers in less than five seconds.
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Circular Valley Convention 2025
The Circular Valley Convention 2025 will bring together leading players and thought leaders from business, science, politics and society to jointly develop pioneering solutions for the future of the circular economy.
Arburg Technology Days 2025
Arburg Technology Days are just around the corner! Enjoy exciting glimpses of Arburg's product world, discover latest technologies and let innovations wow you.
Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2025 finalists announced
The organisers of the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2025 have announced the shortlist of finalists. The winners of the seven awards will be revealed on 2 April at the Plastics Recycling Show Europe, where all the finalists will also be showcased.
High-grade cosmetics packaging produced sustainably and efficiently
Design is his passion, and the products show it. Tomaz dos Santos is the owner and CEO of Thomriss, a major Brazilian manufacturer of make-up packaging focusing on eyelash and eyebrow mascaras.
MAS Austria CEO Martin Schnabl on his 10th anniversary
Martin Schnabl has been CEO of MAS Austria since June 2014. We spoke to Managing Director and looked back on the last ten years in detail.
Directly from the sun into the injection molding machine
Photovoltaic systems are no longer a rarity on the roofs of industrial companies. High energy prices, purchase restrictions and unstable grids in some countries and regions make it lucrative to be somewhat independent of the electricity market.
Improved sealing and energy savings thanks to digital heating system
Patented digital heating system enables reliable sealing - also for recyclable mono-materials - and offers up to 50 percent energy saving and compensation of productivity losses of 30 percent with return on investment in six months.
Expansion of the management team at Evosys
With the addition of Marie Schafnitzl and Oliver Brandmayer to the management board, Evosys is strengthening its decision-making level with two experienced managers who bring extensive strategic expertise in the areas of controlling and corporate development.
Moretto presents the Sustainability Report
An opportunity to present the company from the point of view of sustainability. It confirms the commitment in the transition towards an economy increasingly focused on reducing environmental impact, generating value and improving the community welfare.
Sidel introduces its breakthrough bottle washer
With beverage bottlers requiring a solution that reduces production costs while improving their environmental footprint, Sidel has launched its new bottle washer which combines chemical and ultrasound technology for the highest performance.
Visitor registration open for Plastics Recycling Show Europe 2025
The world’s largest plastics recycling event moves to Halls 1 & 5 at RAI, Amsterdam
Flawless injection-moulding technology
Since its acquisition of Netstal Maschinen AG, Krones has for the first time been able to offer a solution for every step in the plastics cycle from within the group.
Minimize energy and raw material costs in PO pipe production
“The investment costs for complete pipe extrusion lines quickly pay off thanks to us”, Andreas Türk, Director Sales Infrastructure at battenfeld-cincinnati GmbH, Bad Oeynhausen, is certain.
Hasco innovations - practice and solution-orientated
With the new Cooling Tornado, Hasco is providing an innovative solution for increasing efficiency and saving energy during the cooling of the mould. Innovative Shadowfree technology as module element eliminates shadow formations in valve gate systems.
Two new IntElect 75 ton machines complete the state-of-the-art plastic production
Marking many decades of successful cooperation between ARaymond GmbH & Co KG and Sumitomo Demag, the automotive assembly and fastening specialist recently commissioned two new all-electric IntElect 75 ton machines.
Europe’s first polyester textile recycling system realised with Pure Loop's ISEC evo
Project Re:Claim, a joint venture between the Salvation Army Trading Company and Project Plan B, has been nominated for the Plastics Industry Awards 2024 in the "Recycler of the Year" category.
Steinecker wins 2025 German Sustainability Award for “Products: Climate”
Steinecker GmbH, a subsidiary of Krones, has been honoured with the 2025 German Sustainability Award in the Products category, which is being presented for the first time this year to recognise standout projects offering sustainable solutions.
Streak-free with 50% less color additive
Injection molding companies today face a variety of challenges. On one hand, they have to ensure consistently high product quality despite varying raw material sources and quality.
Husky at Fakuma 2024
Husky’s latest advancements in the Altanium family of mold controllers. Integrated and rich in features, Altanium mold controllers are equipped with Husky’s groundbreaking Active Reasoning Technology, known as Art 2.0.
Wittmann supports establishment of a new injection molding facility
For the Bosch Siemens Hausgeräte washing machine production plant located in Łódź, Poland, the change to a new generation of appliances led to a new production strategy.
Arburg at Plast Eurasia 2024
Plast Eurasia in Istanbul from 4 to 7 December 2024 is the largest plastics trade fair in Eurasia, according to its organiser - and Arburg (Hall 11, Stand 1114B) has long been a welcome exhibitor at the event.
Exolon Group presents Med-Range at Compamed
From 11 to 14 November, the Exolon Group will present its products and solutions for medical plastic packaging and aids at Compamed in Düsseldorf.
AQua Vera renews Sidel partnership
To handle increased production of its Vera water in PET bottles, AQua Vera has selected a new turnkey packaging line from Sidel.
"Großer Preis des Mittelstandes" - Evosys receives finalist award
Under the annual motto “With confidence towards the future”, Evosys received a finalist award at the grand finale of the 30th “Großer Preis des Mittelstandes 2024” competition.
Fakuma 2024 took place with great success
Fakuma 2024 took place successfully under the motto “Digital meets Circular Economy”. From October 15 to 19, 2024, 1,639 exhibitors presented their innovations in efficiency, sustainability and the circular economy in twelve full halls and fully booked foyers. With an exhibitor share of 47.5% (previous year: 44.0%), this year's trade fair event once again held a high global position for the plastics processing industry. Of the total of 1,639 exhibitors (+3 compared to 2023), 778 came from many countries - including 167 companies from China, 142 from Italy, 81 from Switzerland, 77 from Austria and 51 from Turkey.
High-performance PPA by BASF for next-generation IGBT semi-conductors
For next-generation power electronics, BASF has developed a polyphthalamide (PPA) that is especially suited for manufacturing housings of IGBT (insulated-gate bipolar transistor) semi-conductors.
Avient at Textile Printing & Sustainability Conference
Avient Corporation will showcase its range of sustainable screen printing inks at the Textile Printing & Sustainability Conference (TPS).
Reifenhäuser delivers 150th mechatronic flat die automation system
After extrusion machine specialist Reifenhäuser presented the automation system PAM for flat dies and coextrusion adapters for the first time at the K 2022 plastics trade fair, the 150th system has now been installed on a customer line.
Coveris invests £5m in UK food-to-go packaging hub
Leading sustainable packaging manufacturer Coveris, has today announced a transformational investment project at its St Neots packaging facility in Cambridgeshire, enabling the site to increase capacity of its recyclable food-to-go packaging products.
Driving digital productivity forward at Fakuma 2024
Sumitomo (SHI) Demag will demonstrate on eight exhibits how, advanced digital tools like myAssist and activeMeltControl can help to increase production efficiency, improve component quality and reduce machine downtime.
Super-speed IntElect S blends energy savings with packaging productivity at Fakuma
This October, Sumitomo (SHI) Demag's packaging team will showcase how the move to an all-electric drive in the company's machine portfolio is supporting bulk packaging manufacturers in rapid production cycles.
Bio-based hot melt adhesive from Henkel helps save energy in the packaging process
The packaging industry is changing: rising CO2 emissions, stricter regulations and increased consumer expectations require innovative answers.
Haitian at Fakuma 2024
At Fakuma 2024, Haitian will highlight its 5th generation machines, designed to meet the increasing demands for energy efficiency and process stability, while also demonstrating Haitian’s role as a wholistic solution provider.
“Wittmann machines are the most economical”
For 23 years now, Wittmann Battenfeld do Brasil has not only been a supplier, but also an important development partner for Krona.
Moretto at Fakuma 2024
Fakuma, the exhibition for plastics processing industry, will take place in Friedrichshafen (Germany) from 15 to 19 October.