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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.
Two-component Allrounder More 2000
At Fakuma 2024, an exciting two-component application will showcase Arburg’s dominance over sophisticated processes like LSR and multi-component injection moulding and automation.
Mitsubishi HC Capital America Collaborates with the Seismic Group and PulPac
Mitsubishi HC Capital America announces a strategic relationship with the Seismic Group, leader in sustainability, supply chains, logistics, and procurement and PulPac, the technology owner of packaging comprised of Dry Molded Fiber.
Boy will present a highlight at Fakuma 2024
At Fakuma 2024, taking place in Friedrichshafen, Boy will present a total of six exhibits of the entire clamping force range from 100 to 1250 kN in Hall A7, booth 7101.
Optimising shredding processes by utilising new technical features
Vecoplan is continually developing solutions to make shredding processes more efficient. This can be seen in a number of innovative technical features. Most important, the company is placing increasing emphasis on digitalisation.
Wittmann automation technology at Fakuma 2024: Top performance combined with efficiency
Performance and efficiency are the overriding themes behind the impressive product presentations and live demonstrations at the Wittmann booth in hall B1 during the Fakuma 2024.
arburgSOLUTIONworld at Fakuma 2024
At Fakuma 2024 in Friedrichshafen, Arburg will once again be offering an interactive exhibition area: the striking arburgSOLUTIONworld brings together Arburg's comprehensive consulting and solution expertise in all aspects of plastics processing.
Pioneers in sustainability
Over 15 million tons of CO2 savings in 20 years - that is the balance sheet of e-save - the sustainability program of today's Oerlikon Polymer Processing Solutions Division.
Wittmann Aton plus EcoDrive: Constant dew point plus minimal energy consumption
The Aton plus segmented wheel dryer from Wittmann is now available with Eco-Drive. This added feature enables dynamic adjustment of the dry air output to the cur-rent material requirements via an integrated frequency inverter.
Calculate product carbon footprint automatically
The Product Carbon Footprint creates transparency about the climate impact of prod-ucts. TEMI+, the Wittmann Group's MES, makes CO2 emissions transparent thanks to a new software feature.
Coveris advances sustainability efforts with second major renewable energy agreement
Renewable energy is a major pillar of Coveris’ sustainability commitment . Company already gradually switching to green energy, most recently concluding a 10-year purchase agreement with Neoen, thereby meeting the electricity needs of its European plants.
Wittmann Battenfeld at the Fakuma 2024 with injection molding technology
At the Fakuma Wittmann Battenfeld will present to its visitors high-performance injection molding technology with minimal energy consumption at booth No. 1204 in hall B1 under the motto of "Performance & Efficiency".
Graphic Packaging International and Zelestra sign agreement
Graphic Packaging International , a global leader in sustainable consumer packaging, today announced it has entered into a virtual Power Purchase Agreement in Europe with Zelestra, a multi-technology, global renewable energy company.
Switching up efficiency at Fakuma 2024
Sumitomo (SHI) Demag exhibits at Fakuma 2024 will focus entirely on demonstrating the tools and solutions that will conserve resources and increase performance in the most economical, space and timesaving way.
KraussMaffei publishes its first sustainability report
On 93 pages, KraussMaffei publishes measures and targets with which the company assumes responsibility in the areas of economy, environment and society.
Wittmann Tempro plus DC - straight from the sun to the temperature controller
Direct power supply to plastics processing machines and auxiliary equipment with direct current instead of alternating current promises a rise in energy efficiency and profitability of up to 15%.
Swiss quality guaranteed with advanced multi-component system
Precision tool manufacturer PB Swiss Tools AG relies on Sumitomo (SHI) Demag to deliver innovative multi-component, MuCell moulding cell, featuring index plate drive and automation – all from a single source.
Moretto presents drying and conveying systems with unique features
In today’s competitive plastics processing environment processors are always searching for ways to improve their processing capabilities.
Tosca expands european operations with new service centre in Ingolstadt
Tosca, a global leader in reusable packaging solutions, has opened a new, state-of-the-art service centre in Ingolstadt, Germany.