The Amut Group enhances its footprint in the Middle East
A leading Group, active in the plastic manufacturing business in Egypt, will benefit from Amut advanced co-extrusion technology.
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Burkasan has chosen Tomra’s sorting technology to recycle HDPE bottles in its new plant
The plant equipped with Tomra’s Autosort and Autosort Flake is capable of sorting 5 tons of waste per hour, including PET, HDPE, PP, enabling them to be brought back in the loop and the economy for further usage.
Krones is awarded the EcoVadis gold medal
The internationally approved CSR platform EcoVadis evaluates more than 65,000 companies from 160 countries every year.
KHS supports its customers with digital systems and solutions during the pandemic
Digital communication and processes can never fully replace personal contact or the human factor. Just how helpful virtual solutions can be, however – when face-to-face encounters are suddenly impossible – is illustrated by the current pandemic.
Sumitomo (SHI) Demag unveils industry-focused sales structure
By focusing on five Business Developments dedicated to the specific industry-related market challenges, the group has organised its sales structure to further improve efficiencies and advance the company’s industry response.
Arburg Italy: Opening event receives great response
On 30 September 2020, Raffaele Abbruzzetti, Managing Director of Arburg Srl, opened the new premises of the Italian subsidiary in Peschiera Borromeo in the presence of more than 100 invited guests.
Tomra Sorting Recycling’s latest plastic flake sorting solutions
Thanks to the latest applications of Tomra Sorting Recycling’s sensor-based flake sorting solutions, customers are now able to achieve unparalleled recovery and purity rates of polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP), both of which are polyolefins (PO).
Syntegon goes live at Pack Expo Connects 2020
Since the in-person Pack Expo International and Healthcare Packaging EXPO have been cancelled, the process and packaging technology specialist Syntegon is presenting its latest solutions at the virtually-hosted Pack Expo Connects from November 9 to 13, 2020.
Rinco Ultrasonics announces expansion of tooling capabilities
Rinco Ultrasonics, a leading global manufacturer of ultrasonic welding equipment, has announced a significant expansion of its tooling capabilities for ultrasonic welding at its U.S. manufacturing headquarters here.
GEA opens new R&D center to drive innovation in pet food production
The role of the new center is to drive innovation in cooperation with customers and industry partners and to function as a locus for sharing latest know-how, where partners can anticipate a high level of technological development support.
KraussMaffei customer increases production by more than 200 percent
Almost everyone knows them from the supermarket, the tasty Hass avocados from Mexiko. They are increasingly packed for export in vegetable crates from the company Del Llano Agrocomercializadora in Tacambaro.
Allrounder 270 S compact: new options extend range of applications
The hydraulic Allrounder 270 S compact is Arburg's first injection moulding machine that can be configured online via the arburgXworld customer portal and ordered directly with short delivery times.
Even more cost effectiveness for small precision parts
Engel is extending its all-electric e-mac injection moulding machine series to include a machine with a clamping force of 1300 kN, thus further strengthening its position as a one-stop supplier for applications with electric injection moulding machines.
Fakuma-Virtual: online meeting place for the plastics industry
The Fakuma-Virtual digital marketplace deals with plastics processing in all of its aspects. Exhibitors participating at the 27th Fakuma international trade fair for plastics processing are showcasing their trade fair highlights and new products here.
KHS at BrauBeviale: reliable technology and digital service for the beverage industry
By taking part in BrauBeviale from November 10 to 12 in Hall 7A, KHS demonstrates that a trade show can also be successful for exhibitors even under difficult circumstances.
Allrounder 1300 T: Next-generation rotary table machine
With the Allrounder 1300 T, Arburg is significantly expanding its range of vertical rotary table machines to include a 1,300-mm table diameter option.
Taiwan’s smart plastic & rubber machinery shapes new PLASbility in efficient green production
As international crude oil prices fluctuate and environmental awareness rises, recycling rates of plastic waste have become the most important issue in the future of the plastics and rubber industry.
"Wir sind da.": Technology Days 2021
The Arburg Technology Days have been a unique and firmly established event in the international world of plastics since 1999. In 2020, due to the coronavirus and with significant foresight at the time, Arburg cancelled the event to avoid exposing visitors and employees to risk.
Exhibition-highlights in the BOY-Technical Center
With the presentation of six interesting applications, the manufacturer of injection moulding machines with clamping forces of up to 1250 kN will present its innovative performance diversity.
Engel e-speed series expanded
Powerful, dynamic, sustainable: Designed for continuous high performance in the packaging industry, Engel e-speed injection moulding machines are the most energy efficient and clean hybrid machines in the market.
Engel one of the most sustainable companies
In cooperation with TBD Media Group, the Bloomberg media corporation analysed and evaluated the commitment of industrial companies from a wide range of sectors and defined the 50 most sustainable and climate-aware companies worldwide.
Barrier screw condition monitoring
On the occasion of Engel live e-xperience from 13th to 16th October 2020, Engel is expanding the application spectrum of its Condition Monitoring solution.
Nordson appoints Chew Yew Kwong as general sales manager in Asia for Xaloy Products
Chew Yew Kwong has joined Nordson Corporation's Polymer Processing Systems (PPS) business as general sales manager in Asia for Xaloy extrusion and injection molding components.
KraussMaffei delivers 100th injection molding machine to Polycom
With the 100th injection molding machine, KraussMaffei is delivering a special machine to a special customer – Polycom, a family-run company founded 35 years ago by two brothers, which has established itself as a leading plastic processor for the automotive component supplier industry.
BOY presents Fakuma-highlights in its Technical Center
Right in the middle of the exhibit preparations for the Fakuma 2020, the organiser P. E. Schall GmbH & Co. KG announced the postponing of the event to next year.
Arburg welcomes 2,000th apprentice
With a well-founded apprenticeship programme that has been awarded three certifications, Arburg has been making sustained investments in its future for over 70 years.
The Wittmann novelties in 2020
Since the Fakuma 2020 has been postponed to next year, Wittmann has now decided to present the exhibits originally planned for the Fakuma together with some other interesting applications by way of product videos, and to upload them on “Virtual Fakuma”.
Maximum precision for lowest shot weights
For the market launch of its new micro-injection unit for liquid silicone rubber at Engel live e-xperience from 13th to 16th October 2020, Engel is producing the smallest precision components for the field of ophthalmology with an individual part weight of 0.0013 grams.
New in hot runner technology
New and advanced developments around HRSflow’s hot runner systems are specially designed to increase product quality in cascade injection molding.
GEA redesigns its Sanicip bag filter
GEA has made a series of important changes to its trusted SANICIP bag filtration system for food- & dairy spray dryers in a long-term development project that will provide valuable operational benefits to users of the new equipment.
Welcome to the Engel live e-xperience 2020
True passion, real innovation, virtual experience – this is the message from Engel at the first Engel live e-xperience from 13 to 16 October 2020.
Sidel celebrates three years of FDA validation for its Aseptic Combi Predis
In 2017, the Sidel Aseptic Combi Predis blow fill seal filler was validated by the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for low acid products sold in the US - an industry first.
KHS and Ferrum further expand their long-standing cooperation
The KHS Group and Ferrum AG are intensifying their longstanding cooperation. Pending approval from antitrust authorities, KHS GmbH will be acquiring a stake in Ferrum Packaging AG.
Coperion’s solution for extruder service in challenging times
Coperion successfully achieved the complex modernization of a ZSK 250 high-capacity extruder completely utilizing remote processes and support.
Reifenhäuser Group hands over cheqpacs to digital agency spacepilots
The Reifenhäuser Group hands over the sustainability app cheqpacs to the previous development partner spacepilots, a Cologne-based digital agency.
Sumitomo (SHI) Demag reports machine order increase during corona crisis
Compared with the first half of 2019, injection moulding machine manufacturer Sumitomo (SHI) Demag is ending the first half of 2020 with a healthy order book. During the first six months, the value of incoming orders for machines produced in Germany rose by almost 25 percent.