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Mold-Masters has expanded its Middle East service capabilities through an agreement with Coperion. The operational service centre in Jubail provides regional access to spare parts, repairs, refurbishment and field support.
Barmag has added Chinese-language courses to its Digital Academy for the BCF process. The online training centre covers the operation, maintenance and repair of Neumag BCF S+ and S8 systems.
The 17th Symas and Maintenance trade fairs in Krakow will feature dust explosion demonstrations, presentations of explosion protection systems and a conference devoted to industrial safety.
Amut has implemented Siemens Industrial Edge to collect, manage and analyse production data across its plants. The platform is intended to improve operational visibility, predictive maintenance and plant reliability.
Barmag has introduced three retrofit solutions for automating maintenance in chemical fibre spinning plants. The systems address spinneret cleaning, knife sharpening and spinning package replacement.
igus has developed the i.Sense TR.P sensor for monitoring tensile forces in triflex robotic cable carrier systems. The solution is intended to support detection of critical loads and reduce the risk of unplanned downtime.
Neste will carry out an approximately nine-week maintenance turnaround at its Porvoo refinery in 2026. The project, valued at more than EUR 400 million, is intended to ensure the plant's safety, availability and competitiveness, without affecting fuel deliveries to customers.
Daicel announced the use of fine Durast POM powder in a solid stick-form lubricant developed by Maia. The solution is intended to reduce leakage, splattering and material losses during maintenance work.
Vecoplan has introduced the Vecoplan Intelligent Detect module, a self-learning vibration system integrated with the Vecoplan Smart Center. The company reports up to 60 percent lower damage risk and reduced delays in shredding operations.
The guide outlines five steps to optimize vacuum systems, from diagnostics and goal setting to monitoring and maintenance, with a focus on energy efficiency and costs.
KHS has upgraded its rolling maintenance concept for beverage fillers, enabling faster changeovers, flexible testing and lower startup error rates. The approach cuts typical downtime from about two weeks to roughly 10 hours.
BW Converting’s sixth‑generation PCMC Meridian Elite+ laser anilox cleaning system is now running at Amcor Flexibles North America, with early results indicating measurable gains in consistency and throughput.
Oerlikon Textile Inc. has launched a crimper repair service at its Charlotte site, the company’s first location worldwide to offer this capability. The workshop focuses on Fleissner and Neumag crimpers, providing complete overhauls with testing and warranty.
Interview with Martina Schmidt, Divisional Manager for Recycling and Waste at Vecoplan
To support customers in the maintenance of extrusion lines, the Sinzig-based machinery builder will in future rely on Oculavis SHARE software for effective communication.
Packaging manufacturer experiences rapid return on investment with dry ice blasting.
New Sidel services aims to optimise performance across the lifecycle of the PET bottling line.
With the Q-Button Priamus introduces a concept which allows the automatic setting of monitoring limits for individual or all monitoring functions and control parameters.
Asaclean purging compound is now available online from Velox.
The flow control system does not just monitor the relevant parameters, but keeps them constant throughout the production run.
A wide range of Priamus' solutions will be exhibited at K in Düsseldorf.
Italian processors are also increasingly focusing on cost-effectiveness and resource conservation in their investment decisions.
Ritemp Technologies Pty. Ltd. (Australia) announced that growing market acceptance of the patented Ritemp cooling technology is proving to offer significant processing improvements in addition to cycle time savings.