Sidel recognised as provider of high-quality vocational training
The leading packaging solution provider recently received French Qualiopi Certification for its global training methodology.
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World’s first production line for sustainable and floatable shrink sleeve film opened in Poland
Innovia Films (Innovia), a major producer of highly differentiated speciality films, announces the opening of a new 6.2 metre multi-layer co-extrusion line at its site in Płock, Poland.
Starlinger recycling technology for Australia’s largest PET recycling plant
The recently opened Circular Plastics Australia PET recycling facility in Albury-Wodonga, New South Wales, is equipped with a recoSTAR PET 215 HC iV+ PET bottle-to-bottle recycling line from Starlinger that produces 2.5 tons of rPET per hour.
Intelligent processes for improved efficiency and sustainability
Digitalisation and sustainability hand in hand - at Plastpol 2022 from 24 to 27 May in Kielce, Poland, Engel is presenting smart exhibits in Hall F (Stands 3 and 4) to show how important the automation and digitalisation of injection moulding processes are.
Netstal establishes subsidiary in the USA
Netstal is strengthening its presence in the North American market with its new US subsidiary. Doug Haberman will lead Netstal Inc. as president. He will report to Renzo Davatz, CEO of Netstal, Member of the Executive Committee of the KraussMaffei Group and Board Director of the new company. Netstal Inc. is headquartered in Hebron, Kentucky.
Breaking the bottlenecks of recycled plastic content
Brand owners and packaging converters in the plastics industry are facing major bottlenecks in recycled content availability.
Technological innovation as a driver for a sustainable profitability
Sustainability and profitability are the two main drivers in the future global industry.
Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Czech branch marks one year anniversary
Successful subsidiary reflects on a successful first year with launch of a new technical training facility, networked service solution to optimise machine uptime and unveils its automation roll out plans.
Engel at Elmia Polymer in Jönköping
Towards a self-optimising injection moulding machine
Vecoplan at Plastpol - Back to the cycle
Plastpol: Vecoplan to present its broad range of products for processing plastic waste
EFSA-compliant process produces food-safe sheet from PET recyclate
Reifenhäuser Cast Sheet Coating has developed a particularly efficient production process that allows PET recyclate to be processed directly into food-safe sheet without an upstream drying process.
Erema establishes new R&D centre for innovative recycling technologies
The ground-breaking ceremony on April the 6th signals the start of work on a new R&D centre. Two halls with a total area of 1,550 square metres and a new office building with 50 workplaces will be built.
Arburg at Plastpol: focus on digitalisation and automation
The exhibits that Arburg has prepared for Plastpol 2022 in Kielce, Hall E, Stand E-30, from 24 to 27 May, cover the entire spectrum of modern injection moulding production.
With Kreyenborg’s new technology, odor-contaminated post-consumer plastics get “second life”!
Kreyenborg has developed sustained, high-level expertise in plastics recycling, with solutions for decontamination of PCR-PET, crystallization, drying, and heating of bulk materials, using infrared technology.
Arburg at Greenplast 2022: sustainability in practice
Arburg will be demonstrating its expertise in circular economy and resource conservation with a turnkey system producing cups from bio-based polypropylene (PP) with a lasered R-Cycle code for single-sort recycling.
Chinaplas 2022 postponed
The Postponement of the 35th International Exhibition on Plastics and Rubber Industries (CHINAPLAS 2022)
Performance, flexibility and reliability in the smallest space
With its compact and fully automatic T 305, Multivac is launching a new traysealer, which is characterised by its high level of performance, pack quality and flexibility.
Strengthening the partnership: Sidel and Bickford’s Australia
Sidel supported Bickford’s Australia with rapid remote line conversion and maintenance on their Aseptic line
Wittmann demonstrates its expertise in the fields of sustainability and digitalization
From 5 to 8 April 2022, the Wittmann Group will present ultra-modern, resource-saving injection molding technology to visitors at the International Industry Fair in Celje / Slovenia at its booth No. 27 in hall K.
Multivac presents a new full wrap labeller for random weight products
With its new L 312 model, Multivac is launching onto the market a conveyor belt labeller, which now enables attractive full wrap labelling to be used for random weight products as well.
70 years of K in Düsseldorf – a world career made in Germany
K in Düsseldorf also started small once: the debut event “Wunder der Kunststoffe” (Miracles of Plastics) in 1952 registered 270 exhibiting companies – exclusively from Germany. They occupied approximately 14,000 square metres of net exhibition space.
ENGEL at Chinaplas 2022
The Austrian injection moulding machine manufacturer and system solution provider with its own production facility in Shanghai is bringing four applications to Chinaplas 2022 from 25 to 28 April.
Engel is donating 100,000 euros for Ukraine
At the Engel plants in Austria and in many subsidiaries of the injection moulding machine manufacturer, aid campaigns for people affected by the war in Ukraine have been launched within a very short time.
Artificial intelligence is not just data
As a pioneer in the industry, Arburg is working hard and with a practical focus to find ways of using digitalisation to further increase production efficiency in plastics processing.
GIL Investments acquires Shapers’ Group
GIL Investments based in UK has acquired 100% of the shares of Shapers’ Group.
KHS presents future-proof line and packaging systems at Anuga FoodTec
Reliable and close to the customer: KHS presents future-proof line and packaging systems at Anuga FoodTec • InnoPET BloFill ACF-L block system for aseptic filling • Standardized data interchange between IT systems and machines • Holistic packaging systems for greater environmental protec
Higher output and reduced energy consumption
NETSTAL launches the ELIOS 4500 with all-electric clamping unit
Reifenhäuser brings record output rates for heavy-duty bag applications into series production
Reifenhäuser Blown Film presents a new high-performance cooling system on the market for its "EVO FFS" blown film line. It was specially developed for heavy-duty bag applications and achieves record output rates of more than 600 kg/h.
Evosys expands global presence in Poland and Turkey
Since the beginning of the year, Evosys Laser - with its representatives TRUmachines in Poland and Tamsa Makina in Turkey - has strengthened its global presence.
FANUC expands line of CRX Collaborative Robots
Global automation leader now offers 11 cobot model variations
BOY at Chinaplas 2022
BOY starts its international trade fair presence at Chinaplas 2022
Digitalization offers us new ways to differentiate ourselves that never existed before
Nadine Despineux, Vice President Digital and Service Solutions at KraussMaffei, in interview with Plast Echo, talked about the opportunities and solutions available to make use of the advantages of Industry 4.0.
interplastica 2022 and upakovka 2022 exceed expectations
17,000 trade visitors came to the trade fair duo in Moscow At interplastica the focus was on lectures and discussions on recycling and the circular economy as well as additive manufacturing
Arburg at Chinaplas 2022: High-end wherever you look
A high-tech-friendly country like China hosting one of the largest international plastics trade fairs: Chinaplas 2022 in Shanghai is set to be particularly interesting
Tomra Recycling’s bottle-to-bottle sorting solutions in a new recycling plant.
The largest rPET producer in the MENA region chose Tomra Recycling’s bottle-to-bottle sorting solutions for its new recycling plant in Egypt.
The most advanced materials recovery facility in the EU
Stadler and ZenRobotics have built the pioneering new sorting plant with Remeo Oy, a Finnish company specializing in environmental management.