Bienvenue! Lyon is looking forward to the FIP
From 5 to 8 April 2022, France Innovation Plasturgie (FIP), the only trade fair of its kind in France, will take place again in Lyon as a face-to-face event on the Eurexpo site.
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K 2022 from 19 to 26 October 2022 in Düsseldorf
K 2022 from 19 to 26 October 2022 in Düsseldorf: Global plastics and rubber industries get their act together for climate protection, the circular economy and digitalisation.
One-button injection moulding machine
Interview with Dr. Thorsten Thümen, Senior Director Technology at Sumitomo (SHI) Demag
New Managing Director of Multivac Russia
As of January 1st, 2022 Mr Alexey Ratushniy has taken over the function of the Managing Director of Multivac Russia.
BW Packaging Systems aligns Hema fillers with Synerlink
Two Barry-Wehmiller Packaging Systems companies based in France, Hema (in Quimper) and Synerlink (in Puiseux-Pontoise), have aligned to bring complementary rigid packaging solutions to the global food and beverage markets.
Green - the theme color of Chinaplas
Chinaplas 2022, to be held from April 25 to 28, will bring together more than 4,000 exhibitors from all over the world to launch green solutions. A lot of events will be organized during Chinaplas 2022, focusing on topics such as carbon neutrality and sustainable development.
ENGEL North America prepares for the future
ENGEL aligns for a thriving market by creating a new management board.
Sumitomo (SHI) Demag - success through synergy
Sumitomo (SHI) Demag support package helps Italian DC motor manufacturer move into injection moulding.
New packaging machine for coffee: Syntegon introduces PMX
Syntegon Technology is expanding its portfolio for coffee packaging machines with the PMX packaging machine for ground coffee and whole beans. The machine can be used for different packaging formats thanks to fast format changes and full-corner-sealing.
Plast Eurasia Istanbul welcomed more than 60 thousand visitors in its 30th year
The world plastics industry met for the 30th time at Plast Eurasia Istanbul
Klöckner Pentaplast commits to rPET/PET capacity expansion for the sustainable healthcare and food packaging market
Klöckner Pentaplast commits to rPET/PET capacity expansion for the sustainable healthcare and food packaging market in North America
Hydraulics vs. servo-hydraulics: Calculate energy saving quickly and easily
Baumüller provides a calculator which calculates the potential energy savings achieved by changing from hydraulic to servo-hydraulic technology, online, in only three steps
New EREMA location in St. Marien
New EREMA location in St. Marien. From reserve site to production plant in just a few months
Small and flexible: alpha plus extruders for roller blind producer
battenfeld-cincinnati continues the alpha success story with the plus se-ries
Connectors at their limits - into the future with green intelligence
Gerd Liebig, CEO of Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Plastics Machinery GmbH, outlined how high-quality connector production can be designed cost-effectively and sustainably in the future in a talk held during the LAPP trade press event.
TOMRA Recycling invites to Interplastica
TOMRA Recycling will participate in the 24th International Trade Fair for Plastics and Rubber called Interplastica (stand no. 81B06). The exhibition will take place from 25 to 28 January 2022 in Moscow, Expocentre.
SPE Grand Award honours innovative application on the vehicle exterior
The BMW Group has launched a new ENGEL production unit at its Landshut production plant. The kidney-shaped badge for the electric BMW iX is produced in a cleanroom atmosphere.
Highly efficient for thin-walled containers
Arburg’s subsidiary in France has teamed up with Collomb, Pagès Group, Koch-Technik and Borealis to present Thin Wall Integra as a new one-stop shop concept for the production of thin-walled five-litre buckets.
Fanuc brings automated CNC milling to education market
Schools, colleges, universities, independent training centres and OEM training facilities can all benefit from a new Fanuc educational package that combines the company’s machine tool and collaborative robot technologies.
Packaging with large trays at high output
Wider, more efficient and with greater process reliability: Multivac is adding three new traysealer models to its TX8 series with a new format width, and thereby offering customers even more packaging flexibility.
Future of injection molding
Interview with Dr. Stefan Engleder, CEO of Engel Group
Arburg at Interplastica 2022: High-tech for medical technology
Arburg at Interplastica 2022: High-tech for medical technology Interplastica: Important industry gathering for the Russian-speaking region Powerful: Hybrid Allrounder 520 H with medical technology application Russia: Market with high potential for medical technology and packaging
Change with the executive board of the ENGEL Group
Dr. Christoph Steger, hitherto Chief Sales Officer, is leaving the ENGEL Group at his own request.
SAM-C robots pulls in the crowds
Fakuma robot release pulls in the crowds. Sumitomo (SHI) Demag’s launch of SAM-C robots instantly attracts positive customer feedback and sales
ENGEL at Interplastica 2022
ENGEL at Interplastica 2022 Leverage the full potential of ENGEL injection moulding machines
Netstal receives award as best company for medical IM applications
Netstal receives the title of "Best medical injection molding packaging company" at the Global Excellence Awards 2021 from Global Health and Pharma.
Erema enters a new dimension with large-scale recycling plants
As the demand for recycled plastics grows, so does the of the machines. This applies to the processing of polyolefins as well as to PET recycling.
Wittmann Battenfeld at the Interplastica in Moscow
From January 25 to 28, 2022, Wittmann Battenfeld will present its Industry 4.0 solution in the form of a production cell networked via Wittmann 4.0.
Stadler designs and builds new Gaia and Iren sorting plants in Asti and Parma
As the 2030 Agenda targets loom, environmental service companies are increasingly incorporating in their business plans investments in recycling facilities capable of bringing us closer to the zero waste goal by turning it into secondary raw materials that can be returned to the commercial cycle with minimal waste.
Michel Carreiro appointed new Managing Director of Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Brazil
45-year-old heads up the development of the subsidiary and will help address high energy costs in Brazil by introducing the market to the wider benefits of all-electric injection moulding technology .
The new generation of KraussMaffei LRX linear robots
The new generation of KraussMaffei LRX linear robots grows with your requirements. Three key benefits for plastics processors are the wide selection of axis lengths and wrist axes, optimal integration of peripherals and great flexibility in complex, challenging injection molding processes
From PET bottles straight to food contact grade r-PET packaging
Amut’s strategic partnership with Erema contributes to acceleratethe transition towards a greener world.
Mixed waste sorting changing the game at IVAR IKS in Norway
Tomra and a Norwegian waste sorting plant have demonstrated that mixed waste sorting prior to disposal is a superior solution to separate collection.
Arburg's Technology Days 2022 will take place in June
Safety first: For this reason, Arburg has postponed the date for the Technology Days 2022 from March to June.
Polyamide compound manufacturing reaches new throughput dimension
Specialty chemicals company Lanxess is now operating another Coperion line to produce Polyamide 6, Polyamide 66 and Polybutylenterephthalate (PBT) at its Krefeld-Uerdingen, Germany, location, making significant steps toward a new throughput range.
formnext 2021: Arburg products and experts in high demand
At formnext 2021, Arburg wowed trade visitors with numerous innovations for industrial additive manufacturing. Many international visitors also travelled to the world’s leading trade fair in Frankfurt to find out first-hand about innovations and trends in the AM industry.