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1 July 2021 will see Engel complete the generation change in the management of its sales and service subsidiary in Mumbai. Frank Schuster, Regional President METAI, takes over the management of Engel Machinery India Pvt. Ltd. Stalinjose Selvanayagam is the new Sales Director.
The new KHS sustainability report has been published under the title of Global responsibility – acting reliably and with foresight.
GEA Refrigeration Technologies, the GEA division specializing in industrial refrigeration, has joined the Cool Coalition led by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).
The new coinjection process, which Engel has developed in cooperation with Top Grade Molds, enables high and completely encapsulated recycled material content in the production of pails and is thus superior to conventional processes for sandwich injection moulding.
With a new process, Engel makes it possible to process plastic waste as flakes in injection moulding directly after grinding. Since a complete process step, pelletising, is eliminated, the innovation significantly improves cost efficiency in plastics recycling.
At this year’s Anex-Since in Shanghai, China, Oerlikon Nonwoven will be showcasing market- and customer-oriented solutions for hygiene and medical, filtration and other industrial applications.
The injection moulding machine manufacturer has financed the collection of at least 120 tons of plastic waste in order to reclaim the recycling materials while at the same time contributing to the fight against poverty.
At the live e-symposium 2021, Engel is bridging the gap between two major trends of our time, digitalisation and sustainability.
The establishment of a Digital Solutions Sales Team sees the Engel Group bundle all sales activities for digital products and solutions from the inject 4.0 programme. Customers now have a central contact for all topics relating to the digitalisation of injection moulding production.
The BKG FlexDisc, an innovation by Nordson Corporation that significantly enhances melt filtration in the recycling of post-consumer PET, has been selected to be a finalist in the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe competition.
Shortly before the start of the live e-symposium 2021, event host Engel gives an optimistic outlook for the current fiscal year.
Feldkirchen a.d. Donau. With the new business year, Erich Fuerst has taken over responsibility for the operational areas of the plastics recycling machine manufacturer as COO from his long-time predecessor and company co-founder Gerold Barth.
The countdown is on. On Tuesday, June 22, the Engel live e-symposium 2021 opens its virtual doors. Traditionally, the Engel symposium is more than an in-house exhibition, as Ute Panzer, Vice President Marketing and Communications with Engel, explains.
High demand for personal exchange, information and networking on a global scale +++ Guiding themes: circular economy, digitalisation and climate protection.
Rosplast is a very important occasion to present the Russian market with our latest innovations for plastic materials processors in the automotive, medical, textile, beverage, packaging, electronics and cosmetics sectors.
Originally developed for high-tech applications, it now also conquers standard segments: the multi-touch roll stack for sheet and board production from battenfeld-cincinnati Germany GmbH based in Bad Oeynhausen.
In March 2021, Arburg officially opened its new Arburg Prototyping Center (APC) in Shanghai as part of a medical seminar. The facility means that a dedicated APC is now available in each of the company’s key market regions: Germany, the Americas and Asia.
Oerlikon Nonwoven has commissioned a further high-performance meltblown system with ecuTEC+ electro-charging unit at NOWOtex GmbH & Co. KG in Eichenzell, Germany.
Available from June 2021: the upgraded WX153 robot from Wittmann – the ideal automation solution for injection molding applications on machines with clamping forces from 500 to 1,300 tons.
Modern plastics come in all shapes and sizes, and are used in countless applications. The different materials must be, for example, particularly tear-resistant in terms of ropes or nets, withstand great pressures in the case of pallets and similar, or keep their shape as for cladding parts.
Recycling lines for plastics are the circular economy’s lynchpins – and as such make a vital contribution towards protecting our natural environment and economising on valuable resources. On the other hand, they also consume resources, chief among them water.
Visitor registration for Interplas is open, supported by a new event platform for attendees, and an Interplas-branded news website to deliver the community with insights year-round.
Thanks to their extensive stocks of standard parts and plates, Meusburger can ensure continuous availability to customers
For efficiency in operation, injection molding production with large and heavy molds requires high heating capacity on the one hand, and correspondingly high flow rates in the cooling channels on the other hand.
A Wittmann S-Max 3 screenless granulator with optionally available built-in feeding shaft offers many advantages. The feeding shaft helps to avoid bridging, especially in case of grinding long runners and flat parts.
Ten leading personalities from the international plastics industry were recently inducted into the "Plastics Hall of Fame" - one of them is Ulrich Reifenhäuser.
It comes as no surprise to learn that the majority of parliamentarians in Germany’s Bundestag have now finally approved the changes to the German Packaging Law.
Wittmann Battenfeld Germany has developed an extremely space-saving solution to accommodate automation equipment, especially pick and place.
Wittmann Battenfeld has been offering its customers for many years expert knowledge in application technology as well as equipment developed and manufactured in-house for Airmould internal gas pressure technology and Cellmould structured foam technology.
KraussMaffei will welcome the visitors with a comprehensive information package on lightweight technologies at JEC Connect, which this year will take place as an online event on June 1st - 2nd.
After a successful year, Evosys (Suzhou) Laser System was able to expand its premises and Evosys North America Corp. moved into its new location.
The Wittmann Group has already been active on the Chinese market for many years. With the construction of a new sales and service center in Dongguan, its activities in Southern China will now be further strengthened.
The packaging is user friendly, the material kind to the environment, the machine powerful: the KHS Group’s Innopack Kisters CNP (Carton Nature Packer) processes can toppers made of cardboard at a rate of up to 108,000 cans per hour.
The company cares of the planet, by preventing post-consume PET bottles from being sent to landfill or dispersed into the environment, enabling their reuse and recycling, through various solutions ranging from sorting and washing to extrusion and thermoforming.
Due to the restricted possibilities for direct personal contact, digital platforms to support sales are being discussed everywhere. At Wittmann, too, much thought has been given to the best possible way of reaching and supporting customers and partners during this difficult time – and beyond.
Throughout the year the Group was committed to ensuring workplace safety and continuity of production and assistance. Investment in product innovation and a new in-company ‘digital culture’ continued apace.