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Under the motto “It’s all Wittmann”, the Wittmann Group showed at this year’s K fair its novelties in the areas of injection molding machines and process technologies, as well as robots and auxiliary appliances
Complete technologies, solutions and services to enable regional packaging producers
The specialty chemicals company is launching three new Infinam photopolymers for industrial 3D applications expand the photo-resins product line launched last year for use in common UV-curing 3D printing processes such as SLA or DLP.
The main product that was presented at this year’s K fair is a rotary screen changer for the plastics industry. Rotary screen changers represent the long provide version of screen changers for constant pressure processes in the world.
Flexibility, process stability and minimized wear are only some of the advantages resulting from the production of PVC pipes with high filler content using the solution currently being presented by battenfeld-cincinnati.
The Engel customer portal provides an overview of the entire injection moulding production, independently of the location, and reduces the time for accessing the Engel world for processors.
At the K 2022, a Multi-Touch roll stack stands once more at booth No. B 19 in hall 16.
One of this year’s highlights at the battenfeld-cincinnati trade fair booth is the new helix II 32-5 VSI 5-layer pipe die which recommends itself by easy handling and extremely short flushing times.
Taking place between 9 and 13 October, the World PM 2022 Congress & Exhibition is returning to Europe after six years.
MSV, which will take place in Brno from 4 to 7 October 2022, is the most important mechanical engineering trade fair of the year for the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
In the fiscal year 2021, the Wittmann Group realized € 376 million in sales, the third highest figure in its corporate history. The order intake figure even reached an all-time high.
Located in a strategic position between Europe and Asia in Istanbul - Moretto Turkey stands out for its qualified consulting, careful analysis of customer requests and the proposal of dedicated and effective solutions.
Gerd Liebig reports on the success of 2021, underpinned by all-electric machine sales, and the economic outlook for Sumitomo (SHI) Demag.
Oerlikon HRSflow has thoroughly revised the software for the control unit of its FLEXflow hot runner systems.
At the K-Preview, Dr. Thorsten Thümen, Senior Director Technology, revealed the ongoing strategic focus and new products coming from Sumitomo (SHI) Demag.
Engel has opened a new customer technical centre at the large machine plant in St. Valentin.
Rising energy and raw material prices see plastics processing companies face new challenges.
K 2022 in Düsseldorf is approaching fast, and preparations are in full swing.
With the goal of making recycling of lightweight, high-volume fiber and flake recyclate much more economical and, in some cases even possible, Coperion has developed a new version of its ZS-B side feeder.
The new Stadler PX acceleration conveyor integrates the best features of the BB and DB conveyors for optical sensor sorting and takes purity to new heights.
CMG launches the new G26 granulator line, for application with injection molding, blow molding and extrusion processes.
On 1 June 2022, the Turkish Arburg subsidiary celebrated 25 years in business. The exclusive anniversary event was attended by around 180 guests.
Exact wall thicknesses are of particular importance in the production of rubber tubes. If the wall thickness is too thin, quality is compromised – but if the wall is too thick, more material is needed in the production process.
The latest iteration of the world’s strongest collaborative robot (cobot) - the Fanuc CR-35iB - has received a makeover to shorten installation times and improve portability, while the unit’s overall mass is significantly (62%) lighter.
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.
Vecoplan has completely redesigned its Internet site. The machine manufacturer offers visitors significant added value with its informative and highly interesting site content.
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.
ABB has released its Sustainability Report 2021, outlining the achievements of the company under the four pillars of its ambitious 2030 sustainability strategy.
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
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.
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.
At present, the manufacturing industry is in a dilemma of rising raw material prices and soaring freight costs worldwide. The global supply chain has encountered severe challenges, and there have been partial breakdowns.
Speaking at the October 2021 Fakuma Marco Marconi, Sales Area Manager at Campetella Robotic Center srl, an industrial robot producer and automation solutions provider headquartered in Montecassiano, Italy, said “it was the most successful ever Fakuma fair”.
Double digit growth continues for the plastics and rubber processing machinery, equipment, and moulds industry, represented by the trade association Amaplast.
The two partners join forces in the first cooperation of its kind, where recyclability consulting and sorting plant construction come together.
The 27th Fakuma international trade fair for plastics processing celebrated an inspiring restart in Friedrichshafen from the 12th through the 16th of October, 2021.