Flexible extruders for thermoforming sheet lines on the advance
Reifenhäuser Extrusionis recording a remarkable increase in incoming orders for thermoforming sheet extrusion lines featuring production capacities between 700 and 1500 kgs/h.
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Erema Discovery Days 2012
International plastics recycling industry gathers at the opening of the Erema Customer Centre and presentation of the technical innovation COREMA.
Chinaplas reveals the vitality of the plastics & rubber industries in Asia
According to McKinsey's report released in June 2012, the world's economy center is shifting eastward by 140km per year from year 2000-2010. The anticipated economic growth of 47% from 2010 to 2025 comes from 440 cities in developing countries, among which half of them belong to China.
Efficient general-purpose PUR machine
At Fakuma 2012, KraussMaffei is presenting the standard model of its polyurethane mixing and metering machines at the center point of reaction process machinery.
Mould maintenance directly on the machine
The Engel flomo, an extremely compact temperature controlling water distribution system with electronic monitoring, is now available as a stand-alone unit too and therefore has a wider range of uses than before.
Sacmi technology for the production of beverage caps on show at Sri Lanka Plast 2012
With CCMs (Continuous Compression Moulding machines), high output performance, reduced energy consumption, no injection point, real time quality control, fast colour changeovers, economical size changeovers, versatility, fast user-friendly maintenance and outstanding repeatability are just some of the advantages provided by compression technology in the production of closures for mineral water, fruit juices, teas and CSDs etc.
Double celebration for Krauss-Maffei Automation AG
An Open Day at Krauss-Maffei Automation AG provided an opportunity to simultaneously celebrate two milestones in the company's history: The 30th anniversary of the company founded by Josef Neureder in Schwaig/Oberding in 1982 and the supply of the 1000th robot from the "robot wharf" of the branch in Schwerin.
Premium ambience through MacroPower
In the pioneering days of automobile engineering, all vehicles had bodies with wooden frames and wooden dashboards, and they were premium products crafted individually and by hand.
Husky further invests in China to meet needs of growing customer base
Husky Injection Molding Systems has announced additional investments to support its continued growth in China with plans to establish a new manufacturing facility in the region of Suzhou.
Bosch Packaging Technology has enhanced competences in process technology
Bosch Packaging Technology has enhanced competences in process technology Adding Manesty tablet presses and coaters to its portfolio, Bosch Packaging Technology enhanced its competences in process technology by important new components.
Gaining energy advantages through Netstal expertise
The reduction in energy consumption has been a key discussion topic for many years. In the last few years Netstal has also paid special attention to increased energy efficiency of injection molding machines. For the benefit of customers.
The year of the Second Generation
Five years after introduction of the „Planet Machines“ Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, Venus and Pluto, Haitian International presents its next generation of these successful series. In line with customer feedback of the last five years, Haitian, Zhafir and Tianjian are showcasing customer driven machines.
Milacron offers smaller TP series parallel twin screw extruder
Milacron recently expanded its line of TP Series Parallel Twin Screw Extruders to include the TP75, a machine with a smaller, 75mm screw diameter.
Wittmann expands production capacity in Germany
Wittmann Robot Systeme GmbH in Schwaig, Germany, opens a new company building in Feucht near Nuremberg.
Engel turnover tops €800 million
For the first time in its history, Engel Austria’s turnover exceeded €800 million in fiscal year 2011/2012. Two factors in particular have contributed to the upsurge: the introduction of the energy-saving Engel ecodrive option and the consolidation of system solutions.
Motan-Colortronic introduces new series of products
All-round success – fully insulated drying bin door is now shaped to exactly fit the drying bin – the new design reduces energy costs and increases productivity.
The Sacmi Group breaks through the 1.4 billion Euro barrier
Full steam ahead for ceramic, packaging, plastic and chocolate machines: business volumes up by 40% and 180 new employees, 90 of whom in Sacmi Imola alone.
KraussMaffei Berstorff invests in a new rubber profile production line
KraussMaffei Berstorff has installed a new rubber profile production line in its technical center in Hannover. The state-of-the-art extrusion line features new functions designed to enhance productivity and give rubber processing companies unparalleled flexibility.
Delta now producing conductive compounds on a ZSK from Coperion
Plastics producer Delta Kunststoffe AG, Weeze/Germany, is now using a ZSK MEGAvolume PLUS twin screw extruder from Coperion GmbH (formerly Werner & Pfleiderer), Stuttgart/Germany, for the production of electrically conductive polymer compounds.
KraussMaffei's 45 years of expertise processing polyurethane
For more than 45 years now, KraussMaffei has been active in the area of processing polyurethane and has been building premium quality machines and systems for this purpose.
SIG Combibloc: new service generating sustainable increase in overall equipment effectiveness
Today’s food manufacturers operate in a fast-paced environment in which, now more than ever, keeping production processes efficient and competitive is a key factor in corporate success.
The world of injection moulding meets up at Sumitomo (SHI) Demag
The technology to increase production efficiency has for many years been the focus of Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Plastics Machinery GmbH, Schwaig near Nuremberg.
The new Wittmann W808: a smaller frame that packs more punch
Hot on the heels of the Wittmann Group’s new W821 robot comes the launch of its high performing little brother, the W808 servo robot.
KraussMaffei opens new possibilities in EVA sheet manufacturing
With the new flat sheet extrusion system, KraussMaffei Berstorff offers a particularly advantageous solution for manufacturers and processors of sheets made of ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA).
Maplan show energy efficiency and compact solutions
Maplan presents their three latest compact and energy-efficient developments.
100 million euros in Asia – capacity in Shanghai doubled
In the fiscal year 2011/2012, Engel Austria generated sales of over €100 million in Asia for the first time.
Up to 45% productivity improvement with next generation beverage closure systems
Husky Injection Molding Systems announced the introduction of its next generation HyCAP systems for high output beverage closure manufacturing.
Elektron 450 producing labeled buckets
The largest model in the Elektron series made its debut at Chinaplas and drew crowds of onlookers.
KraussMaffei extending its market position with locally produced machines in China
There is still continuing demand for KraussMaffei Berstorff extruders and machines manufactured locally at the production plant in Haiyan.
Increased payload, reach and value from Wittmann Group’s new W821 robot
The Wittmann Group has launched a new and improved version of its popular W821 linear robot. The new features on the new robot come at no extra charge and the new models are available now from the Wittmann Group worldwide.
Krones expands its portfolio of process technology
The EvoGuard range of valves manufactured in-house by Krones AG, Neutraubling, Germany, includes all the valve designs required in the beverage and dairy industries.
Arburg at Plastpol 2012
At the Plastpol 2012, to be held in Kielce from 29 May to 1 June 2012, Arburg will be presenting a selection from its full range of machines with the focus on production efficiency: examples range from the production of a standard part on an electric Allrounder 520 E through to the manufacture of screw caps using the Allrounder 570 H high-performance hybrid machine.
Best fiscal year ever for Austrian manufacturer of recycling systems
Erema continues with the positive development of recent years. The Austrian manufacturer of recycling best fiscal year of all time.
Ferromatik Milacron at Plast 2012
Ferromatik Milacron will unveil the latest addition to the modular F-Series with a super-fast packaging application at Plast 2012. In addition, the company will demonstrate an all-electric machine from the Elektron series producing beach toys for children.
Ready-to-connect compounding systems from KraussMaffei
With an intelligent modular design, KraussMaffei Berstorff is now offering its customers ready-to-connect compounding systems that can be ready for operation on location in almost no time.
Hekuma at NPE 2012
Hekuma, one of the leading manufacturers of high performance automation systems, will exhibit the high-speed version “DS” from the proven “HEKU-Series for the first time at this year’s NPE show in Orlando.