EU subsidies for Krones’ PET recycling process
Under the aegis of the EU’s programme for competitiveness and innovation, the European Commission is supporting Krones in introducing an FDA-compliant flake recycling process.
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Contiform 3: the new generation of blow-moulders
The Contiform 3 is the latest generation of Krones’ stretch blow-moulding machine series. It is available on the market as of now in a purposefully, in some parts entirely redesigned version of the individual process steps involved.
Saving energy all along the line
With its holistic concepts for reducing energy consumption on extrusion lines, battenfeld-cincinnati, Bad Oeynhausen/Vienna not only meets processors’ demands for highest possible energy efficiency in production, but also faces up to its responsibility for sustainable management of global resources in view of the rising total energy demand worldwide.
The new BOY 22 E
Dr Boy introduced on the market its new BOY 22 E injection moulding machine that both energy saving and increased efficiency can be achieved together.
Milacron: positive financial statistics
Milacron LLC, a U.S.-based, global supplier of plastics processing technologies and industrial fluids, recently observed its 2nd anniversary with the announcement of positive financial statistics. The numbers demonstrate substantial sales growth, market diversification and increased profitability across all business units.
Engel forecasts record year
Engel will generate the highest turnover in the company's history in the current fiscal year, which ends in March 2012.
Mecman Industrial presents precision application and full cover labelling
With a compact clean-room production system for medical engineering micro-parts and a new full cover labelling application for the packaging industry, Mecman Industrial, S.L. is exhibiting at Equiplast from 14 to 18 November in Barcelona.
New bottle forming machine developed by Illig
Illig developed first bottle forming machine (BF 70 Bottle Former).
Upswing in the Italian plastics and rubber processing machinery industry
It was excellent half year in the Italian plastics and rubber processing machinery industry.
European centre of competence for electric injection moulding machines
In 2009, Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Plastics Machinery GmbH established a European centre of competence for electric injection moulding machines at its location in Wiehe, Germany.
New granulator for thermoformers
Strips of foils or sheets are punched out in the thermoforming process mainly in production of packaging products such as cups.
Compounding of high performance engineering plastics
The German company Ensinger GmbH has placed an order with Coperion GmbH, Stuttgart/Germany, formerly Werner & Pfleiderer, for a twin screw extruder of the new ZSK Mc18 series.