Extrusion International 1-2017

14 Extrusion International 1/2017 INDUSTRY NEWS More than slitting and winding At the ICE europe 2017 inMunich, experts from the converter industry meet from all over the world. KAMPF shows its com- prehensive range of services in the field of slitting and winding technology. The trade visitors receive informationabout KAMPF machines for the flexible processing of demanding materials and the services of the KAMPF Lifecycle Service. The focus of the exhibition presentation is on new products for the growing demand for automation and digitization. KAMPF automation specialists introduce the new KAMPF Production Cockpit (KPC) in function. The visitors experience KPC live integrated into a KAMPF doctor machine, which per- manently produces data. These are automatically collected, sorted, summarized and evaluated to provide comprehensive information and graphics about the production process, qual- ity and usage as well as the associated documentation. KPC supports the producers by presenting comprehensive infor- mation about the machines in a comfortable way and in real time. The topic Converting 4.0 is complemented by further integrated technology examples of the entire process chain In addition, KAMPF shows integrated complete solutions for automation. Automated processes and procedures ensure with precision for reduction of rejected material and relieve the operator personnel. With the statement “Processing.Unlimited” the employees of Kampf LSF explain their extensive product range. Both complex special plants for the finishing and processing of web-shaped materials such as plastic films, paper, textiles and other substrates, as well as plant technologies with handling and process steps for non-web-shaped materials have been successfully manufactured by Kampf LSF for many years. www.kampf.de KPC shows real-time data and provides „smart services“ The KAMPF Academy offers an extensive training program Circular Economy and Plastics The European benchmark event for plastic waste recycling and recovery IdentiPlast 2017will be arriving inAustria’s capital city, Vienna, on 22 and 23 February. This European benchmarking event for plastic waste recycling and recovery will focus on how coun- tries in central and southeast Europe can best benefit from the latest experience in Europe and other parts of the world in order to improve their own waste management practices and infrastructure. In parallel, IdentiPlast 2017 will also be provid- ing a forum to showcase the “life cycle thinking” approach for the appropriate management of plastic waste. This two-day event features expert speakers from the US, Turkey, Japan and Europe presenting their experiences and learning in plastic waste management, and how best practice can be applied to different European regions to increase the recovery of plastic waste and prevent it to being landfilled. IdentiPlast 2017 will comprehensively deal with plastics recov- ery, starting with collection and sorting while touching the economical, legislative, political and societal framework, re- use solutions, recycling and the provision of recycled plastics into the market. The conference will be of particular interest to local authori- ties and municipalities from across Europe, policy makers, waste management organisations, plastics recyclers, manu- facturers, converters and compounders as well as academia, research institutes and NGOs. www.identiplast.eu Hall A6, booth 514