Extrusion International 1-2025

4 Extrusion International 1/2025 CONTENTS Firms in this issue 6 Imprint 7 Industry News 8 Calendar 8 Kick-Off for the K Year – Düsseldorf in the Starting Blocks for K 2025 8 Fakuma 2026 with New Scheduling 9 Circular Economy Startups 9 GreenPlast 2025 – Shaping a Sustainable Future for Plastics 10 Equiplast 2026 to drive the Circularity of Plastics and Rubber 11 Plastpol Expo – the Place to Conquer New Markets 12 „Laying out and evaluating packaging made from mono-material“ 13 Swop 2024 Concludes with Success 14 Personalia 15 Momentary Setback for Italian Plastics and Rubber Machinery Manufacturers 16 Centrifugal Pellet Dryer Technology Acquired 17 Recognized as World Market Leader Champion Again 17 50 Years in the Service of Plastics Processing 18 10-Day Extrusion Tooling Program Launched 19 Results of the 2024 Market Data Report Revealed 20 New Head Office Asia-Pacific in Bangkok 20 Expansion 21 Rebranding and New Monthly Subscription Service Announced 22 Blow Molding Dies 22 New Cam-Lock Design Introduced 23 Ideal Sorting Solution for XLPE Pellets 24 CHINAPLAS 2025 CHINAPLAS Focuses on Grenn, Smart, and High-Tech Solutions for a Sustaniable Future oft he Plastics and Rubber Industries 26 Extrusion Tooling Getting the Most from Your Extrusion Tooling 28 Pipe Extrusion Extrusion System for ABS Foam Core Pipes 31 Measurement Technologie – Case Study Cost Savings in the Production of Pipes 34 Thermoforming – Case Study Success with Machined Thermoformed Parts and Fully Assembled Components 35 Extrusion Technology Think big: modern line for the production of large-diameter polyethylene pipes up to 1600 mm 38 Recycling, Film Extrusion Collaboration – Production of Stretch Film that Incorporates Recycled Content 40 Film Extrusion, Digitalisation One-Stop Solution for Data-Driven Decisions 41 Resource Saving Sustainability Report Presented 44 BlowMolding – From the Research GWDS the Revolutionary Economic, Innovative and Safe Solution to Further Improve the Quality of Blow Molded Parts 46 Film Extrusion Corporation and the Really Big Thing – Contract Conclusion for a New Stretching Line for Ultra-Thick Simultaneously Stretched Film Applications 49