Extrusion International 2-2020

4 Extrusion International 2/2020 CONTENTS Firms in this issue 6 Imprint 7 Industry News 8 Calendar 8 Equiplast postponed 8 Plastpol postponed 8 The Plastics Industry paving the Way for Rebound 11 Interpack 2020 postponed 12 New date for wire and Tube Düsseldorf 12 Fakuma 2020: Digitalisation and Circular Economy 13 New Date for American Kuhne Spotlight TM Medical Extrusion Conference 14 New Dates Confirmed for Plastics Recycling Show Europe 14 New Executive Vice President 15 Interplastica and upakovka 2020 – Positive Results and a Good Atmosphere 16 Smart Factory is built 17 New Managing Director 18 New CEO 18 Active Supporter of the Circular Plastics Alliance 19 Sales Office will boost Market Presence in Eastern Europe 20 Expansion of Executive Management 20 Reciprocating Head introduced 21 New SKZ Inspector active for the Middle East/North Africa Region 22 Closing the Loop with PET – Bottle-to-Bottle Recycling Projected to Grow 22 Top Position in the Area of Measuring, Control, Sorting and Inspection Systems 23 New Capacitive Charger 24 Acquisition 24 Find Solutions to Sorting Challenges 25 FDA Approval for Pharmaceutical Package Leak Testing received 25 Extrusion Tooling Getting the Most from Your Extrusion Tooling 26 Extrusion Technology – Case Study New Customer very satisfied with New Generation Extruders 30 Film Extrusion Wordwide First BOPP/BOPE Hybrid Stretching Line ordered 31 Recycling – Case Study Kenya: Social Responsibility with Plastics Recycling 32 Additive Blends for Plastics Recycling Highest Performance of Recycled Plastics 34 Materials Certified Compostable Cling Film for Fresh-Food Packaging developed 35 Pipe Extrusion Largest PVC-O Pipes Manufacturer in the World 36 Compounding – Case Study Complete Vacuum Supply with MINK Claw Vacuum Technology 38 Automation Systems, Industry 4.0 Data Security Despite an Open SystemArchitecture 40 3D-Electronics, Thermoforming – From Research Roll to Roll Components developed 42 Film Technology, Quality Control Automatic Thickness Control System 44 Cooling Technology – Case Study Strong Cooling Power, Low Cost 46 Pelletizing Circular Economy – Pelletizing High-Quality Polyamide made from Multi-Layer Packaging Waste in Newcycling ® Process 49 Recycling Circular Economy – A Contributing Factor to Success 50