Extrusion International 4-2019

4 Extrusion International 4/2019 CONTENTS Firms in this issue 6 Imprint 7 Industry News 8 Calendar 8 “Engineer of the Year 2019” 8 8th Biocomposites Conference Cologne 11 Flexible Polyethylene Recycling in Europe 11 Plastpol 2019 – A Huge Success 12 Language Support added to Customer Support Portal 12 “Think Together” 13 New Representative in West Africa 14 Market Study: Polypropylene 14 Commercial-Scale Production of Bio-Based Plastic from Renewable Materials announced 15 Increased Cooperation for Better Plastics Recycling 16 New F-Series Gear Pump 16 FDA Approval for Food Contact Applications obtained 17 ‘ColorDirection 2020’ 18 Craig Richardson joins Aftermarket Team 18 Cooperation 19 Acquisition 20 All-in-one Service for Recyclable Packaging 20 New eBook 21 Fakuma 2020: Digitalisation, Networking and Sustainability 22 First Lightweight, Eye-Catching PET Bottles for Pasteurized Beer in Brazil 22 Investment in Control System 23 Measuring Technology – Case Study Mobile and high-precision wall thickness measurement 24 Circular Economy – Interview “Closed loops can solve the littering problem” 26 Circular Economy – Interview “Packagings are high-tech, lightweight products” 28 Recycling – From the Research EU project “Circular Plastics Network for Training” 30 Film Extrusion New, Recyclable Packaging Film for Fresh and Processed Food 31 Pipe Extrusion New Haul-Off for Extrusion Lines of Large Dimension and Thickness HDPE Pipes 32 Measurement Technology Combination of Light Table and Automatic Sample Testing for Offline Inspection and Analysis 33 RawMaterials – Interview Brand New Solutions to Meet Customer Needs 36 Measurement and Control Instrumentation Committed to Film Quality 38 Extrusion Technology Cooperation 39 Pipe Extrusion PVC-O Pipes and Fittings 40 Additives, Light and Heat Stabilizer Novel Tinuvin ® NOR ® Light and Heat Stabilizer for High end Agricultural Plastics 43 K 2019 Düsseldorf New Technologies as Drivers of Innovation for a Productive and Responsible Today, Tomorrow and Future 44 New Colors & Effects ® Pigments meet Emerging Industry Requirements 45 STARextruder covers Broad Range of PET Processing Requirements 46 New Recycling Technology and Improved Recyclate 47 New Line Concept for Single-Origin Packaging Solutions 48 ‘Symphony of Collaboration’ 50 Pioneering Plastics 51 HYTAC ® Syntactic Foam Plug-Assist Materials will be on Display 52 Systems Expertise enhanced 53 Efficiency and Quality in Plastic Recycling 54 “Brückner ONE”: New and Unique Digital Services for Film Production 56 Sustainable Solutions for Plastics Production 57 Numerous Premieres at the Booth 58 3D-Blow molding machine and Multi-layer technology at the K 60 Pipe, Tube and Hose always Measured Fast and Precisely 61 New X-Ray Pellet Scanner 62 New Innovations require New Technologies 63 New Rotary Filtration System SFneos, Second Generation Multiple Screw Extruder MRS and More 64 Innovative and Future-oriented Machine Design 66