Extrusion International 5-2017

4 Extrusion International 5/2017 CONTENTS Firms in this issue 6 Imprint 7 industry news 8 Calendar 8 Reifenhäuser Digital Established 8 Ultra-thin core insulation and minimized microphonic effects 11 Asaclean PF – a strong addition to the purging compound portfolio by VELOX 11 Krones and Erema are joining forces to progress PET recycling 12 TROESTER innovations at the IRC/Rubber Expo 13 “Our machines shape the world” 14 UL certification of PA expands international product standards 15 New Mach 500 waterjet cutting system 16 Davis-Standard Completes Maillefer Acquisition 16 Double twin plants for polyolefins recycling 17 BASF to acquire Solvay’s global polyamide business 18 around the extrusion Precision in seven layers 20 pipe and profile extrusion “Next Generation”equipment at Equiplast 24 Innovation in the plastic pipe industry: PVC-O fittings ecoFITTOM ® 26 film extrusion Blown films perfectly suited for lamination 29 extrusion periphery Quantum E 30 extrusion measurements “It’s not a tube you’re investing in – it’s safety“ 33 PET recycling rPET packaging trend 36 Chinaplas 2018 CHINAPLAS is ready for new breakthroughs 38 Fakuma 2017 - preview Full House for 25th Birthday! 40 EREMA founds POWERFIL business unit 41 HERBOLD’s main emphasis in recycling 42 SIKORA: Innovative measuring, control, inspection 44 Gneuss: new at the Fakuma 46 FEDDEM: ICX ® technology expanded to include LFT process 48 Maag: new underwater pelletizing system 49 ILLIG: Delivered 60 Percent More Sheet Processing Machines 50