Extrusion International 5-2018

24 Extrusion International 5/2018 INDUSTRY NEWS Continued growth for Solids & Recycling-Technik „ The trade show duo Solids and Recycling-Technik Dort- mund will open its doors on the 7th and 8th November 2018. The show for recycling technologies will feature national and international exhibitors demonstrating the latest trends in the industry. Together with Solids Dortmund, the show for granules, powder and bulk material technologies, more than 500 exhibitors will present their companies and offer- ings across four exhibition halls. The organiser expects over 7000 visitors to attend, attracted by both the exhibition and its comprehensive supporting program. Themed show days offer guidance for visitors The 7000+ expected visitors will be offered an overview of the latest solutions and trends in the fields of granulates, powders and bulk materials, as well as recycling technolo- gies. The 100-plus lectures, presented on the five stages of the InnovationCenter, and the topically oriented guided tours through the exhibition will offer visitors ample op- portunities to learn and exchange knowledge with profes- sional peers. The themed days – “Food” and “Building Ma- terials Recycling” on 7 November and “Packaging Recycling” and “Commercial Waste Ordinance” on 8 November serve as further reference points. Providing information on these subjects are experts from, among others, the DGAW, Fraun- Easyfairs Deutschland GmbH www.recycling-technik.com and www.solids-dortmund.de hofer IML, Grüner Punkt, Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe, Institut für Angewandte Bauforschung Weimar GmbH (IAB), vero e.V., the Confectionery Academy (ZDS) and the Central Packaging Register (ZSVR). For the second time at the show, an international coopera- tion exchange – Matchmaking Recycling Technology 2018 – will take place at the WFZruhr community stand in Hall 7. It was created in cooperation with Enterprise Europe Network, Zenit GmbH and WFZruhr. The two shows will also be aug- mented by the 4th German Fire and Explosion Protection Congress of the IND EX® e.V and the 8th URBAN MINING® Congress; the conferences will run in parallel at the congress facility of the Messe Dortmund. World-record BOPP line is now running in Bulgaria „ Highest speed and energy efficiency ever Bulgarian Plastchim-T is one of the leading privately owned European manufacturers of biaxially oriented polypropyl- ene films (BOPP), cast polypropylene films (CPP) and flexible packaging products. Recently, the company broke several records with their latest investment, a 10.4m wide Brückner film stretching line for the manufacture of high-quality BOPP packaging films. The speed mark of 600m/min was cracked for the first time ever and the hourly output above 7,600 kilo is also a new benchmark in the world of oriented film pro- duction. Besides this, the line’s specific energy consumption per kilogram produced film is the lowest ever measured. Brückner Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG www.brueckner.com Plastchim-T’s Owner Aydan Faik says: “The new line was originally meant as an investment in the future. Speeds of 600 m/min were only expected within the next two years. But the future is already now! Our staff and Brückner’s specialists managed to reach this milestone in a much shorter time than we ever expected. We are very happy about this, not only for the speed’s sake, but for an efficient film production in both respects, energy consumption and productivity.” The outstanding performance has been achieved by dedi- cated new line components such as a high speed machine direction orienter (MDO), a new sliding chain track system, a tailor-made surface treatment system and a special winding concept. Together with numerous other innovative technical features an excellent running stability and a top line avail- ability at highest speeds is guaranteed. The line has also proved its suitability for the manufacture of value-added specialty films – such as films for metallization – at speeds above 500m/min.