Extrusion International 6-2024

4 Extrusion International 6/2024 CONTENTS Firms in this issue 6 Imprint 7 Industry News 8 Calendar 8 K 2025 – The Countdown has Begun 8 GreenPlast 2025 – The Sustainable Future of Plastics in the Spotlight of New European Ligislation 9 CHINAPLAS 2025 – Taking the Powerful International Buyer Appeal tot he Next Level 10 Plastpol 2025 – The International Plastics Processing Industry is getting Ready to do Business in Kielce 12 Sings of Slowdown – for Italian Plastics and Rubber Machinery Manufacturers 12 New Operational Management 13 New U.S. Subsidiary 14 „Laying out and evaluating packaging made from mono-material“ 15 Plastics and Rubber Machinery Manufacturing – Incoming Orders have Still Not Bottemed Out 16 Interpack and the World Packaging Organisation Expand Partnership 16 Women In Plstics Italy is Born 17 Partnership Announced 18 Expansion in the European Market Announced 19 Exhibitors from Europe present themselves at Chinaplas 2025 19 Operational Management Taken Over 20 Co-Founder has Died 20 Field Service Operations Strengthened 21 Showcasing advanced EV Solutions 21 Sales Director Appointed 22 Chief Technology Officer Announced 22 Advanced Techniques for Measuring Medical Tubing Solutions 23 New Degree Program in Blown Film Extrusion 24 „Micro Medical“ Extrusion Tooling 24 New Medical Grade Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPEs) Introduced 25 First 7,5 Million Drinking Straws in the US to be Made of Compostable Material from Biomaterials 25 Fakuma 2024 – A Family Celebration for the Plastics Industry 26 Real-Time Measurements in the Polymer Melt – No Sampling and No Waiting Time 28 Optimized Sliding and Abrasion Behaviour without PFAS 28 Reliably Feeding and Shredding Edge Strips form Trimmed FilmWebs 29 Tailored Glass Fiber Package and 360°-Service 30 Revolutionizing Efficiency and Cost Savings 31 Property-Enhancing Additives and Eco-Friendly Solutions for Plastics 31 Pipe Extrusion Minimize Energy and Raw Material costs in PO Pipe Production 34 Extrusion Technology Customised Extruders for All Cases 35 Recycling Creating New from Used – Which Technologies Are Key for High-Efficiency Plastics Recycling 38 Recycling Europe’s First Polyester Textile Recycling System Realised 39 Recycling – Case Study Sustainable Packaging with Recycling Technology 41 Recycling Remanufacturing of Used Machines 42 Blown Film – Case Study Production of Flexible Monomaterial Packaging – First MDO Plant in Latin America 44 Extrusion Technology 150th Mechatronic Flat Die Automation System Delivered 45 Measurement Technology Inspection and Measuring Systems Ensure the Highest Quality for HV and EHV Cables 47 Film Extrusion Performance Test: PCR and NanoLayer in Stretch Film Production 48 Corona Treatment – Case Stud y Corona Treatment Technology to Handle a Wide Range of Film Thicknesses 49