Extrusion International USA 6-2020

4 Extrusion International 6/2020 CONTENTS Firms in this issue 6 Imprint 7 Industry News 8 Calendar 8 No Trade Fair Appearances in 2021 8 CHINAPLAS 2021: Plastics Industry Responds Impressively to the Pandemic 9 POWTECH WORLD – Online Content and Successful Restart in China 10 Interpack 2021 Still on Course to Take Place – New General Conditions for Exhibitors 10 Fakuma 2021 – Industry and Technology Barometer in Preparation 11 PLASTPOL 2020 12 Interplastica 2021 in Moscow Cancelled 12 New Agent for Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia 13 Course Charted for K 2022 14 Acquisition 14 Donation Helps Clean Plastics 15 Anniversary 16 iCorona – the Beating Heart of Surface Treatment 16 Sales Agent in France 17 Used Machinery Trade 18 Bioplastics Meet all EU Safety Standards 18 Washing Line in the UK 19 Certi fi cation 20 New Location in Singapore 20 New Head of Global IT Appointed 21 Certi fi cation as Recyclable Material in Europe Earned 21 European Recycling Product Manager Appointed 22 New Website 22 New Market and Technology Report: Chemical Recycling 23 „The BulletTM“ Extrusion Head 23 „Cable business – 2020“ 24 Recycling – Collaboration 24 Large Die Cart with Crosshead Introduced 25 New HDPE Recycling Plant in Mexico 25 Industry News USA Global Trends Report Underscores U.S. Plastics Industry’s Signi fi cance in Global Plastics Trades 26 Turnkey Extrusion System Helps Meet Quality Targets for Tracer Wire 27 Call for Nominations for „Thermoformer of the Year“ 28 Double-Digit Growth in Plastics Shipments in the Third Quarter 28 Manufacturing Space Increased 29 Medical Extrusion Technology Manager Appointed 29 New Silicone Extruders for Increased Capacity 30 Modular Extrusion Plants for On-Site Production of HDPE Pipe Launched 31 New Blow Molding Machines 32 Support for U.S. Department of Energy 32 Passing „Save Our Seas 2.0 Act“ 33 Viricidal Activity for ADINS ® Protection Series of Additives 33 Sheet and Film Extrusion Successful Extrusion of Clear Sheet Needs a Multi Tool 34 Blown Film Extrusion Vietnam – Setting New Standards for Standard Blown Film Machines 36 Blown Film Environmentally Friendly Deep-Drawing Films – Thin and Mono-Material 39 Sheet Extrusion, Recycling ABS and PS Sheet for Technical Components – Melt Filtration as the Key to Increased Ef fi ciency and Recycled Content 40 Processing – Interview „We are here for our customers, even in challenging times.“ 42 Extrusion Technologies New Extrusion Equipment Standards 43 Pipe Extrusion – Case Study Ideal for Large-Diameter Pipes – Less Sagging, Better Quality 44 Pipe Extrusion Concentrated Technology for Multiple Applications – Renewed Line of E-GO Single Screw Extruders for PO Pipes presented 46 Extrusion Technologies Powerful and Highly Ef fi cient – Successful Market Lunch oft he Four Large ZE BluePower Compounding Extruders 47 Size Reduction Technology – Interview „Digitisation Creates High Transparency“ 48 Cutting and Winding Technology From Pioneer to World Market Leader 50 Quality Control Clever Use of Defects – Integrated Quality and Production Monitoring 52 Materials Survival Recipe fort he Market of Polymer Products – „The Best Apples from the Best Apple Trees“ 54 Extrusion Technology, Remote Maintanance Oculavis SHARE – Remote Maintenance with Augmented Reality 56 Material Handling New Pump Series and Retro fi t Kits for Frequent Product Changes 57 IPTF 2020 International Polymer Technology Forum Successfully Finished 58