Extrusion International 6-2023-USA

4 Extrusion International 6/2023 CONTENTS Firms in this issue 6 Imprint 7 Industry News 8 Calendar 8 Long-awaited Return to Shanghai after Six Years Rising Expectations to CHINAPLAS 2024 from the Industry 8 32nd International Colloquium Plastics Technology in Aachen/Germany 10 Interplas – Celebrating 75 Years of Connecting the UK Plastics Industry 11 Plastpol 2024 – New Technologies, New Supply Chains, New Markets 11 NPE2024 – The Plastics Show’s Education Sessions 12 NPE2024 To Feature Technical Seminars in Spanish on Plastics Technology and Circular Economy 12 Acquisition 13 Acquisition 14 New Austrian Production – Facility Is Fully Operational 14 In-Line Wall Thickness, Concentricity, Outside Diameter and Ovality Measuring Solution for Single or Multilayer Tube & Pipe Applications 15 Breathing New Life Into Plastics 15 Investment in Collaboration 16 An Innovative Partnership Enables Efficient Production Optimisation and Cost-saving 17 Growth of Leading Chinese BOPP Film Producer Supported 18 Promoting Quality in Plastic Recycling 18 Collaboration to Give Waste a Second Live 20 Investment 20 Efficient Drive Solutions for Shredders 21 Recycling Pioneer Expanding into France 22 New Ultra-High Barrier PVDC Coating Solution for More Sustainable Pharmaceutical Blister Films Launched 22 Maximum Connectivity for Efficient Web Guiding 23 Capacity, Portfolio and Service in Polycarbonate Additives Boosted 24 Collaboration to Create New Mono-Material Packaging 24 Energy Efficiency in Thermoforming 25 Recycling Content TPE With Various Adhesiion Options 26 Mass Extraction Detects the Smallest Defect Sizes with SpeedAir 3050 27 Industry News USA 28 Screw Design Conference-Topcon 28 Certification Attained 28 Break Free Act Lacks Collaboration Needed to Achieve Real Sustainability Goals 29 O-ed on Recycling is Real Featured 29 Opening of the Second Plant in China Celebrated 30 Pelletizer Expert Now Offers New Service 30 America Recycles Day Celebrated 31 New „Recycling is Real“ Video Released 31 Rubber Curing Accelerator is Meeting the Performance Needs of Today’s Rubber Formulator 31 PRINTEX® kappa 10 Launched 32 Global Trends Report Released 32 Analysis Released: UAW Strike’s Impact on Plastics and Auto Industries 33 Analysis Released: Third Quarter GDP Report’s Impact on Plastics Industry 33 2023 Q3 Committee on Equipment Statistics Report Issued 33 Fakuma 2023 – Innovation Fireworks 34 Broad Competence Network and In-House Manufacturing 34 New TPVs With Up To 40% Recycled Content 35 Energy Eficiency Becomes a Driver of Development 36 The Human at the Centre 36 The Digitalization that Enhances the Customer Service 36 Sustainability: Taking Action to Protect our Planet and Ensure Product Efficiency 37 Innovations at Fakuma 2023 37 Laboratory Extruder Relaunched 38 Digitally Controlled Grinders for Energy-saving Plastics Recycling 38 Latest Developments in POM, LCP, and 3D Printing 39 Fluoropolymers and their Alternatives 40 New Compounds for Drinking Water and Hot Water Applications as well as Trendsetting TPE Solutions that Contain High Proportions of Bio-Based and Recycled Materials 41 Sustainability Integrated into Supreme Material Performances 42 Focus on Circularity and Sustainability 42 Extrusion Technologies Highly Innovative – and a Technology Leader in the Extrusion Industry 44 Extrusion Technology New Energy-Efficient Process for Manufacturing ABS Blends 46 BlowMolding Blow Molding Machine by PET Technologies to Follow the Triple Utility Strategy 47 Extrusion Technology Redefining Plasticization and Performance 48 Recycling – Interview New Era in Plastics Recycling 49 Recycling Dechlorination of PVC in Mixed Plastics on the Planetary Roller Extruder (PRE) prior to the Pyrolysis Recycling Process 50 Recycling – Company Anniversary Technology Event 2023 – Gneuss Presents OMNI Recycling Technologies and Celebrates 40th Anniversary of the Company 51 Sustainability – From the Research Put in Extra Shifts fort he Circular Economy? 52 Extrusion Tooling Extrusion Takes Some New Turns 54 Recycling – Case Study 10-Year Anniversary – A Partnership Built on Trust 56 Recycled Big Bags Made in Türkiye 57 Recycling – Case Study Three Partners Changing the Narrative in Plastic Recycling 59 Corona Treatment – Case Study Two Corona Treaters Installed in the USA 60 wire & Tube 2024 Fort he Speed Quantum Leap to Succeed 61 Temperature Control More Productivity and Quality in the Plastics Industry 63 Flat Film Extrusion – Case Study From Converter to Full-Range Supplier 64