Blown film production boost with new die head from W&H

Comptoir National du Plastique (CNP) in Tunisia increases production of its blown film line by 20% with a retrofit from W&H

Сase studies

Improving tolerances by 30% and achieving faster startups with EDI® Automatic Die from Nordson

Nordson's Autoflex™ VI-RE die yields more uniform film, enhancing the printing and heat shrinking processes used for labels in packaging

New Issue

28.03.2025

Extrusion Asia 1-2025

Articles

Quality control of in-mold labeling packaging

Thanks to many years of experience, mevisco camera systems are optimally adapted to the needs of IML production

Articles

The reliable choice for the converting industry

Known for its reliability and high standards, VISTALID® film from ETIMEX Primary Packaging GmbH has become a go-to product for companies seeking dependable solutions

Articles

Developing a 100% recyclable flexible skinpack packaging from rPET

With this goal, AIMPLAS, Covinil and Eroski have launched the BOTTLE4FLEX Project

Articles

Test foams more thoroughly

In November, a new research project was launched at the SKZ Plastics Center in Germany to develop microwave technology for foam analysis

Articles

Simulation of the melting process in a twin-screw extruder

A project between the Kunststoff-Zentrum SKZ and the Chair of Applied Mathematics and Numerics (LS3) at the Faculty of Mathematics at TU Dortmund aims to develop a simulation enabling the numerical modeling of the melting process

Articles

Helping industries do better with generative AI

Building on its long-standing collaboration with Microsoft, ABB has launched ABB Ability™ Genix Copilot

Articles

Inline viscosity measurement in light foam extrusion

Among the technologies developed by Promix Solutions for the plastics industry, the inline viscometer “Visco-P” is gaining increasing interest in the extrusion of foams

Articles

Preheater Range for Wire and Cable Manufacturing from Zumbach

The range is built around an innovative intelligent induction power controller, ensuring stable and linear heating of conductors.

News

News 31.03.2025

A new recycled polymer production plant in Venice

Versalis, Eni’s chemical company, opens a new plant in Porto Marghera with the capacity of up to 20,000 tonnes of crystal polystyrene (r-GPPS) and expandable polystyrene (r-EPS)

News 31.03.2025

Constantia Flexibles Acquired Aluflexpack AG

Aluflexpack is a Swiss producer of custom flexible packaging, serving food and pharmaceutical sectors

Case studies

Сase studies

Recycling up to 6 tonnes of PET per hour

With VACUREMA® technology, EREMA offers a proven system: In total, a dozen VACUREMA® machines have been commissioned worldwide since 2020

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Plastic recycling with Untha

The Austrian RDG Recycling Group uses innovative recycling processes, starting with an UNTHA shredder – a XR3000C mobil-e

Videos

Powerfil - Erema Laserfilter

With POWERFIL you can count on high-performance filters that can best master challenging filtration tasks

Videos

Why Brabender extruder liners are openable

Simon Hill (Area Sales Manager Western Europe) shows the advantages of the clamshell design of Brabender's twin-screw extruders