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

How to produce thermoformable mono-material packaging

A cooperation between the mechanical engineering companies Multivac and Reifenhäuser and the material manufacturer EXXON shows how this task can be accomplished.

Articles

Plastics Europe: Advances in circularity of plastics but challenges remain

According to report, one of the major challenges is growing rates of incineration with energy recovery (+15% since 2018) of plastics waste

Articles

Processing high filler contents at the best cost-benefit ratio

High filler content in the raw material means high wear for the screw of the plasticizing unit, so choosing the right wear protection alloy is of highest importance

Articles

Guill: New 800 Series Hybrid Extrusion Tooling announced

The 800 Series Hybrid extrusion tool greatly reduces stagnation, because overlapping layers are more inherently balanced than single layers and also because each semi-deflector is “tuned to flush”

Articles

Harnessing Just Unveiled Innovative Technologies and Solutions

CHINAPLAS 2024 Concurrent Event Preview (Part I)

Articles

Plastics Recyclers Europe: Rising imports of recycled plastic threaten EU industry

Allowing non-EU plastic waste to contribute to the targets even for packages produced in the EU would negatively impact an already shrinking market

Articles

New measuring system for process monitoring of foamed plastics

The SKZ Plastics Center partners with SONOTEC GmbH for non-destructive in-line testing of foamed plastics

Articles

Latest Version of Multi-Purpose Cast Film Line with New MDO Unit

SML has set up the newest version of its multi-purpose cast film line in its Technology Centre

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

Сase studies

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