International USA 5-2020
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Industry and Associations stand by Trade Fair Dates: wire and Tube will be held
Messe Düsseldorf creates all the requirements for holding successful and hygiene-conforming trade fairs in COVID-19 times. The European umbrella organisations as well as major companies of the leading international trade fairs wire and Tube clearly speak out in favour of the trade fair dates from 7 to 11 December 2020 at Düsseldorf Fairgrounds
High-Speed Production Line for „Danish Trays“
In the production halls of the Danish company Staal og Plast stand the world’s largest thermoforming line. To produce the up to 8 m long and 2.5 m wide semi-fi nished boards, battenfeldcincinnati Germany installed an ultra-modern sheet extrusion line
Innovation and Enhanced Performance in the Production of Multilayer Pipes
In this article will be showcased how Tecnomatic, a leading manufacturer of processing equipment for polyolefi n and PVC pipes continues to improve the technology and performance for the production of complex multilayer pipes with functional layers
PET Fiber Production – Zero-Waste Cycle Thanks to Retrofitted Components
For ecological and economic reasons, fi ber residues must be appropriately processed and reused, which in some cases poses major challenges for fiber manufacturers and processors. Several customers have therefore decided to use key components from Gneuss Kunststofftechnik
Innovation and Enhanced Performance in the Production of Multilayer Pipes
Buss AG inaugurated the first kneader test center in 1948 and delivered the fi rst compounding systems for PVC and polystyrene in 1950. The company subsequently established this technology globally as the system of choice for producing compounds both effi ciently and particularly gently
In-House Rheology Lab Launched
Guill Tool has opened an in-house rheology laboratory, making it the only extrusion tooling manufacturer in the industry with such a capability
CONTENTS:
| Firms in this issue | 06 |
| Imprint | 07 |
| Industry news | 08 |
| Calendar | 08 |
| Industry and Associations stand by Trade Fair Dates: wire and Tube will be held | 08 |
| PLASTIMAGEN Mexico Announces its Next Edition | 09 |
| Activities in the European Plastics Market Booted | 09 |
| NPE2021 | 10 |
| Company Anniversary | 10 |
| Change of Leadership | 11 |
| Foundation Stone for New Company Premises | 12 |
| Majority Stake in Norwegian Machine Trading Company Acquired | 12 |
| Interplastica sends Important Signal in Diffi cult Times | 13 |
| Market Study: Masterbatches – World | 14 |
| New Regional Sales Manager in South Asia | 14 |
| General Sales Manager in Asia Appointed | 15 |
| Acquisition | 15 |
| Extrusion Drying | 16 |
| Tackifier Capacity Expansion in China Announced | 16 |
| Software Tools against Covid-19 | 17 |
| „Energy-light“ Drive System at wire & Tube 2020 | 18 |
| Integration Completed | 18 |
| Extrusion Tooling | 19 |
| Remote Commissioning and Modernization | 20 |
| Bioplastics with Variable End-of-Life Options | 20 |
| Keeping Plastic Compounds Free of Metallic Contaminants | 21 |
| Compact Solution for Small Conveying Systems | 22 |
| Distribution Partnership for Mexico Entered | 22 |
| In-House Rheology Lab Launched | 23 |
| Industry News USA | 24 |
| Plastics Machinery Shipments Increased in the Second Quarter | 24 |
| Sale Completed and Chief Technology Officer Appointed | 24 |
| Expansion of Tooling Capabilities Announced | 25 |
| Cooperation | 25 |
| 2020 Size & Impact Report: Plastics Industry 8th Largest in U.S. | 26 |
| Name das an Authorized Distributor | 26 |
| Growing Demand for PP Compounds in HVAC Diffusers | 27 |
| U.S. Senators to Speak at Global Plastics Summit | 27 |
| Extrusion Technologies – Case Study | 28 |
| High-Speed Production Line for „Danish Trays“ | 28 |
| Pipe Extrusion | 30 |
| Innovation and Enhanced Performance in the Production of Multilayer Pipes | 30 |
| Film Extrusion, Materials | 32 |
| Cooperations for a Sustainable Future – BOPE is at the Head of the List | 32 |
| Compounding | 34 |
| Innovation and Enhanced Performance in the Production of Multilayer Pipes | 34 |
| Blown Film Extrusion | 35 |
| Advantageous Production of Full PO Films | 35 |
| Recycling | 36 |
| PET Fiber Production – Zero-Waste Cycle Thanks to Retrofitted Components | 36 |
| Extrusion Blown Film | 38 |
| Producing High Quality Film from Low Cost Biodegradable Raw | 38 |
| Materials | 40 |
| Noryl PPX Polymeric Blend and Natural Polypropene | 40 |
