International USA 4-2021
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Complete Solutions in PVC-O Large Diameter Pipes for a Wide Variety of Applications
The need to expand the range in plastic solutions that combine and fully comply with the requirements for the durability of an installation, is what leads Molecor to develop a technological solution for the manufacture of TOM® PVC-O pipes up to diameter 1200 mm
Alternatives to Castor-Derived Lubricants for PVC Processing
The PVC industry depends on a secure supply of additives. To provide more readily available lubricants that are independent of castor as a feedstock but that provide similar performance benefi ts, Emery Oleochemicals, a global specialty chemicals manufacturer, has developed effective bio-based alternatives
Awarded for New Process Technology in Regranulating LDPE / LLDPE Waste Films
Since 2013, Austrian extrusion and recycling technology company MAS and Dutch fi lm recycling company Caroda have been cooperating in the technological development of fi lm recycling systems. These systems focus on LDPE industrial fi lms, with a higher LLDPE content, as well as agricultural fi lms
Affordable and Ready to Start in Virtually no Time – New Downsized Systems
PIXARGUS is notable especially as a supplier of highend solutions for technologically challenging quality inspection tasks. Now, PIXARGUS is setting a strong foot also in the lower-budget segment
CONTENTS:
| Firms in this issue | 06 |
| Imprint | 07 |
| Industry news | 08 |
| Calendar | 08 |
| The World’s Plastics and Rubber Industry focuses on K 2022 | 08 |
| Equiplast 2021 | 08 |
| PLAST Returns in 2023 | 09 |
| The PLASTPOL has a new date | 09 |
| GREENPLAST 2022 | 10 |
| Fakuma 2021 – Characterised by Transformation | 10 |
| Anuga FoodTec 2022 | 11 |
| IPTF 2021 Successfully Completed | 12 |
| Sustainable Plastics Solutions | 13 |
| Report: „For which plastic products is biodegradation a viable end-of-life option?“ | 14 |
| Successful Course Continues | 14 |
| Inducted into the „Plastics Hall of Fame“ | 15 |
| New Showroom opened | 16 |
| FlexDiscTM is Shortlisted for Plastics Recycling Awards Europe | 16 |
| Plastics and Rubber Processing Machines – all indicators good for the fi rst half year | 17 |
| Digital Plastic Recycling – Sustainability Award 2021 | 18 |
| Economic Situation in the European Plastics Industry | 18 |
| Operational Turnaround | 20 |
| Acquisition – Position in Extrusion and Blow Moulding Applications Massively Strengthened | 20 |
| Changes in Management Board | 21 |
| South African Packaging Manufacturer Acquired | 22 |
| Appointment to the European Senate of Business | 22 |
| Management Succession | 22 |
| Advisory Board Extended | 23 |
| Construction Competencies in Blown Film Lines Consolidated | 24 |
| Investing in Research on Sustainable Packaging Technologies | 24 |
| Fourteenth Blow Molder Added | 25 |
| Reorganized Management | 25 |
| Sustainable Solutions from Plastic and Cardboard | 26 |
| Generation Change | 26 |
| Large Die Cart with Crosshead Introduced | 27 |
| „Micro Medical“ Extrusion Tooling | 27 |
| Rotary Extrusion Die with 2X Increase in Speed | 27 |
| Latest in a Row | 28 |
| Counteract Raw Material Prices with Measuring Systems | 28 |
| Recyclability of Multilayer Films Certified | 29 |
| PET Recycling – Decontamination and IV Control in One Step | 29 |
| Making Full Use of Measuring Technology | 30 |
| Additive Guide App | 30 |
| Product Line Optimized | 31 |
| Chemical Recycling Europe Joined | 31 |
| Innovative Process for Bottle-to-Bottle Recycling | 32 |
| Partner for Recycling Companies | 33 |
| Acquisition | 33 |
| Industry News USA | 34 |
| Sustainable All-Cardboard Blister Pack | 34 |
| Two Presentations at the Extrusion 2021 Conference in Rosemont, IL | 34 |
| New Design MEDD Extruder at Plastec West | 35 |
| HQ Operations to Expanded Facility in Parsippany, N.J. Moved | 35 |
| Two Scholarships to Students Specializing in Plastics Awarded | 36 |
| Plastics Machinery Shipments – Typical Slower First Quarter but Poised for Growth | 36 |
| Australian Representative Retained | 37 |
| Thermoformer of the Year Named | 38 |
| New Collaborative Innovation Center | 38 |
| Vice President, Aftermarket Sales Promoted | 39 |
| Commercial Product Director Appointed | 39 |
| Pipe Extrusion | 40 |
| Complete Solutions in PVC-O Large Diameter Pipes for a Wide Variety of Applications | 40 |
| Quality Control | 44 |
| Effective Process Optimisation in the Production of LDPE by Means of Online Quality Control | 44 |
| Sheet Extrusion | 46 |
| High Performance and Quality for White Goods | 46 |
| Recycling | 48 |
| Awarded for New Process Technology in Regranulating LDPE / LLDPE Waste Films | 48 |
| Measuring Technology for Plastics | 50 |
| Affordable and Ready to Start in Virtually no Time – New Downsized Systems | 50 |
| Materials, Natural-Based Specialty Chemicals | 52 |
| Alternatives to Castor-Derived Lubricants for PVC Processing | 52 |
| Extrusion Coating | 54 |
| Biopolymer Extrusion Coating with „Edge Encapsulation“ Increases Line Speed and Recuces Coat | 54 |
| Thermoforming | 56 |
| Industry 4.0 Makes Thermoforming More Effective | 56 |
