International 2-2020
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New Customer very satisfied with New Generation Extruders
Within two years, the Egger Group decided several times to purchase a conical conEX NG 65 twin screw extruder from battenfeld-cincinnati Austria GmbH, Vienna. All extruders were installed in the edge strip plant Egger Dekor A.S. in Gebze, Turkey.
Largest PVC-O Pipes Manufacturer in the World
Molecor is the leader company specialized in the development of the latest technology, applying Molecular Orientation to pipeline solutions. Molecor began it business focusing on Oriented PVC pipes and fi ttings for pressured water conveyance. TOM® pipes covernominal diameters from 90 to 1,200 mm in 12,5, 16, 20 and 25 bar pressure.
Certified Compostable Cling Film for Fresh-Food Packaging developed
BASF and Fabbri Group have developed a sustainable solution for cling fi lm used in fresh-food packaging: Based on BASF’s certified compostable ecovio®, Fabbri Group produces the highly transparent stretch fi lm Nature Fresh.
Data Security Despite an Open System Architecture
The open architecture of an automation system of Generation 4.0 offers key benefi ts and the signifi cance given to it by operators of these systems is equally high. An open architecture with standardized communications protocols and standardized interfaces is one of the requirements for conversion to Industry 4.0 technologies.
Circular Economy – A Contributing Factor to Success
Contrary to the equipment suppliers for the automotive segment, the suppliers of waste disposal and recycling technology see a real boom in incoming orders. Herbold Meckesheim has full order books for 2020 and even further projects for 2021are already being fi nalized.
Automatic Thickness Control System
ALEKO – the largest Russian manufacturer of equipment for polymer processing – has presented to the market a product, which is unique in its technical characteristics, and which makes it possible to decrease thickness variations to 70%.
CONTENTS:
| Firms in this issue | 06 |
| Imprint | 07 |
| Industry news | 08 |
| Calendar | 08 |
| Equiplast postponed | 08 |
| Plastpol postponed | 08 |
| The Plastics Industry paving the Way for Rebound | 11 |
| Interpack 2020 postponed | 12 |
| New date for wire and Tube Düsseldorf | 12 |
| Fakuma 2020: Digitalisation and Circular Economy | 13 |
| New Date for American Kuhne SpotlightTM Medical Extrusion Conference | 14 |
| New Dates Confirmed for Plastics Recycling Show Europe | 14 |
| New Executive Vice President | 15 |
| Interplastica and upakovka 2020 – Positive Results and a Good Atmosphere | 16 |
| Smart Factory is built | 17 |
| New Managing Director | 18 |
| New CEO | 18 |
| Active Supporter of the Circular Plastics Alliance | 19 |
| Sales Office will boost Market Presence in Eastern Europe | 20 |
| Expansion of Executive Management | 20 |
| Reciprocating Head introduced | 21 |
| New SKZ Inspector active for the Middle East/North Africa Region | 22 |
| Closing the Loop with PET – Bottle-to-Bottle Recycling Projected to Grow | 22 |
| Top Position in the Area of Measuring, Control, Sorting and Inspection Systems | 23 |
| New Capacitive Charger | 24 |
| Acquisition | 24 |
| Find Solutions to Sorting Challenges | 25 |
| FDA Approval for Pharmaceutical Package Leak Testing received | 25 |
| Extrusion Tooling | 26 |
| Getting the Most from Your Extrusion Tooling | 26 |
| Extrusion Technology – Case Study | 30 |
| New Customer very satisfied with New Generation Extruders | 30 |
| Film Extrusion | 31 |
| Wordwide First BOPP/BOPE Hybrid Stretching Line ordered | 31 |
| Recycling – Case Study | 32 |
| Kenya: Social Responsibility with Plastics Recycling | 32 |
| Additive Blends for Plastics Recycling | 34 |
| Highest Performance of Recycled Plastics | 34 |
| Materials | 35 |
| Certified Compostable Cling Film for Fresh-Food Packaging developed | 35 |
| Pipe Extrusion | 36 |
| Largest PVC-O Pipes Manufacturer in the World | 36 |
| Compounding – Case Study | 38 |
| Complete Vacuum Supply with MINK Claw Vacuum Technology | 38 |
| Automation Systems, Industry 4.0 | 40 |
| Data Security Despite an Open System Architecture | 40 |
| 3D-Electronics, Thermoforming – From Research | 42 |
| Roll to Roll Components developed | 42 |
| Film Technology, Quality Control | 44 |
| Automatic Thickness Control System | 44 |
| Cooling Technology – Case Study | 46 |
| Strong Cooling Power, Low Cost | 46 |
| Pelletizing | 49 |
| Circular Economy – Pelletizing High-Quality Polyamide made from Multi-Layer Packaging Waste in Newcycling® Process | 49 |
| Recycling | 50 |
| Circular Economy – A Contributing Factor to Success | 50 |
