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

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News 02.06.2020

COVID-19 forces cancellation of American Kuhne Spotlight™ Medical Extrusion Conference

The conference had originally been scheduled for May but was postponed until the September dates

News 02.06.2020

Postponement of Taipei Int’l Plastics & Rubber Industry Show 2020 (TaipeiPLAS)

The new dates will be announced until further notice

News 01.06.2020

Cancellation of IPF Japan 2020

The fair, planned for the October this year, will be held in autumn 2023 as scheduled

News 28.05.2020

Dow and Doxa Plast to deliver stretch films made with renewable resources

Bio-based stretch films address brand owners’ increasing demand for renewable plastics that reduce carbon footprint without compromising performance

News 28.05.2020

Berry to invest in new meltblown capacity in South America

The investment will bring more than 400 metric tons of Meltex™ meltblown nonwoven material to the region, which will enable production of more than 500 million surgical-grade masks per year

News 27.05.2020

PolyOne’s crosslinkable Barricade™ elastomers for hoses and tubing

This elastomer offers high-temperature compression set performance, easier processing, and a lighter weight solution when compared to conventional materials

News 26.05.2020

Nordson boosts productivity of their extrusion coating die

Simplified mechanisms for Nordson’s widely used EPC™ die streamline the adjustment of coating width while reducing the size of edge bead

News 26.05.2020

Mondi to produce melt blown nonwoven fabric and face masks in Germany

The new lines will have a capacity to produce more than one million surgical face masks (EU Standard Type IIR) per day

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.

Articles

How To Replace PFAS in Medical Technology

A team at the Fraunhofer Institute IFAM has succeeded in developing solutions that hold great promise of targeted substitution for PFAS in fields including medical engineering

Case studies

Сase studies

Sikora's X-RAY 6000 PRO for quality control by Huacheng Cable

The system allows inline measurement of wall thickness, eccentricity and diameter of up to three material layers

Сase studies

Sikora inspection and measuring systems ensure the HV and EHV cables

HV and EHV cables place the highest demands on their function and their production

Videos

Bausano Twin Screw Extruder MD 75-30 in the extrusion line

The line is equipped also with a cooling and calibration pipe tank, Digital Extruder control 4.0, degassing unit and pressure transducer

Videos

Mflow extrusion plastometer from ZwickRoell

ASTM D1238 Melt flow plastometer is designed for MVR measurements according to method A