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 15.05.2020

Berry announces new meltblown capacity in Germany

The new asset is expected to be operational in October 2020 and will be placed in Europe at Berry’s existing production facility in Berlin

News 15.05.2020

Thermoformer Placon forged face shield alliance

The PPE face shield subcomponents are shipping daily and sometimes twice a day to keep up with demand

News 14.05.2020

ICMA co-rotating extruder for advanced PP and HDPE recycling

The Milanese manufacturer has successfully tested a new recycling line to be installed at a major Italian group active in the industrial components sector

News 12.05.2020

Covestro and Teknor Apex announce a cooperation agreement on compounding TPU

The plastic granulate can be processed into profiles, strips, hoses, fibers, films or foams

News 12.05.2020

Kautex appoints Michael Müller as new global sales manager for the packaging division

Kautex as world's leading system providers in extrusion blow molding technology, occupies another key role in its global leadership team

News 12.05.2020

SIAF Guangzhou & Asiamold 2020 confirm new date of 11 – 13 August

Postponed from their original date in February due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the fairs will be held again at the China Import and Export Fair Complex in Guangzhou

News 12.05.2020

Sibur to offer polyethylene grades for infusion solutions

R&D centre of Russian company SIBUR has developed new low-density polyethylene (LDPE) grades that can be used in packaging for infusion solutions

News 12.05.2020

UNION celebrates the 70th anniversary

On May 12 UNION OFFICINE MECCANICHE thanks all those who in these 70 years have contributed to the growth and development of the company

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