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

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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 20.05.2023

TekniPlex Begins Multi-Phase Expansion Project at Costa Rica

The company has invested in new medical tubing extrusion lines along with downstream equipment as part of an expansion to its production facility in Cartago

News 19.05.2023

CFB: Meeting the demand for nylon packaging

Cleanroom Film and Bags (CFB), a division of C-P Flexible Packaging, has expanded its operations to meet a dramatic increase in demand for nylon packaging

News 18.05.2023

Shrink bag: adapa Group to make investments at two locations

First, an upgrade in adapa's Centre of Excellence for shrink materials in Kempten in southern Germany will be made. In addition, the site in UK St Helens Limited in northern England is currently being expanded

News 18.05.2023

Borealis launches portfolio of circular plastomers and elastomers

The introduction follows the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC PLUS) of Borealis’ production site for the Queo™ portfolio, in Geleen, the Netherlands

News 18.05.2023

Nova and Pregis Collaborate to Deliver Sustainable Food Packaging

Pregis to use SYNDIGO™ recycled polyethylene resins for applications such as stand-up pouches, fitmented pouches, and lay-flat bags

News 13.05.2023

Bekum acquires the LFT-Pultrusion business unit of ProTec

Bekum will offer complete production lines in the sizes 8-strand LFT lab line, 32-strand LFT production line and 64-strand LFT production line

News 13.05.2023

Dura-Line to produce plastic conduit for fiberoptic lines in Texas

Orbia’s Connectivity Solutions business Dura-Line announced its expansion into the the Lubbock Business Park with over $52 million of capital investment

News 13.05.2023

Thermoformer Plastics Unlimited Grows

The expansion brings the company’s total manufacturing space to 130,000 square feet, three new thermoformers were added

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

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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

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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

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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

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Mflow extrusion plastometer from ZwickRoell

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