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 16.03.2023

Compoundeur Mepol to become a part of LyondellBasell

Mepol′s facilities in Poland and Italy will produce recycled and polymer compounds for diverse markets

News 16.03.2023

Alpla and Inden Pharma form joint venture

The companies are planning a combined annual production of around 800 million pharmaceutical packaging products in 2023 and a three-fold increase in the next five years

News 16.03.2023

Ineos Styrolition develops a compound for bio based products

Styroflex is a styrene-butadiene block copolymer (SBC) with the properties of a thermoplastic elastomer that is suitable for extrusion and injection molding

News 16.03.2023

TotalEnergies and Colines® partner to create recyclable stand-up pouch

The partners have developed a full PE recyclable Unlaminated Stand-Up Pouch, allowing to decrease the packaging thickness

News 16.03.2023

Plastribution acquires Leicester-based sheet supplier Eagle Plastics

The move enables Plastribution to add a thermoplastics sheet business to its products division

News 10.03.2023

Polykemi begins compounding operations in the USA

The company is launching operations with 6500 tons of capacity on two twin-extrusion lines (92 mm and 75 mm, respectively), and room for immediate expansion

News 10.03.2023

Vonco acquires Genesis Plastics

Genesis Plastics an Indiana-based thermoplastics contract manufacturer providing world-class medical device innovation and collaboration through radio frequency (RF) welding and heat-sealing

News 09.03.2023

Nova Commercializes First FDA-Compliant Mechanically Recycled Polyethylene

Low-emission recycled solution allows converters and brand owners to incorporate recycled polyethylene into food packaging

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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.

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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