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

New Issue

10.10.2024

Extrusion International USA 5-2024

Blown Film Production on a 5-layer line

Source: smart_extrusion

Videos

The heart of this Alpine blown film line is the patented X-die. The innovative and compact design has very short purging times and fast job changes. The five high-performance grooved barrel extruders HX Flex with smart-box technology are efficient and space saving.

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News

News 11.11.2024

Innovia extends a range of floatable polyolefin shrink sleeves

RayoFloat™ shrink sleeves support the recycling of the rigid packaging in the PET, HDPE and PP recycling streams

News 11.11.2024

Oben Group Acquires Producer of PE films Terphane

With operations in Brazil and the United States, Terphane has built a strong reputation for innovation and quality

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

Articles

High-end solutions at Fakuma 2024

COLLIN demonstrated live operation of several integrated lab lines with numerous modules including inspection cameras

Case studies

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

Сase studies

Reifenhäuser delivers 150th mechatronic flat die automation system

PAM uses high-precision electric actuators to automatically control the adjusting screws for setting and regulating the flexible die lip

Collin Highlights at the NPE

COLLIN Lab & Pilot Solutions presents a flat film line with numerous features in live operation, the COLLIN Roll Mill W 150 P, and a new COLLIN film inspection with post-processing tool

News 25.01.2023

Innovations in film orientation systems

New TRIO technology by Hosokawa Alpine saves material and increases quality for further processing

News 27.01.2022

High-quality reprocessing of recyclable packaging

The Reifenhäuser Group is exhibiting its latest production technologies for recyclable flat and blown film at Interplastica 2022 in Moscow (Russia) from January 25 to 28

Сase studies

From PET bottles straight to food contact grade r-PET packaging

In summer 2021, EREMA in collaboration with AMUT has finalized the installation and commissioning of ALTO packaging´s first extrusion line for food grade PET sheets in New Zealand

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AlphaPET & SmartDuty extrusion lines – Ready for the european market

The lines were purchased by two major players operating in the European food packaging market (thermoforming and Form-Fill-Seal)