Extrusion International USA 2-2020

4 Extrusion International 2/2020 CONTENTS Firms in this issue 6 Imprint 7 Industry News 8 Calendar 8 Equiplast postponed 8 Plastpol postponed 8 The Plastics Industry paving the Way for Rebound 11 Interpack 2020 postponed 12 New date for wire and Tube Düsseldorf 12 Fakuma 2020: Digitalisation and Circular Economy 13 New Date for American Kuhne Spotlight TM Medical Extrusion Conference 14 New Dates Confirmed for Plastics Recycling Show Europe14 New Executive Vice President 15 Interplastica and upakovka 2020 – Positive Results and a Good Atmosphere 16 Smart Factory is built 17 New Managing Director 18 New CEO 18 Active Supporter of the Circular Plastics Alliance 19 Sales Office will boost Market Presence in Eastern Europe 20 Expansion of Executive Management 20 Reciprocating Head introduced 21 New SKZ Inspector active for the Middle East/North Africa Region 22 Closing the Loop with PET – Bottle-to-Bottle Recycling Projected to Grow 22 Top Position in the Area of Measuring, Control, Sorting and Inspection Systems 23 New Capacitive Charger 24 Acquisition 24 Find Solutions to Sorting Challenges 25 FDA Approval for Pharmaceutical Package Leak Testing received 25 Industry News USA 26 Recognized for Improved Recyclability 26 US Department of Agriculture to Present at Agricultural Film USA 2020 Conference 26 Plastics Machinery Shipments Stayed Low in 2019 – Despite Fourth Quarter Uptick 27 New Material Solutions at 2020 SHOT Show in Las Vegas 27 Capacity expanded with Sheet Line 28 PLASTICS Responds to Udall / Lowenthal Bill 28 New CEO 29 Delivery of ULTRA Extruders accelerated 29 Partnership with the Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council (HPRC) 30 New Executive Leadership Roles announced 30 ISO Certification achieved 31 Investment in Reclaim Extruders for Sustainable Recycling Operation 31 Second Annual Re|focus Sustainability Innovation Awards 32 Vice President of Operations named 32 New Laboratory 33 New Director of Sales 33 Extrusion Tooling Getting the Most from Your Extrusion Tooling 34 Extrusion Technology – Case Study New Customer very satisfied with New Generation Extruders 38 Film Extrusion Wordwide First BOPP/BOPE Hybrid Stretching Line ordered 39 Recycling – Case Study Kenya: Social Responsibility with Plastics Recycling 40 Additive Blends for Plastics Recycling Highest Performance of Recycled Plastics 42 Materials Certified Compostable Cling Film for Fresh-Food Packaging developed 43 Pipe Extrusion Largest PVC-O Pipes Manufacturer in the World 44 Compounding – Case Study Complete Vacuum Supply with MINK Claw Vacuum Technology 46 Automation Systems, Industry 4.0 Data Security Despite an Open SystemArchitecture 48 3D-Electronics, Thermoforming – From Research Roll to Roll Components developed 50 Film Technology, Quality Control Automatic Thickness Control System 52 Cooling Technology – Case Study Strong Cooling Power, Low Cost 54 Pelletizing Circular Economy – Pelletizing High-Quality Polyamide made from Multi-Layer Packaging Waste in Newcycling ® Process 57 Recycling Circular Economy – A Contributing Factor to Success 58