Extrusion International USA 2-2020

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 SpotlightTM Medical Extrusion Conference	14
New Dates Confirmed for Plastics Recycling Show Europe	14
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	34
Getting the Most from Your Extrusion Tooling	34
Extrusion Technology – Case Study	38
New Customer very satisfied with New Generation Extruders	38
Film Extrusion	39
Wordwide First BOPP/BOPE Hybrid Stretching Line ordered	39
Recycling – Case Study	40
Kenya: Social Responsibility with Plastics Recycling	40
Additive Blends for Plastics Recycling	42
Highest Performance of Recycled Plastics	42
Materials	43
Certifi ed Compostable Cling Film for Fresh-Food Packaging developed	43
Pipe Extrusion	44
Largest PVC-O Pipes Manufacturer in the World	44
Compounding – Case Study	46
Complete Vacuum Supply with MINK Claw Vacuum Technology	46
Automation Systems, Industry 4.0	48
Data Security Despite an Open System Architecture	48
3D-Electronics, Thermoforming – From Research	50
Roll to Roll Components developed	50
Film Technology, Quality Control	52
Automatic Thickness Control System	52
Cooling Technology – Case Study	54
Strong Cooling Power, Low Cost	54
Pelletizing	57
Circular Economy – Pelletizing High-Quality Polyamide made from Multi-Layer Packaging Waste in Newcycling® Process	57
Recycling	58
Circular Economy – A Contributing Factor to Success	58

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