Extrusion International 2-2024-USA

4 Extrusion International 2/2024 CONTENTS Firms in this issue 6 Imprint 7 Industry News 8 Calendar 8 Fakuma 2024 8 Gold Sustainability Rating by EcoVadis Maintained 9 European Plastics Industry 10 Stronger Worldwide in the Industrial Process Colling Segment 11 Celebration of 25 Years at Vetaphone 12 Global Company Name Rebrand Announced 12 As World Market Leader Champion 2024 Awarded 13 Change in the Management Board 14 Acquisition Completed 14 Market Leadership Strengthened 15 Change at Management Board 16 Additional Managing Director Appointed 16 World Market Leaders 17 30th Anniversary 18 New Management 18 Presence in Europe Strengthened 19 Range of Medical Masterbatches Introduced 19 Digitalization Meets Recycling – Research Team Develops Tool with Recyclate Data 20 2024 Cleanup Champions Announced 20 New Sustainable Packaging 21 PFAS-Free Additives for the Plastics Industry 21 Strategic Collaboration Agreement Signed 22 Chemically Recycled Products with up to 100% Sustainable Feedstocks 22 New 800 Series Hybrid Extrusion Tooling Announced 23 Mobile Mixing Container on the Market Launched 23 Increased Efficiency in Electronics Production Through Innovative Quality Assurance 24 New Acetaldehyde Control Technology for PET Packaging 24 In-House Rheology Lab Launched 25 Industry News USA 26 2nd Annual Bioplastics Twin Screw Extrusion Workshop 26 Demand for Recyclability Driving US Beverage Manufacturers to Switch to rPET Bottles 26 Analysis „Dynmics of U.S. Plastics Materials and Resin Trade in 2023“ Released 27 Analysis „March Jobs Report“ Released 27 2023 Q4 Committee on Equipment Statistics Report Issued 27 Winner of 2024 William R. Carteaux Leadership Award Announced 28 Ground-Breaking Ceremony on Battery Materials Plant in Texas 28 Strategic Partnership Announced 29 Company Transformation Announced 30 Chief Procurement Officer Appointed 31 Phosphite Antioxidants Now Approved for Use in Polyethylene Terephtalate (PET) for Food-Contact Packaging 31 Industry Newsletter „PLASTICS Pulse“ Launched 31 „People On-The-Rise“ within the Leadership Structure Announced 32 Flexible Film Recycling Alliance Launched to Improve Recycling Rates, Access, and Education 33 Operational Footprint Expanded 33 New Masterbatch Expansion in Georgia Announced 34 2023 Cleanup Champions Initiative Report Released 34 U.S. Regional Sales Manager Appointed 35 Strong Growth for Rheological Additives for Paints and Coatings Reported 35 New „Recycling is Real“ Video Released 36 New Single-Inlet Plenum for Retrofitted Blown Film Lines at NPE2024 36 New Plasticizer-Free Long-Chain Poyamides to Complete with PA 12 at NPE2024 37 Strong Outlook Registered as Processors Strive for Greater Efficiency and Reduced Downtime 38 New Melt Filter and Automated Die Lip Adjustment Make U.S. Debut at NPE2024 38 Keynot Speaker Announced for NPE2024 39 NewAll-Electric Extrusion Blow Shuttle Model at NPE2024 40 Syntactic Foam Plug-Assists for High-Temperature Use at NPE2024 42 Debut Appearance at NPE Plastics Trade Show 42 Successful Integration of U.S. Recycling and Compounding Facilities at NPE2024 43 NPE2024 Will Be the Largest Gathering of Bioplastics Companies In the Americas 44 NPE2024 Features First-Ever Woman in Plastics Breakfast 45 Impressive Touchdown on the American Market – 4 Compact Inline Inspection Systems on Display at the NPE2024 45 New Series of OMNI Recycling Machines – Innovative Devolatilization and Decontamination Technologies for Existing and Emerging Recycling Applications 48 Twin Screw Extrusion Equipment for Compounding, Reactive Extrusion, Devolatilization, Foaming and Direct Extrusion on Display at NPE2024 51 Various Solutions for Mixing, Foaming and Cooling fort he Plastics Industry 52 „Materializing Ideas“ – The Latest Advancements in Plastic Materials for the Fast and Economic Realization of Demanding Projects 54 Growing Demand for PTFE Replacements in FR Applications at NPE2024 55 Auto-Profile System for Blown Film Rotating Dies at NPE2024 56 Next-Generation Fully Electric eMotion Welding System at NPE2024 57 Melt Filters Made in Italy fort he Recycling of Plastics 58 Solutions for Manufacturing, Processing, Conditioning and Recycling Plastics 60 Innovation and Services 61 Extrusion Tooling Extrusion Takes Some New Turns 62 Extrusion Technology Concept of Innovation Reinvented by Introducing New Analysis Tools and Doubling the Space Dedicated to Testing 64 Film Extrusion Crystal Clear Big-Size Cups – What to be Aware of when Calendering Extra-Thick APET Sheet 65 Processing Optimization Process Parameters for PVC Compounding using a COMPEO Kneader 66 Sheet Extrusion – Case Study First Food Grade R-PET Sheet Production Line to Lithuania 68 Measurement Technology With Several Innovatins at the wire 2024 70 Automation Quality is our Priority 72 BlowMolding PET Bottle Life Cycle and NIR Heating Technology 74 Chinaplas 2024 Indonesia’s Packaging and Automotive Sectors Spur Demand for Plastics 76 Measurement Technology Process Automation and Control of Extrusion Lines 77 Material Handling Gear Pumps Enable Extrusion Industry to Meet Growing Sustainability Demands 80