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

Сase studies

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

07.10.2025

Extrusion International USA 5-2025

Articles

Making materials more durable through science

Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico, developed a molecule that helps change the way some materials, including plastics, react to temperature fluctuations

Articles

LyondellBasell launched new product grades of CirculenRecover in North America

The CirculenRecover brand includes products containing up to 100 % PCR that are designed to meet the requirements of common applications

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New materials from non-biodegradable plastic waste

AIMPLAS forms part of the BioICEP project, which used an innovative cascade process by combining chemical and biological methods to turn plastic waste into biodegradable substitutes for packaging

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Ampacet Introduces Medical-grade Antistatic Masterbatch

ProVital™ + Permstat is a non-migratory antistatic masterbatch developed to provide permanent antistatic properties to polyolefin films used in pharmaceutical processes

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Netzsch Introduces DSC 300 Caliris® Classic for the Quality Control of Polymers

Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) is a well-known thermal analysis technique in materials science that has been proven over decades

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Novel high-performance polyamide tapes with glass fiber reinforcement

Glass-fiber polyamide tapes for use in innovative lightweight structures have been developed by DOMO Engineering and the Fraunhofer Institute for Microstructure of Materials and Systems IMWS

Articles

Canada researchers turn bitumen into carbon fibres

The solution of scientists from University of British Columbia uses melt spinning to produce two sizes of fibres cleanly and economically

Articles

Using the recyclates reduces the carbon footprint substantially

A study by Brückner Maschinenbau and envistra shows that the greater lever for reducing CO2 emissions lies in the raw materials used

News

News 13.10.2025

Lindner: New mobile line of two-shaft shredders

The series scores highly with even more power, a speedier fast-exchange function and the well-known shaft versatility

News 13.10.2025

Cannon launches e-Forming thermoforming series at K 2025

Among its features is CANNON’s “Easy Tool Change” system, which enables fast and safe tool changes, which is an essential advantage for high-mix, low-volume manufacturing

Case studies

Сase studies

How AB Plasta and Tomra are setting new recycling standards in the Baltics

AB Plasta has successfully implemented an advanced flexible film recycling line in collaboration with TOMRA Recycling

Сase studies

Stadler completes lightweight packaging sorting plant for PreZero in Austria

This advanced automated recycling facilitiy combines high-performance technology, cutting-edge AI integration and sustainable design

Videos

Brückner Coating Line for Technical Textiles

Coating Line for Technical Textiles live in production

Videos

PipeMaster™: Complete Line of Downstream Processing Equipment & Tooling

Conair helps plastics processors by supplying application-guaranteed auxiliary equipment and quick and competent service