International USA 4-2022
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Intensive Cooling „Short Stack“ Technology
Addex will launch the latest iteration of its patented Intensive CoolingTM technology, the “Short Stack,” at the upcoming K 2022 exhibition in Düsseldorf, Germany
Full Range of Plant-Based Polymer Additives
Palsgaard will take the opportunity of K 2022, to position itself as a preferred supplier to polymer producers, masterbatch manufacturers and compounders seeking to lower their carbon footprint and go renewable
CENTERWAVE 6000 – Now Also for Pipes up to 1,200 mm Diameter
SIKORA offers the CENTERWAVE 6000 for the measurement of wall thickness, inner profile and diameter as well as ovality of plastic pipes. Now a new model is available
Presence in Italien Market Strengthened with Top Technology Solutions
Tecnomatic increases its presence in the Italian market with the agreement to supply a new line for multilayer polyethylene to the company Riccini, an historical company in the panorama of the production of Italian plastic pipes
Bundled Expertise fort he Production of Alternative Polyolefin-Baded Floor Coverings
In cooperation with ExxonMobil and additional development partners, KraussMaffei has successfully completed the in-house project for the production of alternative PP-based floor coverings in its R & D center in Hannover, Germany
Belling Machine Forms Rieber Socket in PVC-O Pipes
SICA has developed an innovative Rieber belling process, specific for PVC-O pipes (oriented molecule PVC pipes). At the same operating pressure, these pipes require a wall thickness of about 35 to 40% less than those in PVC-U and allow the construction of water supply pipes up to 25 bar of operating pressure
CONTENTS:
| Firms in this issue | 06 |
| Imprint | 07 |
| Industry news | 08 |
| Calendar | 08 |
| The Halls are Packed: This is interpack 2023 | 08 |
| wire and Tube 2022 – Sustainability a Much-Debated Topic in the Exhibition Hall | 09 |
| SPE Thermoforming Division announced 2023 Conference | 09 |
| PLASTPOL 2022 | 10 |
| Supply of Slitter Rewinders and Outlook for Additional Lines Thanks to Relationship with Chinese BOPP Film Giant | 11 |
| Over 20 Thousand Visitors at the First Edition of Greenplast | 12 |
| AMAPLAST Assembly | 12 |
| Acquisition | 13 |
| European Plastics and Rubber Machinery Industry Fall Shy of Global Production Growth | 14 |
| Multifunctional Coating Line | 14 |
| New Distribution Partner | 16 |
| Series of Explosion-Proof Roots Pumps Expanded | 16 |
| Strategic Start-Up Investment | 18 |
| Global Footprint expanded with the Construction of a New Production Facility in Austria | 18 |
| Chief Procurement Officer Appointed | 20 |
| Executive Vice President of the Digital & Service Solutions Division Appointed | 20 |
| New Head of Corporate Communications and Marketing | 20 |
| Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2022 | 21 |
| Vice President for Canadian Operations Appointed | 21 |
| Chief Information Officer Appointed | 21 |
| Acquisition | 22 |
| Stake in Start-Up Company | 22 |
| New CEO | 24 |
| New 800 Series Hybrid Extrusion Tooling Announced | 24 |
| New Board Elected | 25 |
| Market Study – Fillers | 25 |
| Major Investment in Europe’s Capacitor Film Production | 26 |
| Advanced Web Transfer Device Patented | 26 |
| Rotary Extrusion Dies with 2X Increase in Speed | 27 |
| PET Washing Systems in Demand | 27 |
| „Be A Waste Transformer“ | 28 |
| Inspection and Classification – Effective Evaluation & Distribution of Raw Materials | 29 |
| Call for Closing the Loop on Plastics and Beyond | 30 |
| Growing Revenues, Plant Sizes and Production Capacities | 30 |
| Extrusion Coating and Laminating Line Installed | 31 |
| Industry News USA | 32 |
| Final Phase of MDI Expansion at Geismar Verbund Site Confirmed | 32 |
| New Rules | 32 |
| Elastomer Extrusion Technology | 33 |
| Portfolio Presenting at Pack Expo US Network Expanded | 33 |
| Ground Breaking on the Expanded Molded Fiber Manufacturing Capacity in North America | 34 |
| Expansion | 34 |
| Investment Advances the Coating Additives Lab in Ohio, USA | 35 |
| Plastics Industry Association Welcomes Unanimous Adoptions | 36 |
| Returning to Plastics Industry Association as Chief Economist | 36 |
| K 2022 | 38 |
| Global Plastics and Rubber Industry Jointly Active for Climate Protection, Circular Economy and Digitaliziation | 38 |
| Messe Düsseldorf Ensures Highest Air Quality | 38 |
| The Italiens at K 2022 | 39 |
| Complete Lines for the Entire Extrusion Industry | 40 |
| Intensive Cooling „Short Stack“ Technology | 42 |
| Using Sustainability as a Success Driver, Benefiting from Digitalization, Increasing Productivity | 43 |
| Smart Solutions to Increase the Sustainability of Film Stretching Lines | 44 |
| Technology Innovations at K 2022 – Higher Plant Efficiency for Sustainable Film Production | 45 |
| Sustainable and Digital | 46 |
| New System to Improve Pellet Cooling and Ejection | 47 |
| Circular Economy: Digitalization Makes the Decisive Difference | 48 |
| Full Range of Plant-Based Polymer Additives | 49 |
| Sustainable Machinery Performance and Smart Factory | 50 |
| „Quality Works“ | 51 |
| Sheet Extrusion – Case Study | 52 |
| Multi-Touch Roll Stack is Good for our Feet | 52 |
| Pipe Extrusion – Interview | 54 |
| Trends in the Extrusion of Plastic Pipes | 54 |
| Measuring Technology | 56 |
| CENTERWAVE 6000 – Now Also for Pipes up to 1,200 mm Diameter | 56 |
| Pipe Extrusion | 57 |
| Presence in Italien Market Strengthened with Top Technology Solutions | 57 |
| Circular Economy – From Research | 58 |
| Achieving Sustainability Targets by Digital Means | 58 |
| Material Handling, Recycling | 60 |
| Innovative ZS-B MEGAfeed Side Feeder Makes Plastics Recycling Markedly More Economical | 60 |
| Sheet Extrusion | 62 |
| Bundled Expertise fort he Production of Alternative Polyolefin-Baded Floor Coverings | 62 |
| Pipe Extrusion | 64 |
| Belling Machine Forms Rieber Socket in PVC-O Pipes | 64 |
