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

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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

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News 17.08.2021

Mechanically recycled polystyrene from Ineos and Tomra

Production of the new “Styrolution® PS ECO 440” is based on TOMRA’s high-quality NIR sorting process delivering a polystyrene purity of more than 99.9%

News 17.08.2021

Sabic and DSM to create Dyneema® products from circular polymers

In this pilot project, DSM will produce Dyneema®, an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (HMPE) made using SABIC’s certified circular ethylene

News 13.08.2021

Evergreen is getting an investment to expand its bottle-to-bottle recycling

The $5 million investment is part of Evergreen’s $22 million expansion project that will grow operations and double production capacity by 2022

News 13.08.2021

Uponor Expanding Manufacturing Capacity in US Facilities

To help meet growing demands for PEX pipe, Uponor North America is expanding its manufacturing capacity in Minnesota and Hutchinson

News 13.08.2021

PureCycle to build new PP recycling facility in Georgia

The 200-acre location in Augusta Corporate Park will create over 80 manufacturing jobs with an initial $440 million investment and 130 million pounds of capacity during Phase 1 of the project

News 10.08.2021

Pre-dispersion like a Pro

With the new NETZSCH ProPhi pre-grinding unit, a significant increase in production capacity with high reproducibility as well as considerable energy savings are achieved

News 09.08.2021

Circular Economy at Fakuma 2021

The 27th Fakuma international trade fair for plastics processing extends its invitation to the live trade fair in Friedrichshafen from the 12th through the 16th of October, 2021

News 09.08.2021

Toray Opens Resins Technical Center in Munich

The new Resins Technical Center will offer materials with high tracking performance and heat cycle resistance and provide support analysis on crack prevention

Articles

Preheater Range for Wire and Cable Manufacturing from Zumbach

The range is built around an innovative intelligent induction power controller, ensuring stable and linear heating of conductors.

Articles

How To Replace PFAS in Medical Technology

A team at the Fraunhofer Institute IFAM has succeeded in developing solutions that hold great promise of targeted substitution for PFAS in fields including medical engineering

Case studies

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Sikora's X-RAY 6000 PRO for quality control by Huacheng Cable

The system allows inline measurement of wall thickness, eccentricity and diameter of up to three material layers

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Sikora inspection and measuring systems ensure the HV and EHV cables

HV and EHV cables place the highest demands on their function and their production

Videos

Bausano Twin Screw Extruder MD 75-30 in the extrusion line

The line is equipped also with a cooling and calibration pipe tank, Digital Extruder control 4.0, degassing unit and pressure transducer

Videos

Mflow extrusion plastometer from ZwickRoell

ASTM D1238 Melt flow plastometer is designed for MVR measurements according to method A