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

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News 21.10.2024

Sudarshan Chemical purchases German Heubach Group

Since the integration of the pigments business of the Clariant Group in 2022, Heubach Group is the second largest manufacturer of color pigments in the world

News 21.10.2024

Klöckner launches a duo of recyclable, barrier flow wrap films

The fully recyclable pair can reduce packaging weight by up to 75% compared to alternative solutions

News 21.10.2024

Ampacet Introduces Low Halogen and Halogen-Free Flame Retardant Masterbatches

Halolite 527 and Halofree 533 are designed for use in polypropylene electrical equipment as well as other PP injected or extruded plastics

News 21.10.2024

Pouch From Horizontally Recycled Flexible Packaging Film Developed

A partnership of three Japanese companies, including Mitsui Chemicals, has developed a recycled BOPP film suitable for mass production

News 21.10.2024

Avient Launched New Recycled-Content TPEs

At Fakuma 2024, the company also presented new metallic pre-colored sulfone compound colorants offering gold, bronze, and silver aesthetic effects

News 21.10.2024

Two newest additions to the range of dichroic films by Aslan

The unique feature is the sophisticated matt surface finish of the two new variants with an etched glass effect

News 18.10.2024

Frigel: Process cooling solutions at Fakuma

Frigel is a Global Solutions Provider for cooling and temperature control applications, with more than 10.000 customers worldwide

News 14.10.2024

Sustainable packaging made with Bio-PE from used cooking oil

The process starts with collection of used cooling oil from Lamb Weston’s production which is then converted to bio- feedstock to produce bio-renewable SABIC® HDPE and SUPEER™ metallocene LLDPE

Articles

COM4PHA project: New biodegradable bioplastics

The project is working on formulations based on the PHBV copolymer for applications in the packaging and agriculture sector

Articles

Sustainable circular economy for plastic and CFRP components

At the Open Hybrid LabFactory research campus, funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, solutions for a circular economy in the automotive industry are being developed

Case studies

Сase studies

X-ray technology in rubber hose extrusion in China

Since 2013, WOJUN (Guangzhou) Rubber Co. has integrated four SIKORA X-RAY 6000 PRO into its production lines to ensure quality control during the extrusion process

Сase studies

PVC extruder from battenfel-cincinnati convinces Bahrain Pipes

The key feature of the combination of parallel twin-screw extruder twinEX and co-extruder conEX is the permanently installed gravimetric dosing unit on the twinEX

Videos

Powerfil - Erema Laserfilter

With POWERFIL you can count on high-performance filters that can best master challenging filtration tasks

Videos

Why Brabender extruder liners are openable

Simon Hill (Area Sales Manager Western Europe) shows the advantages of the clamshell design of Brabender's twin-screw extruders