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

News 30.01.2024

Tapping synergies

Measuring technology specialist PIXARGUS becomes part of CiTEX group, moving on to expand and grow further

News 27.01.2024

Agreement for a long-term supply of circular raw materials

Encina to supply Covestro with chemically recycled raw materials enabling circular MDI, TDI and polycarbonate starting at the end of 2027

News 27.01.2024

Meraxis and Fortum cooperate in distribution of recyclates in Europe

The offer includes PP, HDPE and LDPE recyclates as well as customized re-compounds

News 27.01.2024

Sabic to invest in petrochemical complex in China

The complex will consist of a mixed feed steam cracker with downstream facilities, including ethylene glycol (EG), polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polycarbonate (PC), and other units

News 27.01.2024

Sapir Plastics Announces Defender Wrap, an Anti-bacterial Stretch Film

The product development is now complete and laboratory tests have confirmed the effectiveness of Defender Wrap against various pathogens, including the novel coronavirus.

News 27.01.2024

Revolution acquired Canadian Recycler PolyAg Recycling

The Bashaw, Alberta based PolyAg began operations in 2019, offering a local recycling solution for used agriculture film

News 27.01.2024

Lynddahl Telecom America to create a plastic extrusion facility near Belmont

The company will invest over $5.6 million to manufacture the protective conduits for fiber-optic cables

News 25.01.2024

Alpla acquires Caribbean packaging specialist

Founded in 1975, the packaging specialist Fortiflex is one of the leading manufacturers in Central America and the Caribbean

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