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 17.11.2022

Integrated polymers facility to be constructed on US Gulf Coast

Chevron Phillips and QatarEnergy announced that they are proceeding with the construction of an $8.5 billion integrated polymers facility in Orange, Texas to produce Marlex® polyethylene

News 17.11.2022

Hexpol to acquire compounder McCann Plastics

Ohio-based McCann Plastics is an American specialist in thermoplastic compounding

News 17.11.2022

New members of Plexiglas® proTerra product family

Röhm produces now multi-skin sheets and corrugated sheets containing recycled PMMA

News 17.11.2022

Davis-Standard to be Systems Integrator for Prodigi™ Die System

The new APC (automatic profile control) uses a direct motorized bolt adjustment for instant modification versus slower responding heaters used in current thermal bolt models

News 16.11.2022

SawControl module from Pixargus

The new PIXARGUS-developed SawControl module makes profile cutting an integrated element of quality control, minimizing waste as a result

News 11.11.2022

New soft random heterophasic PP for flexible TPO compounds

This type of PP from Borealis, SB330CF, is especially suited for the manufacture of flexible applications requiring high thermal stability and low flexural modulus

News 11.11.2022

Atkore Inc. Buyes Elite Polymer Solutions

Elite Polymer Solutions is a manufacturer of High Density Polyethylene conduit, the purchase price is $91.6 million

News 10.11.2022

Foam Holdings Acquires Expanded Polystyrene Manufacturer Amvic

Amvic, headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, is an industry-leading manufacturer of expanded polystyrene (“EPS”) insulated concrete forms and other construction and insulation products

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

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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

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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

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Mflow extrusion plastometer from ZwickRoell

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