Features
Articles about plastics processing, technologies, recycling and companies in the plastics industry
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The International Engineering Fair celebrates sixty-two with a new visual
- 16.08.2018
Toothed wheel, blue and red, in the middle of the letters MSV - a Czech abbreviation that is well known and used by the entire engineering world. The new graphics of the International Engineering Fair are conspicuously linked to iconic posters from the 1960s, but are modern, timeless and...
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LIFOCOLOR, s.r.o. in Brno celebrates the 25th anniversary
- 15.08.2018
LIFOCOLOR, s.r.o. the company belonging to LIFOCOLOR Farben GmbH, a German manufacturer of color concentrates, thermoplastics and compacts, has been active on the market since...
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SOLLINER photovoltaic catamaran from Green Boats Slovakia
- 14.08.2018
Summer is in full swing and the tropical temperatures force us to go to the water. The novelty of this summer is SOLLINER - a photovoltaic catamaran, which floats on Liptovska Mara and Domaša. We'll give you more information on this solar-powered...
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Nordson EFD Introduces New GV Series Gantry Fluid Dispensing Robot with Vision
- 13.08.2018
The complete gantry automation system features proprietary dispensing software and a camera for ease of setup and programming — ideal for integration into rotary tables and conveyer-fed assembly...
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Pioneer and specialist in irradiation BGS expands the portfolio and capacities their services at the plant Bruchsal
- 09.08.2018
After a year and a half of of building opens BGS Beta-Gamma-Service GmbH & Co. KG at its plant in Bruchsal latest gamma irradiation devices of their kind in the...
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WITTMANN BATTENFELD vertical machines at WITTE Automotive
- 08.08.2018
The German WITTE Automotive Group manufactures in its Czech production plants in Nejdek and Ostrov large quantities of mechatronic lock modules for passenger car doors and trunk lids. The housings of the electromechanical drive units are metal/plastic hybrid...
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PLASTOPLAN SK, s.r.o. extends the portfolio
- 07.08.2018
SAX® Polymers is licensed by SABIC ABS CYCOLAC ™ MG47F in all color...
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LEADER press s.r.o. organized a conference Process Automation in Machining
- 06.08.2018
The importance of progressively improving machining processes is constantly increasing in connection with increasing demands for machining products. The market demands that the workpieces become more and more demanding, more precisely, from specific and difficult to process materials, but at the...
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GF Machining Solutions - wet graphite milling
- 02.08.2018
GF Machining Solutions is one of the world's leading suppliers of machine tools, automation solutions and services. It now stands for wet graphite milling, advantages and disadvantages of graphite and its wet and dry...
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Gestica control system wins Red Dot Award
- 01.08.2018
On 9 July 2018, the design world gathered in Essen, Germany, for the presentation of the internationally renowned "Red Dot Award" for design. This year more than 6,300 products from 59 countries were submitted. These included the Gestica control system from Arburg, whose look and feel won over the...
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Tenarry has a modern optical grading line for PET bottles
- 31.07.2018
Peter Monosi has been building Tenarry since 2002. With the intention of recycling waste, the family-owned company has matured to a processor of PET bottles that come primarily from abroad and are processed on a new optical grading...
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Digital transformation Engel Inject 4.0 - the next new dimension
- 30.07.2018
Three years ago, with inject 4.0 ENGEL introduced its answer to the challenges of Industry 4.0. In the meantime, the terms smart machine, smart production and smart service have become established throughout the entire plastics industry, and in many areas, the smart factory has arrived in practice....
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1. PLASTCOMPANY, spol. s r. o. - machine BOY is celebrating its 50th economic year with honors
- 26.07.2018
A few weeks before the end of its accounting year, March 31, 2018, the BOY Machine manufacturer received an honorary award. Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Koblenz handed over to the family business Dr. Boy GmbH & Co. KG KG to its 50th Anniversary Certificate of...
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Brenntag significantly extends its portfolio, being no longer just a distributor but also a manufacturer
- 25.07.2018
The traditional supplier of granules and additives Brenntag is coming to market right now with a few...
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NEW from Meusburger: E 7048 Build-in cylinder with flange
- 24.07.2018
Ideal for the smallest installation spaces, Meusburger now exclusively offers the compact build-in cylinder with flange. Thanks to an uncomplicated incorporation and the supplied screws, it can be installed in no time at all. In addition, the two-step installation hole protects the sealing during...
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Servo-electric HRSflow hot runner systems support the large-series production of ultra-light center armrests
- 23.07.2018
The production of a lightweight center armrest for the automotive interior is one of the latest examples of the use of the innovative FLEXflow technology from Italian hot runner specialist, HRSflow.The multi-step process combines the thermoforming of a composite sheet with the injection molding of...
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New connections optimise the material flow at Gardena
- 19.07.2018
The steady growth of a company is a positive aspect. However, a certain degree of creativity is needed in the production areas in order to meet the growing require-ments. Several expansions require rebuilding and extensions which, in the case of a complete new building, would not have been...
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JAN SVOBODA s.r.o: Hot nozzles like normal - a new standard or why to apply hot nozzles?
- 18.07.2018
Cold feed channels are accompanying the plastics injection industry from the very beginning. Even today, this way of filling the cavity seems the simplest and most elegant. This method of feeding plastic to the cavities is so widespread that even around the cold inlets a symbiotically totally...
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ARAMIS SRX - 3D measuring Sensor for demanding applications by MCAE Systems s.r.o.
- 17.07.2018
The new ARAMIS SRX is a 3D image correction sensor for dynamic 3D correlation, 3D displacement and surface distortion. Thanks to its combination of high resolution and high speed, it is perfectly suited for demanding...
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Solution of analysis of plastic parts with fibers with the company TD - IS
- 16.07.2018
Plastics are increasingly used for high-stressed parts. This raises the demands for their strength...
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Wide selection of KraussMaffei technologies on Competence Forum
- 12.07.2018
More than 1,800 visitors have experienced the "technological pioneering" of KraussMaffei on the occasion of the 180th anniversary of the founding of the company. At the Competence Forum, which took place on June 6-7, in Munich, you could see 25 live demonstrations of injection, reaction and...
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Schoeller Allibert fundamentally changes the rules for transporting apples and pears
- 11.07.2018
Innovative high-capacity crates, specially designed for the fruit and vegetable supply chain. A truly unique large-volume fruit crate developed by Schoeller Allibert:...
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IPA Slovakia is changing the Master studies of Industrial Engineering
- 10.07.2018
Since its inception in 2000, IPA has been training engineers in a comprehensive development program for Master of Industrial Engineering, focusing on areas such as production, logistics, quality and improvement. It is designed for managers and specialists from middle to top management of...
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How to save heating and cooling costs at the same time? The solution is offered by DREKOMA
- 09.07.2018
Ing. Miroslav Harazím, PhD. from DREKOMA, it is exploring the possibilities of humidifying the air through the MERLIN module. In the following article, you will present the benefits and use of the module, especially with regard to saving on heating and cooling...
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Slovak plastic cluster at the General Assembly discussed education, innovation and support
- 04.07.2018
Members and invited guests of the Slovak Plastic Cluster (SPK) met at the meeting room of the MIKADO Hotel in Nitra. The meeting outlined the annual report and management report for 2017. The budget for 2018 and the action plan were also resolved. The largest part was devoted to lectures on SPK...
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Arburg at the DKT 2018: Multi-component injection moulding of hard/soft combinations
- 03.07.2018
At the German Rubber Conference (DKT), to be held from 2 to 5 July 2018 in Nuremberg (Germany), Arburg will present "live" a complex multi-component application with an electric Allrounder 470 A in hall 12, stand 213: Equipped with an external piston type injection unit, the high-performance...
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Industry4UM: The decisive factor of industrial transformation is man, not technology
- 02.07.2018
The Industry4UM discussion platform in June spoke on questions man in a transforming production environment. Under the name of my colleague robot: threat or opportunity? opened wide range problems associated with the topic. Among other things, he noted that new technologies do not take people to...
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Biesterfeld becomes exclusive distributor of TPU Elastollan® from BASF across large areas of Europe
- 29.06.2018
Biesterfeld Plastic is once again expanding its cooperation with long-standing partner BASF. The company is distributing the thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer Elastollan® in central, western and southern Europe now on the basis of an exclusive distribution...
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Over 1400 customers and partners congratulated WITTMANN Group on a magnificent celebration on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of their origin
- 28.06.2018
The WITTMANN Group is the world leader in the production of injection molding machines, robots and peripheral equipment for the plastics industry in Vienna. It has eight manufacturing plants in five countries and its 34 sales and service representations operate in the world on all major plastics...
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Schoeller Allibert group unveils its new Greenfield factory in Beringen, Belgium and upcoming Innovations
- 27.06.2018
Schoeller Allibert Group continues to grow; it opens a new production plant in Belgium. This new facility with a 6.000m2production hall, will be inaugurated on the 21st of June 2018. It currently produces the Big Box Maximus 1212â and the ClickPallâ but will mainly manufacture new products to be...
