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FREEDOM is a MachineLOG IT - knowledge and service support machines and tools, Part 3
- 31.12.2014
- Plastics Moulds
This system can provide better and easier support for technicians can also provide information for managers arranged through the administration interface in real time. The fully replaces paper and enables centralized dispatch enter and track data from the maintenance or repair of...
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The winner of the 5th annual Kia Innovation Award, the project became a ground strip MiniCar with electric drive
- 30.12.2014
- Services
Kia Motors Slovakia (Kia) organized this year competition Kia Innovation Award for the first time exclusively for students of universities and colleges from all over Slovakia. The role of ambitious students was to develop a project on themes: innovation in the design of wheeled vehicles and their...
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Composites with thermoplastic matrix and automotive, Part 3
- 29.12.2014
- Plastics Processing
In relation to the environmental efforts of car manufacturers to reduce their weight, carbon footprint, emissions, including the production of electrically driven, respectively hybrid cars coming to the fore as the use of composites filled with carbon...
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SVOBODA presents a MachineLOG IT - knowledge and service support machines and tools, Part 2
- 24.12.2014
- Plastics Moulds
This system can provide better and easier support for technicians can also provide information for managers arranged through the administration interface in real time. The fully replaces paper and enables centralized dispatch enter and track data from the maintenance or repair of...
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Polycarbonate trapeze gritty SPECIAL 0.8mm GR76 UV2, EM from TITAN-Tatraplast
- 23.12.2014
- Plastics and Rubber products
Board material - polycarbonate. The plates are translucent surface structure with "fine pitch". Supplied color is clear, bronze (smoky brown), other colors on...
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Composites with thermoplastic matrix and the automotive industry, Part 2
- 22.12.2014
- Plastics Processing
Generally, the term composites, composite comprising heterogeneous systems consisting of at least two phases. More phase materials, which rank among the composites have certain...
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PF 2015
To all our readers and business partners, thank you for your cooperation in the past year and the New Year good luck, personal and professional...
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SVOBODA presents MachineLOG IT - Knowledge and Support of machines and tools, part 1
- 17.12.2014
- Plastics Moulds
Today is a big shortage of technically trained personnel and the problem continues to grow. Top technology is becoming less and the cost grows in proportion to how are diminishing. Technicians also very often spend time inefficiently solution to recurring...
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Automotive Industry Association reviewed its activities over the past year and discussed with Andrej Babis
- 16.12.2014
- Services
The highest representatives of member firms Automotive Industry Association (AIA) meeting in Průhonice to evaluate its operations for the year 2014. The meeting, among other guests, attended by Andrej Babis, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Jaroslav Fidrmuc, Deputy Minister of...
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Composites with thermoplastic matrix and automotive, Part 1
- 15.12.2014
- Plastics Processing
An Economic Assessment Study of Low Carbon Vehicles in March 2013 set out by experts from consulting firms Cambridge Econometric and Ricardo - AEA, and commissioned by the Nissan Group, European Association of Automotive Suppliers, General Electric, European Trade Union Federation of Industry All...
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Designers and builders have historically occupied capacity - tens of thousands of people are looking for inspiration at FOR ARCH
- 11.12.2014
- Services
Construction in the Czech Republic grows and contracts will be added according to the CEOs of the art in the coming years. Construction and design firms have historically busiest capacity (90% and 87%). Price of labor was probably rebounds. FOR ARCH therefore expects another record attendance,...
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NATUR-PACK is involved in waste reduction week
- 10.12.2014
- Plastics recycling
Waste Reduction Week this year began on November 22 and its accompanying events lasted until November 30. The main objective was to raise awareness of waste...
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Alternative metal quickly and easily with EMS-GRIVORY
- 09.12.2014
- Suppliers of raw materials
In 1991 EMS-GRIVORY launched the materials Grivory GV and opened new possibilities to replace metal. Since then, the development of such materials continuously ongoing and the boundaries of their properties are so constantly moved. Thermoplastic materials reinforced with long fibers (LFT) is a...
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ENVI-PAK, a.s. educate future consumers
- 08.12.2014
- Plastics recycling
The company ENVI-PAK in the second half year placed several important professional events. Most complex in terms of content and extent was the 5th conference Autonomy and separate collection, dedicated to local governments, professional public, manufacturers and importers to be in addition to...
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Fillamentum complements market with high quality filaments for 3D printing
- 04.12.2014
- Plastics Semi-finished products
Additive polymers from Fillamentum brand are as addictive as says their logo. Although this brand is on the market only since this year their experts has been developing and manufacturing high quality filaments for 3D printing for several years. These products are distributed in more than 10...
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Quantum, new gravimetric blender from Piovan
- 03.12.2014
- Machinery & Equipment
New generation gravimetric blenders Piovan helps improve the quality of performance of production lines and changing technical standards and applications, delivering exceptional qualities of flexibility, precision, safety and...
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Report of the 4th annual seminar Trends in the plastics industry
- 02.12.2014
- Services
Last week was held seminar of the series Trends in the plastics industry - the efficient operation of molds for plastic injection organized by Slovak plastics cluster. Participants were able to hear various lectures on current topics from the plastic industry. The seminar took place in Považské...
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Otrokovice Secondary School
- 01.12.2014
- Services
Secondary school Otrokovice is a modern state school, which track their educational fields reaches beyond the borders of the candidate Zlín region. Enter a long tradition and decades of realized working with local businesses and government of the town school acquired a very good and strong social...
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ARBURG at the Euromold 2014: Two freeformers to produce functional components
- 27.11.2014
- Machinery & Equipment
- Injection molding machines
From 25 to 28 November 2014, ARBURG (Hall 11, Stand D25) will present the current progress in the development of ARBURG Plastic Freeforming (AKF) at the Euromold 2014. Two freeformers will demonstrate the industrial additive manufacturing of complex components with supporting...
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NATUR-PACK and KOSIT Foundation regain the Golden Ant
- 26.11.2014
- Plastics recycling
On the 10th year of waste management has traditionally been handed the award Golden Ant, which the second consecutive year the company acquired NATUR-PACK, and KOSIT Foundation. Price Golden Ant is a prestigious award granted to a modern and innovative projects. His prestige also reflect the fact...
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NEXEO SOLUTIONS supplies with PETG
Company NEXEO SOLUTIONS became a distributor PETG material, manufactured Selena. Materials supplies from its warehouse in the Czech Republic. The products have a wide range of...
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Press center Willmark celebrates 15 years on the market
- 20.11.2014
- Services
Large printer Willmark present in large format printing since 1999 and over time has developed into one position in the large format press in Slovakia. SR boundaries but were too tight for Willmark, and thus gradually came to foreign markets of neighboring countries, where since 2007 gradually...
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Polycarbonate sheets PROFFI from TITAN-Tatraplast
- 18.11.2014
- Plastics and Rubber products
Polycarbonate sheet of wavy 76/18 = top product with an interesting design! This product is designed for the most demanding customers, which combines quality design with an attractive...
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Come introduce your products and services at fair HANNOVER MESSE 2015
- 13.11.2014
- Services
The world's leading show for industrial technology highlights innovations and groundbreaking solutions in all the core sectors - i.e. industrial automation and IT, energy and environmental technology, industrial supply, production engineering and services, as well as research and...
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SLOVNAFT Group completed the first three quarters of 2014 with a slight loss
- 12.11.2014
- Suppliers of raw materials
Results from January to the end of September were adversely affected by overhauls, for which the volume of production and sale of petroleum products decreased this year, as well as adverse developments in the external environment. Net revenues of the SLOVNAFT Group at the end of the third quarter...
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The amount of sorted waste in Slovakia decreased in 2013 by 10%
- 11.11.2014
- Plastics recycling
Authorized organization ENVI-PAK annually assesses developments in the separate collection of Slovakia. The evaluation of a broader analysis of data for 2013 is that Slovakia is increasing the amount of municipal waste produced on the other hand, the rate of waste separation decreases! Data on the...
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Elastollan® (TPU) from BASF on the body of the new Citroën C4 Cactus
- 06.11.2014
- Suppliers of raw materials
BASF, as the first manufacturer of polyurethane (TPU), successfully optimize the material so that it can be applied to the exterior of the vehicle in large and without coating. The carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroën uses a new class of TPU Elastollan® AC 55D10 HPM (High Performance Material -...
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Plastic technology Stäubli: long - term innovation
- 04.11.2014
- Machinery & Equipment
Expectations companies in plastic industry shortening production times are changing. Unlike earlier common link today, customers require rapid exchange of forms with quick, multispojkovými plates and automated processes. Connector Division Stäubli couplings designs for almost sixty years. This...
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Types of conductive thermoplastics - replacement of metallic materials in engineering structures, part 4
- 03.11.2014
- Plastics Processing
In the last section, we will discuss the magnetic properties of thermoplastics and draw...
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BASF is again the partner of a unique experiment Stratocaching. For the second year added unique materials
- 31.10.2014
- Suppliers of raw materials
Stratocaching project, whose first edition took thousands and professional jury, which awarded the prize APRA and crystal magnifier, this year back in top form. Since last year, underwent a series of improvements, is accompanied by the new advanced technology, mobile applications and original...
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