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Vertical machine WITTMANN BATTENFELD in PowerSerie design
- 31.12.2019
- Machinery & Equipment
- Injection molding machines
WITTMANN BATTENFELD first introduced its new vertical design machine to the general public at Fakuma in 2018. The machine was launched earlier this...
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Production of motor vehicles is catching up last year
- 30.12.2019
- Services
- Automotive
The Automotive Industry Association provides a traditional overview of vehicle production and sales for the period from 1 January to 30 November 2019. The slight decrease in total motor vehicle production between January and the end of November confirmed the trend this...
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Lifting sliding door VEKASLIDE 82 - perfect connection of interior and exterior
- 27.12.2019
- Plastics and Rubber products
- Plastic products
Lifting sliding door VEKASLIDE 82 is the perfect connection of interior and exterior. So you have a large "window" through which you can navigate and at the same time with its insulating properties represents a glass wall. The door visually expands the space and transmits light and fresh air....
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INCOE: Control of melt flow inside hot inlets for optimum part quality
- 23.12.2019
- Plastics Moulds
- Hot runners
The method of filling the mold cavity has a decisive influence on the quality of the injection molded part. A prerequisite for optimal filling is to supply each nozzle orifice with an ideal amount of melt in good condition: the correct amount of melt flows into the cavity at the right temperature,...
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Expected changes in the automotive industry the main theme of the AutoSAP General Meeting
- 19.12.2019
- Services
- Electromobility
In the traditional pre-Christmas term, a meeting of top representatives of the member companies of the Automotive Industry Association (AutoSAP) took place in Floret, Prùhonice. The 91st General Meeting confirmed the co-opt of the Board of Directors of AutoSAP Robert Kiml, General Manager for...
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17th Seminar - Defect Prevention, Problem Solving, Cost Savings and Innovation for IMCD Czech Republic s.r.o. is popular
Company IMCD Slovakia s.r.o. would like to inform you that on November 13-13, 2019, a seventeen educational seminar was successfully held near the Brno...
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Fillamentum Industrial introduces the new Flexfill TPE
- 17.12.2019
- Suppliers of raw materials
- 3D Fillaments
Fillamentum Industrial is a Czech manufacturer of the highest quality 3D printing filaments, which are particularly suitable for use in industrial sectors. Flexfill TPE is a polypropylene-based thermoplastic elastomer and is defined by completely different properties than the Flexfill TPU...
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FANUC at EMO 2019: an efficient solution for tomorrow's production
The premiere was this year's EMO for the new Director General of FANUC Mr. Kenji Yamaguchi. Under the slogan of one FANUC - reliable, predictable and easy to repair, he presented the main highlights of the exposition at the company...
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Complete prototype and low-volume production of plastic moldings from DITAX s.r.o.
- 12.12.2019
- Plastics Processing
- Prototyping
DITAX s.r.o. In the field of plastic injection, it is necessary to provide complete prototype and low-volume production of plastic moldings. From the initial design of a compact with the verification of its functionality on a prototype made using 3D printing technology, its optimization and...
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K 2019: LDS filaments for 3D printing by Ensinger
- 11.12.2019
- Suppliers of raw materials
- 3D Fillaments
At K 2019 Ensinger showed the newly developed filaments for the additive manufacturing of 3D micro-components with conductive structures. In addition, the Compounds division is the only manufacturer worldwide to present PEEK LDS compounds approved by LPKF Laser & Electronics...
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MOL Group completes acquisition of Aurora Group, strengthening position in recycled, sustainable plastics compounding segment
- 10.12.2019
- Suppliers of raw materials
- Compounds
Following satisfaction of customary transaction approvals, MOL Group announce that effective, it has acquired 100% shareholding in Aurora, a German plastic compounder company. As a result of the acquisition, MOL Group is strengthening its position in recycled, sustainable compounding segment and in...
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Synventive Technologies at K 2019 in Düsseldorf
- 09.12.2019
- Plastics Moulds
- Hot runners
- K Show
Injection molding of quality parts poses ever greater challenges to the injection molder and the hot runner technologies used. Degree of gloss, uniformly structured surfaces, color uniformity and functional integration are determining factors for the visual quality of modern plastic parts. In...
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Nordson EFD Introduces New 797PCP Progressive Cavity Pump Systems for Continuous Volumetric Dispensing
- 05.12.2019
- Machinery & Equipment
- Dosing equipment
Highly controlled volumetric dispensing of one-part and two-part fluids is now possible with EFD’s new 797PCP systems. Nordson EFD’s 797PCP progressive cavity pumps deliver game-changing deposit volume accuracy and repeatability at +/- 1% for one-part and two-part...
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MORETTO confirms its technological leadership at K 2019
- 04.12.2019
- Machinery & Equipment
- Quality control
A new edition of the K fair has just ended, an unmissable event for the players in the plastic industry. Great excitement and positivity already came from the first statistics of Messe Düsseldorf that, despite a particularly delicate period for the plastic sector, attest that even in this edition...
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K 2019: Latest tool technology for white goods industry runs with Polykemi PP-compound
- 03.12.2019
- Plastics Moulds
- K Show
- Compounds
At K2019, a new cube tool concept was launched and was given the respectful name “The Magic dice of steel” by the trade press. In this new cube tool concept, dishwasher wheels consisting of two components made of two plastic raw materials with different mould temperatures, was simultaneously...
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Stäubli - A smart way to increase productivity
K 2019, the world's most famous exhibition of the plating and rubber industry, once again filled the entire exhibition center in Düsseldorf with more than 200,000 visitors from all over the world. Over eight busy days, visitors were able to admire the booths of over 3,000 exhibitors from 60...
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Zytel HTN Bridges the Performance Gap
DuPont™ Zytel® HTN cost-effectively bridges the performance gap between conventional engineering resins and high-end specialty...
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METROFLOW – Gravimetric conveying made easy
- 28.11.2019
- Machinery & Equipment
- Dosing equipment
- Conveyors
With the gravimetric hopper loader METROFLOW, plastic processors can monitor their material flow cost-effectively and efficiently. Thanks to the very precise weighing technology, the hopper loaders are particularly suitable for monitoring material consumption in real time, making them...
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New products in the KNARR Vertriebs GmbH portfolio
- 27.11.2019
- Machinery & Equipment
- Standardized parts
KNARR Vertriebs GmbH - Normal Knarr - your reliable partner for tool and mold production presents its latest market news. These include: a date punch with detent, a versatile Magnetfix 360 tool, an accurate tool status indication, a dial holder, a solution for covering cable ducts and a number of...
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CEE Automotive Supply Chain 2019: Let’s think strategy
- 26.11.2019
- Services
- Events
- Automotive
The largest conference of automotive suppliers in the Czech and Slovak Republics was held in Olomouc on 12 and 13 November. Over 450 participants from 18 countries worldwide did not miss the opportunity to meet, discuss and hold business talks at the NH Collection Congress Hotel in Olomouc, Czech...
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K. D. FEDDERSEN produce material for Air vents for BMW Mini Countryman
A success story continues. After the plastics processor Novares Löhne and Hamburg-based plastics distributor K.D. Feddersen GmbH & Co. KG developed the optimum material for the slats of the air vents in Scania trucks, this material is currently also being used in series production of the BMW Mini...
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DESMA highlights industry 4.0 in a historic steel mill
- 22.11.2019
- Machinery & Equipment
- Industry 4.0
On the eve of the K Trade Fair, DESMA opened this year's dual trade fair appearance under the motto "Enter New Spaces" in the “Glühofenhalle”, the forge hall, in the Böhler area. This time, DESMA presented its services with a new dual trade fair concept at K 2019. Customers signed up in hall 16 at...
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Buy a packaging machine from PENTA-servis spol. s r.o. this year and get an iPad as a gift
- 21.11.2019
- Machinery & Equipment
- Packaging
The company PENTA - servis spol. Ltd. offers you the unique opportunity to purchase an automatic packaging machine by the end of this year and get the latest iPad for free. The offer is valid until the end of...
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MOL Group upgrades 2019 guidance after robust Q3 results
- 20.11.2019
- Suppliers of raw materials
- Business economics
MOL Group announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2019. Despite a weaker macro environment and much lower oil and gas prices, strong Q3 EBITDA allows MOL Group to raise 2019 full year guidance to „around USD 2.4 bn” from „around USD 2.3...
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Advantageous 3D printing of metals and composites from TECRON s.r.o.
- 19.11.2019
- Plastics Moulds
- 3D technology
Company TECRON s.r.o. is engaged in 3D printing of metals and strength composites. Performs construction of plastic parts, molds and related assembly jigs, parts of robots, etc. It offers a cost-effective production of, in particular, shaped inserts with conformal cooling, complicated shape-shaped...
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SPECTROPLUS – one dosing system for all extrusion and compounding tasks from LUGER spol. s r.o.
- 18.11.2019
- Machinery & Equipment
- Dosing equipment
- Peripherals
Whether granulate, regrind, powder, liquids or flakes - motan-colortronic has presented a new dosing and mixing device at this year's K trade fair, wich can be adapted to the most diverse dosing requirements. Specially developed for the extrusion and compounding sector, the SPECTROPLUS ensures...
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METRO SG HES – motan´s new single phase hopper loader range
- 15.11.2019
- Machinery & Equipment
- Conveyors
- Peripherals
Motan-colortronic has introduced the new Simple Solutions series at this year's K trade fair. A simple, quick and easy to set up and cost-effective series in the usual motan quality for standard virgin and regrind material applications. This includes the new METRO SG HES, single-phase hopper...
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The share of companies applying Industry 4.0 reached 40%. Changes are beginning to override corporate culture settings
- 14.11.2019
- Services
- Industry 4.0
The Intelligent Industry Association - Industry4UM presented the results of the third annual survey on the level of penetration of Industry 4.0 into Slovak companies. Three-year data collection confirmed a continuously increasing share of companies that started with Industry 4.0. Today, 40% of...
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SOFTIP is the first Microsoft Gold Security certified company
- 13.11.2019
- Services
- Awards
- Software for industry
SOFTIP became the first company in the territory of the former Czecho-Slovakia to obtain the Microsoft Partner Gold Security certificate. In four months, he has achieved the highest possible level in this new competence of Microsoft, which confirms his expertise, ability and rich experience in...
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