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Daily updated information and news from the plastics industry.
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MOL has completed the construction of a plant for the production of rubber asphalt from used tires at the Hungarian Zala refinery
- 30.10.2020
- Suppliers of raw materials
- Business economics
The MOL Group has completed the construction of a rubber asphalt plant at the Hungarian Zala refinery for approximately USD 10 million. The plant can produce 20,000 tons of rubber asphalt per year. In addition to recycling 8-10 percent of used tires in Hungary, the new plant will contribute to the...
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Plastics saves the future through spiral economy
One of the big and important issues for both industry and individuals is how we can increase sustainability and recycle the material that exists today. One solution is to create new life for previously used material. Scanfill calls it a spiral...
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Significant improvement of the quality of glued joints or printing with the use of plasma pretreatment of the material surface
- 28.10.2020
- Services
- Surface treatment
Use in all types of production with the need for gluing, printing or other adhesive joints. Surface pretreatment before applying adhesives, eg threaded caps, handles, frames, seals, parts for automotive, glued joints PE/PP + PU, treatment before using tampoprint,...
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The production of road vehicles is catching up with the spring losses
- 27.10.2020
- Services
- Automotive
The production of road vehicles in the Czech Republic in the third quarter of the year will catch up with the losses caused by spring outages. Production in the summer months and in September contributed to the gradual easing. Since the beginning of the year, a total of 835,082 road vehicles...
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Packaging machines PENTA - servis for special prices + iPad as a GIFT
- 26.10.2020
- Machinery & Equipment
- Packaging
We offer you a 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 2020, so do not hesitate and ask for a packaging machine...
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Cabinets and warehouses for hazardous substances from DENIOS
Do you need to store hazardous or flammable substances directly in production areas or existing warehouses? We have professional and sophisticated solutions for...
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Central transport systems of Labotek Polska
- 22.10.2020
- Machinery & Equipment
- Conveyors
- Cost savings
Labotek central systems are made of components that meet the highest quality standards, are characterized by high durability, have no negative impact on the environment and are characterized by low energy consumption. With such an approach, Labotek can meet the highest requirements for the...
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K.D. Feddersen – your distributor for engineering plastics from Teijin
K.D. Feddersen CEE GmbH is the distributor for Teijin’s PC and PC/ABS for Central Eastern Europe in the countries Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Czech Republic and...
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Quick-action clamping systems for STRACK molds from VMM
- 20.10.2020
- Plastics Moulds
- Maintenance of injection molds
- Cost savings
- Injection molds
- Injection molding machines
Our innovative solution to reduce set-up costs and to increase flexibility due to fast and easy tool change on your injection moulding machine. The proven mechanical tool quick clamping system for injection moulding tools from STRACK NORMA is suited for two- and four bar versions of all...
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Rack- and spiral gears from KNARR
Double the output volume while using the same tool and machine size and with reasonable investments and significantly lower unit costs? To ensure that this idea does not remain an illusion, some injection moulders rely on stack moulds, especially for flatter plastic...
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MCAE Systems printed sculptures of the last prehistoric people for the ULTRASUPERNATURAL exhibition
- 16.10.2020
- Services
- 3D technology
- Exhibitions
Thanks to MCAE Systems, life-size monumental statues of the indigenous people of the Papuan Yali Mek tribe can be seen at the ULTRASUPERNATURAL exhibition, which is the result of a nearly a quarter-century project by Czech artists Barbora Šlapetová and Lukáš Rittstein. The exhibition at the DOX...
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Thermoplastic composites: Ensinger commissions new prepreg facility
- 15.10.2020
- Machinery & Equipment
- Composites
Since 1966, Ensinger has been active in the field of engineering polymers. Today, the corporate group’s range of products and services covers the entire value added chain – from compounding and extrusion, injection moulding and stock shapes through to finished...
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Cryogenic flow removal on thermoplastic and elastomer products from Messer Technogas s.r.o.
In many cases, there are thin overflows/burrs on the finished parts produced on the injection molding machines, which must then be removed. However, the use of traditional deburring methods is often problematic, as surface damage to parts or imperfect overflow removal often...
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Puzzle floor from TOMIRTECH, s.r.o.
The puzzle floor is made of recycled SBR rubber granulate, which is glued with polyurethane glue. Its density is up to 1000 kg/m3 and can withstand a really extreme load of up to 290 t/m2 at a thickness of 8 mm. The coefficient of friction of 0.81 (according to VDI 2700 p.14) guarantees a perfect...
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Is it worth automating?
- 12.10.2020
- Machinery & Equipment
- Automation
- Robotics
At a time of labor shortages and high labor costs, the Covid-19 pandemic has complicated the situation, but paradoxically it can also be a motivation for more consistent automation. Investing in sensible robotization of industrial plants is now an economically advantageous solution that can pay off...
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Efficiency of plasma treatment depending on the distance of the discharge from the substrate - atmospheric plasma nozzle
- 09.10.2020
- Surface treatment
Customer-oriented research in the field of using a plasma atmospheric nozzle (Gliding arch discharge) for products with variable shape deviation was performed on PP boards in order to modify the surface properties. The influence of the distance of the discharge from the substrate on the final...
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SUBTER PLUS s.r.o. - From rubber and plastic mixers through presses and extruders to 100% optical inspection
- 08.10.2020
- Services
- Automation
- Mold cleaning
- Cleaning granulate
- Finishing machines
- Extrusion
- Rubber
- Quality control
- Testing
- Injection molding machines
SUBTER PLUS supplies its customers in Central and Eastern Europe with both traditional machines and new technologies for the rubber and plastics industries. Recently, the topics of Industry 4.0 and process automation have been much discussed. This is where these new technologies find their...
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The summer months brought a revival of production in the Czech Republic
- 07.10.2020
- Automotive
Motor vehicle production in the Czech Republic is only very slowly catching up with the losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic. From the beginning of the year to the end of August, a total of 691,889 motor vehicles were produced, ie 26.9% less than in the same period of 2019. This trend...
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PET sheet lines: Fit for recycled material thanks to retrofitted line components
The demand for PET packaging sheet, which contains a high proportion of recycled material or is even made of 100% of it, has recently increased enormously due to public discussion and legal...
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Gorilla Machines s.r.o. presents: Complex central transport systems VISMEC
- 05.10.2020
- Machinery & Equipment
- Conveyors
The heart of VISMEC central transport systems is the central control microprocessor unit FW 50 enabling the control of up to 48 sampling points together with one vacuum source and the possibility of an emergency backup system. The system is connected via the Visnet-Bus-communication...
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Allrounder 1300 T: Next-generation rotary table machine
- 02.10.2020
- Machinery & Equipment
- Injection molding machines
With the Allrounder 1300 T, Arburg is significantly expanding its range of vertical rotary table machines to include a 1,300-mm table diameter option. Compared to its predecessor, the 1200 T, this new machine offers more space for heavier moulds – and with a significantly reduced installation...
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Unipetrol also completed the second part of the new polyethylene unit
- 01.10.2020
- Suppliers of raw materials
- Commodity plastics
- PE
Unipetrol has completed the highest ever investment in the Czech chemical industry. Following the completion of the respective tests, the company took delivery of the second part of the new polyethylene unit, PE3. The first part of the unit producing natural polyethylene (the Natural Line) was put...
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A miracle called stretch film from the company PENTA - servis spol. s.r.o.
- 30.09.2020
- Plastics packaging
- Packaging
Why a miracle? Stretch film is an absolutely versatile packaging material and its use is possible in any industry you can think of. Stretch foil not only fixes the goods reliably, but to a certain extent protects it from damage or adverse weather and...
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Innovation of PLASTIKA a.s. in industries
- 29.09.2020
- Machinery & Equipment
- Surface treatment
- Research
Plastika a.s. is intensively and long-term preparing for the upcoming changes in the industry. Much of the innovation concerns digitization in manufacturing and logistics activities. We try to make the most of digitization to best suit our technologies and specific market...
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Production of molds for processing thermoplastics and thermosets from Linaset a.s.
- 28.09.2020
- Plastics Moulds
- Injection molds
On the one hand, more than 50 years of production tradition, on the other, state-of-the-art machinery and construction software. This is the production of injection and direct molding molds for the processing of thermoplastics, thermosets, BMC and SMC at Linaset. The company is able to produce...
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New in hot runner technology from HRSflow
- 25.09.2020
- Machinery & Equipment
- Hot runners
Precise control of the hydraulic needle drive, wear-resistant design for abrasive plastics, high-quality injection molding of foils. HyFlow, the recently introduced needle opening and closing speed control technology in hydraulically operated cylinders, is available as a complete or - if used on...
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New hollow shoulder FANUC for full production productivity
With the R-2000iD, the FANUC introduces the hollow arm and smaller installation dimensions into its best-selling R-2000 series. This makes the iD series ideal for all applications that require process cables, such as spot welding or material...
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ENGEL presents next generation all-electric e-mac injection moulding machines
In October 2020, ENGEL is presenting the next generation of its all-electric e-mac injection moulding machine series in a challenging application for the manufacture of pipette tips. Offering maximum flexibility for individual customer requirements, the e-mac is now even more...
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A completely different drying of materials with UltraDryer from A.M. spol. s r.o.
- 22.09.2020
- Machinery & Equipment
- Peripherals
For decades, dry air drying with a two-cartridge or rotor dehumidifier has been considered the only correct approach to drying hygroscopic materials. 13 years ago, Maguire launched a three-chamber LPD rotary dryer on the plastics market. The material is not dried in a stream of dry air, but in a...
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METROVAC SG – the compact solution for small conveying systems
- 21.09.2020
- Machinery & Equipment
- Conveyors
For standard conveying applications, motan's new METROVAC SG conveying station offers an optimal and inexpensive solution for smaller conveying systems. Consisting of a vacuum blower, a control and a cyclone dust filter, up to 8 hopper loaders can be connected to the PLC...
