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Lubomír Zeman: Electromobility and injection molding of thermoplastics, part 2.
Recognized expert in the field of plastic injection, Ing. Lubomír Zeman prepared a professional article focused on electromobility and injection molding of thermoplastics. The second of a total of three articles is dedicated to lithium batteries, thermoplastics with reduced flammability and...
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Are you a small or medium-sized business and need to move forward in digitalization? You will meet your challenges with EXPANDI 4.0
- 13.03.2023
- Services
- Automation
- Smart factory
Digital and Innovation Hub (EDIH) EXPANDI 4.0 comes with an offer of specialized services in the field of digitization, automation and security. Professional services can be refinanced by small and medium-sized enterprises in full from the resources of the European Commission and from the Recovery...
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Lubomír Zeman: Electromobility and injection molding of thermoplastics, part 1.
Recognized expert in the field of plastic injection, Ing. Lubomír Zeman prepared an article focused on electromobility and injection molding of thermoplastics. The first of three articles is devoted mainly to electromobility and sustainable...
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Emission standard Euro 7/VII: high costs vs. negligible benefits
- 24.02.2023
- Services
- Automotive
The draft of the new Euro 7/VII emission standards will have a fundamental negative impact on vehicles with a combustion engine and their availability. At the same time, it will drain much-needed resources for investments in the development of electric...
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MSV 2023: A unique opportunity for the presentation of new industrial technologies, products and services
- 22.02.2023
- Services
- MSV Brno
- Exhibitions
How is the industry ready for the digital era? Which technologies will help increase energy efficiency and save costs? What new business opportunities does the changing world bring? Tens of thousands of professional visitors will be looking for answers to these questions in Brno from October 10 to...
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Do you need waste management in your company in accordance with applicable legislation?
- 20.02.2023
- Services
- Waste Management
PRÁKA CERTIFIKAČNÁ s.r.o. provides comprehensive services in the field of certification of construction products, plastic products, petroleum products, rubber, road salt and technical foils according to ISO/IEC 17065:2012. Prva certificačná also deals with waste management according to the...
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How does Stepanek3D use powder technologies for polymer sintering?
- 08.02.2023
- Services
- 3D technology
- Research
In this article, we will focus on polymer powder sintering technologies that are popular mainly in industry and functional applications due to, among others, their versatility, availability, speed of delivery and other aspects. We will also explain standard delivery dates, prices, materials, sizes...
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Despite the extensive challenges of 2022, a total of 1.25 million were produced in the Czech Republic. vehicles
- 30.01.2023
- Services
- Automotive
The year 2022 was filled with many difficult challenges for the Czech automotive industry. Despite the ongoing shortage of semiconductors and other components, the war in Ukraine, difficulties in production and logistics chains, a total of 1,249,281 road vehicles of all types were produced between...
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Half time of Slovak electromobility. How will it turn out?
- 25.01.2023
- Services
- Automotive
- Electromobility
According to preliminary results, Slovak car manufacturers produced approximately one million cars in 2022, which is a slight decrease of less than 5 percent compared to the previous year. Next year, according to estimates, the production oscillation will continue at the level of around one million...
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GLOBAL RECYCLING a.s. is clear about that! Recycling makes sense
- 20.01.2023
- Services
- Circular economy
- Recycled plastics
Today, almost all of us perceive the recycling of glass, paper or plastics as a matter of course. We are less experienced that it should be the same with electrical equipment, even if this statement is not 100 percent true. We probably wouldn't try to throw an old washing machine, television or...
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The worldwide packaging competition WorldStar Packaging Awards 2023 knows the winners
- 18.01.2023
- Services
- Awards
- Plastic packaging
A record number of packaging solutions were registered this year. 488 applications for various packaging solutions arrived from 44 countries around the world. The Czech Republic received 9 and Slovakia 2...
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The number of new vehicle registrations in the Czech Republic in 2022 significantly marked their overall lack on the market
- 13.01.2023
- Services
- Automotive
The year-on-year decrease in new vehicle registrations was most pronounced in the categories of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles. The demand for new vehicles was significantly higher than the possibilities of their delivery. There was a decrease of 7.15% for passenger cars, and 14% for...
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Panattoni sustainable buildings – a significant advantage for the automotive industry
- 02.01.2023
- Services
- Circular economy
- Cost savings
The main trend for almost the last decade has been the gradual transition from combustion engines to electric ones. In addition to the change in driving parameters, the primary reason for this change is the reduction of the carbon footprint. Billions of cars in the world have helped push it to an...
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Electromobility in 2022 in Europe but also in the world
- 31.12.2022
- Services
- Automotive
- Electromobility
The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has analysed the trends and developments in battery electric vehicle (BEVs) markets. While China is currently ahead of Europe and the US in the electrification of the car market, the European market will rebound in 2025 and take the lead...
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Despite the slight drop in November car production back to pre-crisis production values
- 27.12.2022
- Services
- Automotive
The production of passenger vehicles jumped by 9.3% year-on-year to a total of 1,118,639 units in the first 11 months. In November itself, however, there was a slight decrease in the volume of production (-4.6%, i.e. 118,264 units). This was mainly caused by the persistent shortage of some parts...
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Fotoreportáž z 11. ročníku odborných seminářů Trendy v plastikářském průmyslu 2022
- 16.12.2022
- Services
- Events
- Photo reportage
On November 22-23, 2022, the 11th professional seminar from the series "Trends in the Plastics Industry" took place in Demänová at the Via Jasná hotel. In 2021, due to pandemic measures, the seminar was organized online. Therefore, the participants welcomed the opportunity to meet again in person,...
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Certification of plastics for contact with foodstuffs
- 05.12.2022
- Services
- Plastic packaging
- Plastic products
In the field of plastics for food contact, the new Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/1245 was approved. This primarily concerns manufacturers of packaging material: plastic films, cups, tubs, buckets, PET bottles, crates or...
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The digitization of businesses and public administration will be accelerated by European digital innovation centers
- 25.11.2022
- Services
- Smart factory
- Industry 4.0
Industrial cluster - Association of intelligent industry - Industry4UM organized an online discussion forum where five Slovak representatives of the European Network of Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIH) were...
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The European Commission presented the draft emission standard Euro 7/VII
- 18.11.2022
- Services
- Automotive
On November 10, 2022, the European Commission presented the draft Euro 7/VII emission standard. It replaces the current Euro 6/VI, or Euro VI-E, which since 2014 has undergone continuous additions, up to the currently valid version Euro 6d. The proposed standard tightens the emission limits for...
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Easier orientation, much higher demands. Microsoft is changing the partner criteria
- 11.11.2022
- Services
- Software for industry
Microsoft has set stricter conditions for the entry of companies into the partner program. It is easier for the customers to choose a suitable supplier of IT solutions, but also significantly increased the pressure on the quality of (not only) Slovak partners. SOFTIP has already been included among...
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TIP FOR A CHRISTMAS GIFT: Unique books for plastic industry with discount prices!
PlasticPortal.eu, as a branch portal for the plastics industry, also offers professional technical book publications. You will find many interesting titles in our portfolio. We are bringing a special pre-Christmas action to our loyal readers. You can buy all the titles we have in stock at the...
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The CEE Automotive Supply Chain 2022 conference sought answers to current challenges and the future of logistics chains in the automotive industry
On October 11-12, 2022, the fifth annual conference and networking event Central European Automotive Supply Chain 2022 took place in Žilina. CEE Automotive Supply Chain, which is a joint activity of the Slovak Automotive Industry Association, the Czech Automotive Industry Association and four...
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K 2022: Raw materials, Circular Economy Forum, press conferences, large photo gallery, halls 5-8
At this year's K 2022 trade fair in Düsseldorf, raw material producers presented hot trends in the field of bioplastics, the production of materials for electromobility, and how to reduce carbon emissions from products. This year, the Circular Economy Forum took place again at K, in which the...
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K 2022: Machines and peripheral devices, large photo gallery, halls 1-4, 9-17
At the K 2022 trade fair in Düsseldorf, manufacturers of machines for the plastics industry focused mainly on current topics such as waste management, saving energy and resources, as well as environmental and climate protection. After 3 years, the manufacturers again presented the latest...
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K 2022 – Trade fair results fulfil highest expectations
- 28.10.2022
- Services
- K Show
- Exhibitions
The joy of the plastics and rubber industry at finally being able to exchange ideas in person on a global level again after three years characterised K 2022 Düsseldorf and ensured an excellent mood among the 3,037 exhibitors. The companies reported extraordinarily good leads and a marked...
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Vehicle manufacturers are making up for losses from the first half of the year, but expensive energy threatens the entire sector
- 24.10.2022
- Services
- Automotive
Car production in the Czech Republic has finally reached the black numbers after the summer months. A total of 801,774 new passenger vehicles (+3.4%) were produced since the beginning of the year. Behind the growth lies the improvement of the situation in the supply-customer chains, but also the...
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63rd International Engineering Fair in Brno - photo gallery part 1
- 14.10.2022
- Services
- Photo reportage
- MSV Brno
- Exhibitions
In four days, over 52,000 visitors viewed the offer of the International Engineering Fair, which is an increase of 50 percent compared to last year. In the second part of our photo report, we bring you a photo gallery from pavilions V, A, B and...
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63rd International Engineering Fair in Brno - photo gallery part 1
- 13.10.2022
- Services
- Photo reportage
- MSV Brno
- Exhibitions
The largest Central European fair of industrial technologies brought 1,256 exhibiting companies from 41 countries to one place. Compared to last year, the number of participants increased by 20 percent and the scope by three exhibition halls, when the exhibitors' stands filled a total of eight...
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JAN SVOBODA s.r.o. publishes the book Návrh a řešení vtokových soustav
The book by the American author John Beaumont with the original title "Runner and gating design handbook" with the subtitle "Tools for successful injection molding" is available on the Czech and Slovak markets in a Czech, corrected translation under the title „Návrh a řešení vtokových soustav“...
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