Marketing

The recent Micam footwear show (held in Milan from 15 to 18 September 2013), provided the Marche-based company Fainplast - a specialist in the production of compounds for use in the production, by means of injection technology, of cross-linked foam products - to unveil...

An exclusive maintenance, repair and technical support service, Moog Global Support was created to ensure that plastic processing machines provide maximum levels of efficiency and a high return on investment. It targets servo valves, actuators and servo actuators, radial piston pumps...

Assocomaplast's account of Italy's export of plastics and rubber processing machinery in the first quarter of 2013 describes the various trends in sales on a geographical level, compared to the same period in 2012 and 2011. The report by the Italian plastics and rubber processing machinery and...

An agreement finally seems to have been reached for the transfer, by the Brazilian company Romi, of its Sandretto plant in Pont Canavese (near Turin), together with its entire workforce (which until now has also worked at the Grugliasco facilities). The purchaser is newco Scout One, which is controlled by the...

Ecoenergy is the solution offered by Dega (attending K 2013 in hall 10, booth H01) for the economical and ecological cooling - by means of closed-loop heat exchangers - of the oil used in injection moulding machines, as well as in all processing machines equipped with cooling...

At the K 2013 show, CMG (hall 9, stand E22) will introduce an "energy saving package" to be installed on its granulators and shredders. It can ensure up to 20-30% energy saving, compared to other similar machines. This is possible thanks to the optimization of the cutting chamber design, the...

Among the recent innovative developments by Reg-Mac (hall 09, stand D52 at the K 2013 show), the Hot-Wash system suitable for PET/HDPE flakes is the most significant. Such a process is carried out by two independent units where flakes are automatically loaded and...

On 27 and 28 September, Negri Bossi will open the doors of its facility in Cologno Monzese (near Milan), where it will present a preview of the machinery and equipment which will be exhibited at the K trade fair in Düsseldorf (16-23 October, 2013). This will represent an important event...

Specialised in manufacturing recovery and recycling systems and post-processing machinery to be installed downstream the extrusion line, Adler will present at K 2013 (stand B23, hall 11) three of its machines: two granulators and a spiral machine. The G-9 granulator features...

At the coming K 2013 fair, Torninova will be exhibiting at its stand (A19, hall 17) a Compact Stretch 1.000 line for the production of stretch cast film along with the new RV 40 co-rotating twin screw extruder for colour masterbatches. The former equipment enables the production of film of...

The German Chem-Trend, among the leading suppliers of specialty release agent solutions across multiple industries and applications, has acquired the Zyvax business allowing them to offer customers and distributors an expanded portfolio of product technologies for use in FRP...

On 4 September 2013, PlasticsEurope organised Young. Skilled. Unemployed. a high-level stakeholder meeting on youth employment, inviting EU policy and decision makers, industry leaders and students from across Europe to a half day debate held at the European Parliament in...

On September 17, the four major associations within the German fibre reinforced composites industry have announced the foundation of a joint umbrella organization at the Composites Europe 2013 trade fair: together they form the trade association Composites Germany. The founding...

As reported by the website China.org.cn the Beijing subway is allowing passengers to travel for free in exchange for waste plastic bottles. This initiative enables citizens to contribute to environmental protection and, at the same time, to save money. Four "reverse vending" machines were installed on

"The European Commission is examining a European initiative aimed at reducing the consumption of plastic bags: I hope we will soon be able to come to a decision about this matter." These encouraging words close the answer given by the European commissioner for environment Janez...

The performance statistics of the plastic film industry in India were disclosed during a conference on flexible packaging organised by Elite Plus Business Services on 29-30 August in Mumbai, India. According to the statistics data, an increased demand for flexible packaging is expected, whose...

After a first quarter in clear progress, figures for the first half year 2013 confirm the good trend of the North American robot industry (for all applications within the manufacturing sector). In fact, according to Robotic Industries Association, in the period January-June this year manufacturers collected...

According to figures released by Syndicat National du Caoutchouc et des Polymères, French production of rubber recorded a "significant" increase in 2012 compared to the previous year, reaching 850 kt, 510 kt of which destined for tyres (equivalent to 58 million units) and 340 kt for various...

From 1st October K-Tron, a manufacturer of metering and pneumatic conveyor systems, will market its first products under the brand Coperion K-Tron. This reorganisation follows Coperion's takeover by Hillenbrand - the parent company of K-Tron since 2010 - that took place in 2012...

According to a recent study published by Freedonia, in the period 2012-2017 the world demand for thermoplastic elastomers should increase by 5% a year, reaching almost 6 million tons and a value of over 20 billion US dollars. The North American market is expected to grow at an...