Technology

The finishing of plastic surfaces through polyurethane flooding is gaining rapid momentum in the plastics industry, especially in the automotive sector. To provide its customers with optimal support in implementing complex PUR projects, Engel has established its new clearmelt-Competence-Center at the Austrian St. Valentin facility...

Italian plastics processing equipment manufacturer Gimac took part in Formnext 2025, the international trade fair dedicated to additive manufacturing and smart industrial production technologies, held in Frankfurt from 18-21 November, within the exhibition spaces of two companies that have chosen its...

Sapa, Italy-based manufacturer of components for automotive and sustainable mobility, and Wandercraft, French global leader in autonomous robotics, announced a partnership to implement and scale deployment of Calvin-40, Wandercraft’s autonomous heavy-payload, modular humanoid robot...

A new chapter for circular plastics in Europe begins today with the official opening of Områ, Norway’s new national facility for sorting all types of plastic packaging waste – including plastic that previously had no other option than to go to incineration. Jointly owned by Tomra (65%) and Plastretur (35%), the...

One of the innovations displayed by Wickert Maschinenbau at K 2025 is the fully automated spraying system developed for rubber and plastics processing in hydraulic presses. This innovation eliminates the error-prone manual application of release and flow agents, which until now has carried...

At K 2025, Haidlmair presented three highly technological moulds. The Design container 6DC (6 Drinks Crate), exhibited at the Austrian mould maker's stand, integrates many of the latest solutions. Among those adopted are hybrid components for reduced cycle times and optimal product quality, the latest version of...

After the excellent results of its first installation in Myanmar, Circular Plastics Company (CPC) has once again chosen Italian technology from Sorema, Previero division dedicated to the global supply of plastic recycling plants. The result is the new line in operation in Vietnam, a...

The manufacturer of plants and calenders for plastic and rubber processing, Comerio Ercole, in collaboration with Rubber Conversion, has patented the new Logos plant for industrial-scale devulcanisation of end-of-life tyres (ELTs) to obtain controlled, high-quality secondary raw material...

At Ecomondo trade fair from 4 to 7 November in Rimini, CMG Granulators is exhibiting the new EV 92-220 granulator, which according to the manufacturer is the largest and most powerful ever introduced in the sector. Designed for heavy-duty applications and massive volume flows, the EV 92-220 features...

For BG Plast, taking part in K 2025 was not only a success but also a milestone that marked fifty years of attendance at the world’s leading plastics and rubber exhibition by its founder and CEO, Florio Roccon. Since 1975, he has taken part in 17 editions of the German fair, and this...

On 29 and 30 October, Arburg Italia opened the doors of its headquarters in Peschiera Borromeo (Milan) for the Iniezione Next open house, an event dedicated to injection moulding with a strong focus on the future, featuring the latest technologies and processes developed by the German manufacturer...

The world premiere at K 2025 of the Allrounder Trend by Arburg heralds an exciting new era for the German manufacturer, which is expanding its portfolio of proven high-end technology solutions with completely newly developed electric machines for standard applications...

The Italian manufacturer of automatic coiler systems for the pipe industry, FB Balzanelli, showcases at K 2025 its automatic Premium 0852C dual-coil model designed for winding corrugated PVC, PP and single-wall pipes. With compact sizes specifically designed for installation in...

At K 2025, Amut presents a portfolio of innovations across all its business areas, united by clear objectives: efficiency, integration and sustainability. First and foremost is the launch of the new rPO pelletising line for polyolefins, engineered to integrate seamlessly with Amut’s washing and sorting systems...

In response to the rapidly growing demand for high-capacity polyolefin recycling systems, Nordson BKG, part of Nordson Corporation’s Polymer Processing Systems division, and Fimic, have started a strategic collaboration to deliver fully integrated solutions capable of processing 4 to 6 tons per hour...

At K 2025, the MacPlas editorial team met Stefano Andreolli, Sales & Marketing Manager at Cannon, who showcased its mixing heads for polyurethane processing. Among the centrepieces of the company’s trade-fair showcase, they focus on reliability, service life and production versatility...

At K 2025, the Piovan Group will be present with its brands Piovan, Conair, Doteco, Pelletron, FDM, Food&Powders, UnaDyn and Thermal Care and will organise its exhibition in areas dedicated to the sectors of technical components, automotive, medical and pharmaceutical, rigid and...

In recent years, the industrial packaging industry has undergone a profound transformation. Production systems have become faster and more precise, but at the same time increasingly complex. In parallel, finding and retaining qualified technical operators has become a...

At the pre-K 2025 conference held online on 2 October, Wittmann presented the results for the first nine months of the year, highlighting a 10% contraction in sales compared to the same period in 2024. The company attributes this decline to the high uncertainty characterising...

Three operators in the packaging supply chain – Dow, Macchi and ITP – have jointly developed a circular solution for flexible packaging: a mono-PE stand-up pouch designed for recyclability, containing over 50% plastic from chemical recycling using a mass balance approach...