Technology

Among the six finalists of the MD&M West Innovation Prize, a contest dedicated to innovation in the medical sector, there is also an Italian manufacturer, Gimac, partner of the American company Syneo in the development of a fully automated system for the coating, during the extrusion process, of cable guides for the medical industry...

600 visitors from Italy and abroad (mainly from Russia and eastern European countries), 1,600 square metres of exhibition space occupied by around 250 auxiliary systems, one injection moulding machines and two running extrusion lines for bubble film, one of which was particularly large. These are some key data summarising Moretto ExpoTech...

The latest achievement at Gefit headquarter is an assembly cell for a product made of two components, the first made of PC and the second one of soft PVC. The product is a part of the kit for blood transfusions currently used in hospitals. Accuracy, reliability, special care even for the apparently less important details are the main...

A double stage line for lamination by extrusion with a length of 32 metres was recently presented by Amut Dolci Bielloni at its plant in Biassono (Monza Brianza, Italy). The line is designed for the production of various types of paper and cardboard coated with polythene, and/or laminated with alufoil. The line has a width of up to 1750 mm...

Moretto is organising its first ExpoTech event from 3 to 6 February: 1,600 square metres dedicated to exhibiting the company's full range of technologies for feeding and conveying, drying, blending, storing, grinding, temperature control and cooling dedicated to the plastic processing industry. There will be a total of 250 machines on show, in…

Specialists in the manufacture of PVC pipes and equipped with 12 extrusion lines, the Gazi Group has recently commissioned six new extruders in a single order from Rajoo Bausano Extrusion. The processor, with offices in Bangladesh, has already been using a line developed using technology developed by Bausano for the past six months. It has not…

A latest generation line for extruding ABS and HIPS+PS, with useful width of between 500 and 950 mm and between 0.8 and 6 mm thick, was recently developed by Union for Beko. The line, reaching an output rate of 600 kg/hour and 800 kg/hour in the processing of ABS and HIPS+PS parts respectively, is fitted with a main single screw TR 150 extruder,…

The range of Baruffaldi profile cutting devices is boosted with the arrival of the new MS100-CUT, a super-fast electro-mechanical shearing machine for inline vertical or inclined cutting of small and medium-sized technical profiles.

Gefran presents its new TPFAS series, a fluid-free pressure transmitter with miniature flush diaphragm and measurement ranges from 0-25 bar to 0-600 bar. A flush diaphragm is needed to measure the pressure of high-viscosity and abrasive fluids, because a normal transmitter with traditional retracted diaphragm and threading with through-hole would…

With their openRobotics project, Comau and B&R have introduced new scope for integration between robots, machines and production lines. The solution being suitable for the entire range of Comau robots which operate with a working load capacity of between 3 and 650 kg...

The head offices of Saspol in Vigevano (Pavia, Italy) hosted an open house event from December 14 to 18, in which the company presented its collaboration with the Chinese injection machine manufacturer Yizumi. This partnership that began in July 2015 allows the Italian company to exclusively sell the machines of its Chinese partner throughout…

On December 11, Comi held an open house event at its Ciserano plant (Bergamo, Italy) in order to introduce its latest machines to its customers, both current and potential, and also to the specialised press. Hosting the event, in particular, were the company’s CEO, Franco Ballabio...

The manufacturer of automatic screen changers Fimic has set up an internal laboratory for performing specific tests. The structure is equipped with a single-screw extruder featuring a diameter of 125 mm, provided with a RAS 400 screen, venting system and vertical die-face pelletizer, and reaching an average output of up to 500 kg/h, based on...

Located in a strategic position between North and Central America, Mexico is among the world’s major emerging economies. The Mexican market has shown strong dynamism in recent years and is very open to foreign business and investments. In particular, the automotive industry and associated activities are among the most important...

This was the theme of the international Masterbatch Workshop organized by German extruder manufacturer Leistritz Extrusionstechnik on November 17-18, 2015. The event, held for the twelfth time, offered amongst other things an insight into the world of black, white and blue masterbatches for over 100 participants coming from a wide variety...

The recent “Dynamic Days”, hosted at the Starlinger’s technical centre in Weissenbach, Austria, were organised by the company to present the its latest technological developments in plastics recycling following the recent launch of the recycling line recoSTAR dynamic, and to mark the relaunch the recoSTAR universal series. Three different…

The Beckhoff Technology Days are back, but with a difference: this year, in addition to Bologna and Milan, the roadshow also went to Padua. PC-based control technology was the real protagonist of these three events, held on October 20, 21 and 22 in Bologna, Padua and Milan respectively. They were three days devoted to

A new product recently introduced by Star Automation Europe is the new robot model XW-1400VI, suitable for injection moulding machines ranging from 250 to 700 tons. This model represents the new XW-VI series, whose strength is the excellent performance in terms of speed, acceleration and payload. The new XW series, which was launched on a...

The automotive industry represents a major application sector for ST Soffiaggio Tecnica which has introduced a technical development on its Aspi 150.2 Seco blow moulding machine. This machine is suitable for the production of technical parts with different overlapping layers (longitudinal co-extrusion), or with the same ones in...

On October 22 Ingersoll Rand, a recognised manufacturer of cutting-edge compression blow moulding equipment for PET bottles, introduced the new RS30 and RS37 models, belonging to the brand-new R range of oil-sealed screw air compressors, at its Vignate headquarters. These new systems stand out, first of all, for...