Marketing

For the production of solid bases for linear brooms (both household and industrial ones), Presma supplies rotary injection moulding machines with between 10 and 18 stations; these solutions guarantee high output rates thanks to the elimination of downtimes for cooling of the component in the mould, as well as high quality processing...

Since 1953, the mechanical, chemical, thermal and fire-resistance performance of Technyl polyamides by Solvay Engineering Plastics have enabled superior value-added and environmentally conscious innovations in demanding markets such as automotive and transportation, construction and energy, consumer goods and...

World of Plastics is the new online platform launched by X-Rite Pantone. The company transferred investment from a major plastics tradeshow into direct benefits for clients and partners, converting the time and money that would have been spent at the show, offering free education, exclusive...

Flexibility and high reliability: these are the characteristics that have always distinguished Sorema plants and equipment. And they are fully in evidence with the new delabeler, designed to remove sleeve labels (labels that wrap completely around the bottle) in post-consumer PET bottle washing lines...

North Italian Plastic Technology is a new network created just days ago by Baruffaldi Plastic Technology, Engin Plast and Comav (all based in Ferrara, Italy) with the goal of extending operations to the NAFTA markets (Canada, the United States and Mexico). The objective is to expand their...

With many years of experience in the industry, Icma San Giorgio offers a wide range of twin-screw co-rotating extruders which make it possible to recycle various types of materials - from post-consumer waste to industrial scrap - adopting special technical features to suit each instance. On this...

A distribution agreement for Vestamid Terra has been announced by Evonik Industries and FKuR Kunststoff. With immediate effect, FKuR will market, sell and distribute Evonik's full line of biobased polyamide Vestamid Terra products worldwide. Vestamid Terra polymers are partially or entirely...

Coca-Cola, Danone, Ford, HJ Heinz, Nestlé, Nike, Procter & Gamble, Unilever and WWF announced the formation of the Bioplastic Feedstock Alliance (BFA) to support the responsible development of plastics made from plant material, helping build a more sustainable future for the...

The double station PB10E/DXL full electric blow moulding machine has been recently developed by Plastiblow, which exhibited it at K 2013, for the production of cosmetic style bottles. It features a mould holder stroke of 800 mm, an extruder with a diameter of 100 mm, an output of 300 kg/h and...

Designed specifically to meet the packaging industry's growing demand for high quality collation shrink films for the beverage market, Sabic has optimized its existing multilayer film concept, supporting film packaging applications that comprise up to five layers or more. Made with a...

The Flow is a project coming from Copenhagen. It consists of modules made of recycled plastics and wood, assembled like Lego bricks, used to build a temporarily or permanently cycling lane. Thus, those cities that aim at improving the safety of their roads with the creation of protected cycle paths...

Delivered by Caccia Engineering, Ubiquitous is the name of a remote assistance package that has been developed starting from the consideration that remote connection is a necessary condition, yet not sufficient, to ensure that all the machine's components are working properly and to timely...

The use of Comac corotating twin-screw extruders in the recycling sector has increased in recent years, after a long period during which they were employed mainly in plants for the production of masterbatch and for compounding. Indeed, the less expensive single-screw extruders are often...

On October 18, 2013, the K 2013 fair in Düsseldorf provided the setting for the now traditional Euromap (Europe's Association for plastics and rubber machinery manufacturers) press conference, which was attended by a large group of European journalists. Euromap provided an update on its...

Plastics Recyclers Europe confirmed steady growth of plastics recycling during its annual meeting 2013 which took place on November 21-22 in Amsterdam and gathered more than 170 participants. During this event the organisation celebrated the breakthrough of 100 members and now counts...

With the aim of completing its present series of double degassing recycling lines, Tecnova has recently introduced its new E130/54D - FTTC model, which further expands the already extensive range of solutions developed by the company for the recycling of plastic scrap. The new model is available...

The XForm range of two-platen machines for PET preforms, resulting from the cooperation between Sipa and Athena Automation started at the end of 2012, will be enriched with the 300-t version. A 150-tons version of the XForm is already available and the two companies are now preparing for the launch...

At the recent K 2013 fair in Düsseldorf, the Irish company, TSM, officially announced the establishment of TSM Italia, as well as confirming its current partnership with Leone Italia, which has been for some time the Italian agent for the gravimetric blending systems built by TSM. Thanks to the success of...

According to Uniloy, modern and efficient machines with many cavities are an effective solution to reduce the cost of the blow moulded items. This manufacturing philosophy is well recognized in the consumer packaging industry, where the monthly production often amounts to some millions of...

The new TeKo 0 is a very compact, portable and highly efficient temperature controller developed by Moretto for the micro injection moulding sector. It is a water temperature controller for indirect exchange cooling, provided with low specific load reinforced heaters and high...