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The working group ISO/TC 270 - WG 1 met for the first time on May 14-15 in Frankfurt. Its program is the definition of an ISO standard on safety for injection moulding machines. The delegates of ten countries (Austria, China, France, Germany, Japan, Italy, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States) took...

After the rumors circulated in recent days, a partnership seems now to materialize between Italtech and Windsor Machines, an Indian manufacturer of plastic processing machinery. For this purpose a joint venture - named Wintech Srl - is being established with 80% of shares under the control of the Dutch branch of Windsor Machines and...

In order to market its products in the United States and Canada, Moretto chooses Advanced Blending Solutions (ABS) as exclusive distributor. This latter will supply the equipment manufactured by Moretto to manage plastics (conveying, dosing, drying, crystallization, grinding, storage, thermal controlling, refrigerating) with the brand...

An inflatable rubber duck, 16 metres tall, has docked in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour after touring various cities such as Osaka, Sidney, São Paolo and Amsterdam. And "Rubber Duck" is precisely the name of the work by the conceptual Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman. On tour since 2007, the duck has already visited 10 countries and 12 cities...

Simona has developed a series of PE 100 RC (Crack Resistant) pipes to comply with the strict safety standards in force in the pipe market. The German PAS (Public Available Specification) standard 1075, in particular, requires stringent breakage tests lasting at least 8,760 hours (1 year) taking the form of stress cracking test of a specimen of raw…

The European tour of Engel's electric e-mac press will make a stop in Italy on May 15 and 16 at the company's Vimercate branch (near Milan). A 310/100 e-mac with 100-ton clamping force will be on display in operation to showcase its precision, versatility, and energy and space savings. The machine will be outfitted with an Engel easix TX 60 6-axis…

The MCR 702 rheometer with modular TwinDrive technology developed by Anton Paar covers all possible rheological applications with accuracy of 1 nNm and features such as the IsoLign Piezo flange for measurement gap control down to 10 nm. TwinDrive technology combines two synchronous EC (Electrically Commutated) motor units in a modular setup: the…

As revealed by a study by the market consulting and advisory company Maxiquim, under commission from the Brazilian association of flexible packaging manufacturers (Abief), turnover for the industry increased by 7.5% in 2012 over the previous year, reaching 12 billion Brazilian real (4.8 billion euros). Production volume exceeded 1.8 million tons,…

In order to produce biaxially oriented shrink films, GAP has developed the new Simultaneox range of systems based on the double bubble technology, enabling the contactless simultaneous bi-orientation of films. These systems make it possible to manufacture 5- to 11-layer films with widths ranging from 500 to 2000 mm, reducing their overall…

Two new variants have been added by Basf to its range of compostable and partially bio-based plastic ecovio. Thermoformed trays and cups can now be made with ecovio T2308. This plastic exhibits similar mechanical properties to those of amorphous PET, but it differs from this conventional...

The PE and PP pipe jointing technology with welding overlay developed by Primac has been now enhanced and relaunched by Baruffaldi Plastic Technology. This technology is particularly advantageous because it allows pipes with inner diameter from 200 mm and outer diameter of up to 1200...

The latest prototype car from SIM-Drive Corporation, a pioneering electric vehicle developer in Japan, features DSM's Stanyl and EcoPaXX based parts that make the car lighter and more sustainable. The Sim-Cel is the third prototype of an advanced all-electric car incorporating in-wheel motors that...

On May 13-17, Union opens the doors of its facility in San Vittore Olona, near Milan, to show its new extrusion line for the manufacturing expanded polypropylene (EPP) hollow sheets. The plant is equipped with a 1000 kg/hour extruder, modern calibration systems, screen changers and a 3000...

The technical partnership between Uniloy Milacron and B&R Automazione Industriale is ten years old. The union of these two companies (Uniloy and Milacron, each contributing its original technology, know-how and experience) created the need to unify the machinery management...

The TRK/C cutting machines have been developed by Sica for processing thick HDPE and PP-R pipes without generating swarf. The workable thicknesses can even exceed the values specified in the technical standards regulating civil and industrial applications of pipes. The TRK/C 1200 Plus...

On May 7, 2013, Ineos and Solvay announced they signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to combine their European chlorvinyls activities in a 50-50 joint venture, which, according to plans, will create a PVC producer with an annual turnover of 4.3 billion euro and 5650 employees in 9 countries...

According to a recent survey conducted by Freedonia, the world plastic pipes market is set to record 8.5% annual growth until 2017 at least, reaching a...

The RadiciGroup’s participation in the Feiplastic fair, running from 20 to 24 May in São Paulo (Brazil), focuses on a selection of special products. The Radiflam S, Radiflam A and Radiflam B flame-retardant engineering polymers based on PA 6, PA 6.6 and PBT resins...

The third edition of the Polymer Insights conference organised by ChemOrbis will take place on May 30 at the Sheraton Milan Malpensa Airport Hotel & Conference Centre. For the organising company, this event represents an opportunity to photograph the...

Through an investment of 300,000 euros, Fainplast has built a new research and development lab at its headquarters in Ascoli Piceno, Italy. This facility, which covers an area of around 200 square metres, also incorporates a new quality control department specifically...