Technology

20 August 1945, the day graduate engineer Heinz List filed a patent for the principle of the continuous kneader, is regarded as this compounding technology's birthday. Convinced by the concept, Buss inaugurated the first kneader test center in 1948 and delivered the first compounding systems for PVC and polystyrene in 1950, by which time List had…

True passion, real innovation, virtual experience - this is the message from Engel at the first Engel live e-xperience, scheduled from October 13 to 16, 2020. Engel is setting new standards with a completely new virtual and interactive trade fair concept in a year that will not let the Fakuma show happen. Live exhibits, an online specialist…

CMG launches a new series of system solutions for PET preform production. The very innovative and unique attributes of such new series are several and all contribute to obtaining the highest degree of productivity, regrind quality (homogeneous particle dimensions and absence of dust), efficiency of operation and the lowest TCO. The...

AMUT has been awarded a new tender project by a joint venture between two world leader groups, specializing in raw materials production and rigid packaging solutions, engaged in the circular economy, in the Far East and worldwide. The Italian group will contribute as a turnkey supplier to the most important project for sorting and recycling...

Pandemic did not stopped Baruffaldi-Primac. On the contrary, the company launched its new logos to evolve and renew its image, updating it as its latest generation machines that stand out for their high-tech level. Baruffaldi is an Italian company which has designed and manufactured machines for...

On September 3, 2020, at 3.51 am Italian time, the Vega space vector, designed and manufactured in Italy by the Italian company Avio, based in Colleferro (Rome), has been successfully launched from the European base of Kourou (French Guyana). It is 30 metres high by 3 meters diameter and over 100 tons of pure Italian technology...

For the first time an event will bring together all the divisions of the Biesse Group, from wood processing to the machining of advanced materials, to glass and stone. “Inside In Action” is scheduled to run from October 5 to 30 and will be a hybrid, digital and live, event that will use a completely new formula to exhibit the Group's...

New and advanced developments around HRSflow’s hot runner systems are specially designed to increase product quality in cascade injection molding. This includes the only recently launched HyFlow technology developed for applications with hydraulically actuated cylinders, in which the opening and closing speeds and the positioning of each...

The research and development department of Amut-Comi has recently developed Easy Decoration, an IML (In-Mould Labelling) technique for thermoforming. This innovative solution differs from those currently available on the market that are combined with form and punching machines with tilting mould, as it has been conceived for...

Custom-designed Xaloy screw and barrel packages from Nordson Corporation withstand the corrosive effects of fluoropolymers in the extrusion of insulation for wire and cable while meeting the processing requirements of materials as different as fluorinated ethylene-propylene (FEP) and polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)...

On September 3, 2020, KraussMaffei officially laid the foundation stone for the construction of a new production plant for extrusion systems in Laatzen's eastern industrial park located in the Hannover region. According to the time schedule, the 66,500 square meter facility is planned to be completed by the third quarter of 2022. The new address...

Since its foundation, Biesse Group has been a dynamic company on the lookout for new challenges. In this spirit, the company has decided to start a new managerial cycle with a new vision. In mutual agreement, Stefano Porcellini leaves the position of General Manager with effect from September 1, 2020, maintaining the position of member of the...

As expected, in 2019 the soaring rise in turnover of the past years has come to a halt: German plastics and rubber machinery manufacturers had to resign themselves to a turnover fall of 6 per cent. This is what VDMA, the federation of the German mechanical industry, refer in its annual report...

Since Fakuma 2020 has been postponed to next year due to the health risks arising from the Sars-CoV-2 virus, Wittmann Battenfeld has decided to present the exhibits originally planned for the Fakuma and several other interesting applications in the form of product videos, and post them on a “Virtual Fakuma” portal...

100% controlling interest in Iprel, a company that specialises in hardware and software design and supervision system development, has been recently gained by Sacmi as part of a broader group-oriented logic. This operation (approved at the Sacmi Imola shareholders' meeting) aims to strengthen the group's ability to...

The Biesse Innovation Lab launched by Biesse Group is a major new project in the field of research and development and innovation which is set to serve as an accelerator for new ideas and start-ups of the highest quality; a stimulating and dynamic environment in which to cultivate links with the world of academia, universities and research centres…

At the headquarters of Gefit Moulds & Assembly Division in Fubine (Alessandria, Italy) the construction of the new R&D space, which will be ready at the end of this summer, is ongoing. A part of the new premises, characterized by a special design, will be dedicated to welcome the projects currently being studied by the company, such as...

The brand new Polycast EVO from Colines is ready to hit the CPP and CPE market. The line represents the best combination for satisfying the latest market’s requests and guaranteeing customers the best price/performance ratio. This new cast line has a very compact layout, available in a configuration starting from...

Amaplast, the Italian Plastics and Rubber Processing Machinery and Moulds Manufactuters’ Association, after the launch of the Italian version, has now also launched the English version of a video to highlight how the Italian companies have always been technologically at the forefront of the world and brought an essential contribution to the...

On July 2, Engel opened a new sales and service office with its own training centre in Belgium. The injection moulding machine manufacturer and systems solutions provider headquartered in Austria, has once again boosted its customer proximity. The new office is located in Oostakker near Ghent, one of the most important industrial...