Technology

Sacmi-developed innovation has won over Parmalat (Lactalis Group), which has now chosen the IPS (injection preform system) platform to renew its Piana di Monteverna (Caserta) plant. Here, as of today, PET preforms are being manufactured for the milk sector, providing the lightest. highest-performing 1-litre bottles on the Italian market...

When he referred to Negri Bossi a couple of years ago, Michael Bechtel, the founder of MB Spritzgusstechnik in Marktoberdorf (Germany), had a Vision: “Recycled Plastic as raw material to be re-used for a longer lifetime”. Today, he has one of the most advanced plastic injection technology installed in his factory to get recycled plastic converted…

Thanks to the expansion of the production unit with the addition of a new shed of around 1,500 square metres, Promixon has now opened an in-house test room to offer customers even more comprehensive and personalised services. The new facility supports systems efficiency testing and real-time checking of blending results with...

On October 19 the doors of the Düsseldorf trade fair will open to the public for the 2016 K show. The countdown to the start of this event has already begun. It is, as always, a moment long awaited by organizers, exhibitors and visitors alike. Like others, the ST Soffiaggio Tecnica team is once again getting ready to surprise the K audience...

Decorating big size containers has always been one of the main accomplishments of Moss. In fact, this company from Reggio Emilia offers a large array of solutions designed to print on round, elliptical and rectangular plastic pails up to 25 liters capacity. Recently, Moss has delivered a new printing line model MO 4013 to...

Two E-Move blow moulding machines have recently been delivered by ST Soffiaggio Tecnica to two important plastics converters: Cebi Italy, based in Osimo (Ancona), and Sep Doo, located in Mokronog (Slovenia). The E-Move full-electric model is the smallest machine in the Monza-based company’s...

The mixing systems manufacturer Plas Mec has recently renewed its testing room to allow its customers to perform a wider range of tests on PVC, powder coatings, bonding materials, masterbatches, WPCs and any other material suitable for mixing. The room is equipped with the following plants: HC Combimix 300/1000 system, a...

The manufacturer of blown film extrusion lines is revving its engines to face the K 2016 show, which will take place in Düsseldorf from 19 to 26 October. For the company based in Venegono Inferiore (Varese, Italy), three busy years have passed in a blink, since the previous edition of the event...

On August 1 and 2, operators of all kinds that use calendering lines for the processing of PVC - and not just that - were invited to the facilities of Rodolfo Comerio in Solbiate Olona (Varese), where they had the opportunity to “gasp” both at the impressive bulk of a gigantic five-roll calender (each roll having a diameter of 870 mm and a length…

Strongly committed to the benefits of Industry 4.0 digital revolution, Icma San Giorgio will present at its booth at K 2016 the innovative I-Smart solution. Already applied and successfully tested, this solution consists in a corotating twin screw extruder equipped with advanced sensors with diagnostic capabilities able to signal the presence...

The Vulcanator rubber granulator is specially designed by Franklin Miller for the rubber and heavy plastics industry. This unit has the unique ability to reduce whole 75 pounds bales of synthetic or natural rubber into small particles. This powerful processor can thus drastically reduce processing time resulting in dramatic cost savings...

As time progresses, cars are not only always improving, but also showcasing better quality in their design - especially important in winning over buyers is the vehicle interior, which is increasingly becoming an important purchasing criterion. Visual and haptic elements use lots of technological tricks, and so high-tech cockpits which employ…

Two 3-layer blown film lines belonging to the HDBFlex Series for the production of HDB/FFS heavy duty bags, are being tested at the Bandera factory in Busto Arsizio, in the province of Varese. The lines are destined to two Chinese processors...

The “Moretto in Motion” tour of the United Kingdom has been recently completed. The moving showroom covered over 4,500 km in two weeks, welcoming more than 250 visitors. The lorry, outfitted with the company’s latest innovations in plastics automation can be considered today as a fundamental communicative channel of the...

On June 24, 2016 a major inaugural ceremony was held at the European Technical Center of DuPont in Meyrin, Geneva. The ceremony, marking the culmination of eight years of cooperation between the two companies, was attended by Pierre Maudet, minister for economy and security for Geneva; Daniel Loeffler, director at Economic Development...

A GM125 Compac line has been supplied by Gamma Meccanica to a Turkish company for recycling of PP, PE woven and non-woven production waste. The line configuration includes the Compac feeding system with cutter-compactor, a single-screw extruder with degassing, a screen changer and a die-face pelletizer...

A VH3500 injection moulding machine from Negri Bossi has been chosen by Plastitalia, a Sicilian converter specialised in the injection moulding of plastic fittings, to manufacture polyethylene fittings featuring a larger diameter compared to the parts produced so far. “Technological innovation represents the main goal we want to pursue in time and…

An important Spanish thermoformer has invested in its first extrusion line, choosing the PET/PP technology by Bandera. With this new line, being delivered in July, the Italian manufacturer based in Busto Arsizio (near Varese) is strengthening its presence in Spain in the rigid packaging industry...

Producing 1,000 caps per minute with just 24 cavities, a cycle time of 1.4 seconds and one of the lowest energy consumption in the sector. Unleashing the full potential of marketing with advanced, flexible, practical digital decoration of caps. These are some of the latest innovations that Sacmi will introduce at K 2016...

The evolution in conveying systems has pushed manufacturers in recent years to implement additional new features, such as pipe cleaning management for conveying regrind material, self-cleaning receiver filters, loading failure alarms and many others which, like the ones mentioned, have now become standard requirements for...