German plastics and rubber machinery manufacturers' sales up six per cent in 2012
Germany's plastics and rubber machinery manufacturers saw sales rise by 6% last year. Their sales volume reached a new record of over 6.5 bln euro.
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Promoting efficiency: Arburg at Chinaplas
"Production efficiency" is the overarching topic of Arburg three exhibits at the Chinaplas.
motan-colortronic shows the ULTRABLEND 95 dosing and mixing system
motan-colortronic gmbh, a renowned producer of systems for sustainable raw materials handling in the areas of injection moulding, blow moulding, extrusion, compounding and in the chemicals industry, will show the latest version of the ULTRABLEND 95 gravimetric batch dosing and mixing unit during MEDTEC, Stuttgart, Germany, 26th to 28th February 2013.
The new dimension in transparency
With Engel e-factory 2, Engel sets new standards in production data acquisition. Thanks to the enhanced set of features, the new release of EngelL's MES solution can be connected directly to ERP systems such as SAP – even injection molding machines of different brands can now be integrated. This results in higher productivity and efficiency in the injection molding production.
Empowering Education with Advanced Injection Molding Technology
Offenburg University of Applied Sciences has spent two days at Ferromatik Milacron in Malterdingen performing machine acceptance tests.
Fakuma 2012 – order for Wittmann Battenfeld
Geobra Brandstätter places order for 14 multi-component machines with Wittmann Battenfeld.
Delivery times substantially cut
Engel's response to continuing increases in order volumes for automation technology is to introduce synchronised line assembly and modernise the machine farm in its robot plant. The injection moulding machine manufacturer and automation expert has invested a total of 2.3 m euros in its facility in Dietach, Austria.
Product innovation Corema
Erema's new system brings together for the first time all the benefits of recycling and compounding in a single processing step.
Pipes with multifunctional layers
KraussMaffei Berstorff is the best equipped for the big trends in pipe extrusion for even more flexibility and maximized complexity. The company offers multifaceted systems for manufacturing multi-layered pipes with multifunctional layers.
Fakuma 2012 - review
22nd Fakuma distinguished with numerous premieres and high levels of internationalism.
Spot landing through high degree of vertical innovation
Initially at K 2010 in Düsseldorf, Reifenhäuser presented a cast film line producing 3-layer unstretched cast PET film that caused a great stir and attracted international interest. By now, four lines using this technology are in operation worldwide. Further lines are scheduled to be shipped shortly.
Full integration cuts costs
Engel Austria has expanded its working relationship with Trexel (of Wilmington in the USA) by fully integrating MuCell foam injection moulding units into injection moulding machines in the Enggel victory and e-victory series.
