Bosch Packaging Technology presents its new fully integrated pharmaceutical melt extrusion and calendering line featuring a continuous production process for pharmaceutical substances.
VDMA raises its 2011 plastics and rubber machinery growth forecast further
KraussMaffei develops the efficiency of modern injection molding machines in processing complex materials.
Dr Otto Urbanek, author of the EUROMAP Study “Energy Efficiency: European Plastics and Rubber Machines Well Placed”, sees close links between energy efficiency and productivity. Investing for greater productivity generally also means investing in energy efficiency.
Automatic hydraulic pump shutdown system soon to be installed on all Sacmi presses.
Sidel Group presented its first crown feeder working without compressed air. As a result, the new Crown Feeder Aidlin 24 CR saves 70 percent of energy compared to previous feeders. It is targeted specifically for the beer market.
KraussMaffei has received an order from BMW to supply a large number of injection molding, reaction process and automation machines and systems.
Krones AG, Neutraubling, Germany, has come up with an ultra-compact single-end bottle washer designed specifically for the small and medium output ranges.
Construction work has started in Hagen, Germany as Engel automation looks to expand. The production area in particular will benefit from significant extension, with a new hall to be added by next March.
In the shape of the Steinecker TFS 300 / 1000, Krones AG, Neutraubling, Germany, is at the Brau Beviale 2011 premiering a pilot filter that enables the dimensioning of a beer filtration system to be simply and accurately planned in advance.
Under the aegis of the EU’s programme for competitiveness and innovation, the European Commission is supporting Krones in introducing an FDA-compliant flake recycling process.
The Contiform 3 is the latest generation of Krones’ stretch blow-moulding machine series. It is available on the market as of now in a purposefully, in some parts entirely redesigned version of the individual process steps involved.
