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How resistant are plastic pipes to cleaning processes?

How resistant are plastic pipes to cleaning processes?

Together with partners, SKZ is investigating the long-term effects of mechanical stress caused by modern cleaning technology on pipe systems. Practical tests provide valuable insights for manufacturers, operators, and service providers.

Wacker presents new high-consistency silicone rubber for composite insulators

Wacker presents new high-consistency silicone rubber for composite insulators

Wacker is all set to unveil a new high-consistency silicone rubber for the production of composite insulators with extruded silicone housing at the next K 2025 International Trade Fair for Plastics and Rubber. The new product is supplied as a 2K addition curing system and is suitable for extrusion manufacturing processes, in particular spiral extrusion

Giving courage - renowned women speak and discuss at and with Arburg

Giving courage - renowned women speak and discuss at and with Arburg

On 17 July 2025, the Frauen@Arburg network held an event at the company headquarters in Lossburg, Germany, on the topic of courage. Katrin Wolf, Managing Director of the family-owned company Wolf Produktionssysteme in Freudenstadt, and Isabel Diaz Rohr, member of the Arburg Advisory Board, highlighted exciting aspects in their presentations.

Transforming a vision into reality - Krones at drinktec 2025

Transforming a vision into reality - Krones at drinktec 2025

Resources are becoming increasingly scarce, the markets ever more agile and processes ever more complex. In this dynamic world, holistically conceived systems that provide a smart combination of technology, data and artificial intelligence are needed more than ever in order to upgrade efficiency levels, respond to changes with the requisite flexibility and save valuable resources.

Innovia presents monomaterials to meet PPWR at Fachpack 2025

Innovia presents monomaterials to meet PPWR at Fachpack 2025

Innovia Films, a pioneer in materials science that manufactures BOPP films for packaging, labels, graphics and tobacco products, will be showcasing its recently launched full range of innovative mono-material polypropylene solutions that are PPWR compliant and engineered for advanced recyclability.