Melt delivery equipment from Nordson helps meet urgent need for non-woven sheet
German and Chinese Manufacturers of melt blown PP have ordered many BKG® Gear Pumps and Screen Changers needed to ensure medical purity for masks and other PPE
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Ineos Styrolution supports the University Erlangen-Nuremberg to contribute to the fight against COVID-19
Ineos Styrolution has provided free product to the University Erlangen-Nuremberg to produce 100,000 pairs of protective glasses for frontline healthcare workers in local hospitals.
Interplas postponed to 2021 with the promise of “bigger and better”
Rapid News Group has announced the decision to postpone Interplas, the UK’s flagship event for the plastics industry, to 2021.
DuPont donates vital PPE to COVID-19 frontline workers
DuPont, a leading manufacturer of personal protective equipment (PPE), has donated 50,000 protective garments to COVID-19 frontline workers in Europe’s most affected countries.
Südpack films promote safe and dependable supply
The current SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19-pandemic has underscored it once again: protecting sensitive, vital products remains the key contribution that packaging solutions make to sustainability.
Scanfill AB and Plast Petter AB in new collaboration
Packaging company Scanfill is adjusting the production for a brand new market. The company will produce up to half a million face shields together with Plast Petter AB - every week.
Valves for respiratory masks produced on a machine from Wittmann Battenfeld
Oldrati, based in Villongo, Italy, uses its expertise in manufacturing full-face snorkeling masks for the fight against COVID-19. For several weeks now, this company has been producing high-quality respiratory masks for use in hospitals.
Borealis installs fever scanners at several production facilities
As a responsible company, Borealis continues to enact additional measures to protect the health and safety of its employees and contractors during the coronavirus pandemic.
Covestro and Albis delivering plastics for face masks
Amid the global COVID-19 crisis, Covestro and ALBIS are committed to doing all they can to make materials available for urgently needed respirator masks, ventilators, and protective eyewear.
Security of supply in the corona era: the protective function of packaging
In the corona crisis, packaging is playing an important role in helping to supply people with food, medicines and PPE. And more than ever, its most important characteristic – its protective function – is coming to the fore.
Turkey: Coronavirus increases the use of plastic bags
Due to protection measures against coronavirus, consumers no longer bring their durable bags to supermarkets, said Turkish Plastic Industrialists Research, Development and Education Association (PAGEV).
Service support using Argos: in just a few seconds directly at the machine
With 2,700 technicians at more than 100 international facilities, Krones is well equipped worldwide to provide fast assistance to beverage producers in terms of maintenance and spare-part replacement or in the event of a complete line standstill.
