Streamlined process and high quality improve sustainability of PET products
Over the past five years, PET resin and sheet producer Octal's commitment to sustainability has proven to directly correspond to dramatic growth.
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DuPont: Primerless bonding of high-temperature gasket and nylon
A new electronic connector gasket from Dana Corporation of Neu-Ulm, Germany, is one of the first applications to benefit from patented 2K molding technology for the production of assemblies combining Vamac ethylene acrylic elastomer (AEM) with Zytel nylon resin.
Investment in fiber-reinforced composites
Lanxess currently is expanding its leading position in fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites for lightweight construction applications.
Saving energy all along the line
With its holistic concepts for reducing energy consumption on extrusion lines, battenfeld-cincinnati, Bad Oeynhausen/Vienna not only meets processors’ demands for highest possible energy efficiency in production, but also faces up to its responsibility for sustainable management of global resources in view of the rising total energy demand worldwide.
Wittmann Battenfeld will show inline thermography
Wittmann Battenfeld – exclusive SKZ partner for inline thermography to ensure the quality of parts.
IntElect offers individual automation solutions
The all-electric IntElect will demonstrate flexible automation concepts for medical engineering and consumer goods applications at the “Precision” Cluster Meeting, hosted by the Wiehe factory of Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Plastics Machinery GmbH.
BASF and Arburg: Fakuma special "Energy efficiency" show
In a special show at the Fakuma 2011, material producer BASF and machine manufacturer Arburg will present the multi-faceted subject of energy efficiency.
Ineos Technologies has licensed its Innovene PP process
Ineos Technologies has licensed its Innovene PP process for the manufacture of polypropylene homopolymers, random copolymers and impact copolymers to the Ningxia Baofeng Energy Group Company Limited in Ningxia, China.
Perfection for demanding customers
In the automotive and electronics industries, precision and zero-defect production are necessities.
Top precision in mass production
It is not only the packaging industry that demands top performance from injection moulding technology. The huge market for consumable medical devices, in particular, makes similar requirements regarding the maximisation of output and production efficiency.
Engel delivers turnkey MuCell systems
With immediate effect, Engel is delivering full systems for MuCell foam injection moulding on a turnkey basis world-wide, thereby covering the entire physical foaming process chain from a single source. The relevant agreement was signed by Engel Austria and Trexel, Inc. of Woburn, Massachusetts, USA.
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The new El-Exis SP model covers a broad spectrum in the packaging industry.
