Current News Articles - page 46
Daily updated information and news from the plastics industry.
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3 projects with clearly proven opportunities to increase profits in the company
- 24.07.2017
- Services
- Events
- Cost savings
Improvements can be found in every production process, and it is only up to each of us how we can translate them into the proper functioning of processes. Master's degree in industrial engineering is one of the methods of knowing how to exploit the potential of production processes and how to use...
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MSV 2017 focused on Industry 4.0, Automation, Environmental Technology, Transport and Logistics
- 18.07.2017
- Services
- Exhibitions
The preparations for the top event of the year began at the Brno Exhibition Center. The 59th International Engineering Fair will take place this year from 9 to 13 October together with the ENVITECH and Transport and Logistics fairs. The main theme again will be Industry 4.0 or the Fourth Industrial...
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Marek Návara from KUBOUŠEK: At the Technology Center we will show new possibilities of automatic product control
- 17.07.2017
- Services
- Automation
- Industry 4.0
In the last few months, the term Industry 4.0 is very much used. This, among other things, is very much related to the automation of production, which is in charge of the engineer Marek Navara in the new Kuboušek Technological...
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How the Plastika is doing: We grow both in the volume and in the competencies
- 13.07.2017
- Plastics and Rubber products
- Business economics
"Plastika a.s. has achieved record sales and staff numbers in 2016. Total revenues reached 837 million Czech crowns and the number of employees exceeded 500. For the first time, Plastika based in Kroměříž celebrated 60 years since its foundation in 1956," says Michal Nosek, Chairman of the Board of...
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Polykemi AB launches SCANREX - a new family of high performing compounds
It is time for the next step in the development of the Polykemi product range. The company now launches a new family of high performing plastic compounds called SCANREX. The premiere members are two PPA-compounds with 30 % and 50 % glass fibers - constituting base grades in a class of materials...
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FLEXflow One: The Servo Driven Valve Gate System Without Control Unit
- 06.07.2017
- Plastics Moulds
FLEXflow One is the electric servo driven valve gate system where control unit is not required. For every hot runner nozzle, through a multi-steps setting, needle stroke, position and velocity can be...
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Mould maker relies on Synventive hot runner systems for perfect shapes and automotive parts
- 04.07.2017
- Plastics Moulds
Finke Formenbau GmbH, with manufacturing and development facility in Altenbeken, Deutschland is a tool maker for plastic injection...
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Industry 4.0 award for Arburg
- 29.06.2017
- Machinery & Equipment
- Automation
- Industry 4.0
On 22 May 2017, Arburg was honoured with the "100 Centres of Industry 4.0 Excellence in Baden-Württemberg" award. This award was initiated by the "Industry 4.0 Alliance for Baden-Württemberg" network initiative to honour special achievements in the Industry 4.0...
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Polyethylene: the most commonly used polymer in the world
What should you know about polyethylene? What is it produced of, and what about its properties should not escape your attention? Let's take a closer look at this...
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Black, Ultrablack, BLACK³
- 23.06.2017
- Suppliers of raw materials
- Color masterbatch
The plastics specialist GRAFE is presenting a new generation of black batches for polyolefine. The new GRAFE BLACK³ has a novel, extreme depth of color which is able to create a “piano black...
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The meeting of the members of the Slovak Plastic Cluster was also about dual education
- 22.06.2017
- Services
- Events
- Photo reportage
On Wednesday, June 14, 2017, members of the Slovak Plastic Cluster (SPK) and invited guests had a meeting in Nitra to take over the important cluster activities carried out in 2016. A framework action plan for 2017 was also...
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Wittmann Battenfeld SK celebrated its first anniversary in Slovakia
- 21.06.2017
- Machinery & Equipment
- Events
- Photo reportage
Celebrations of the first anniversary of the founding of Wittmann Battenfeld SK took place in the beautiful surroundings of Trenčín Castle. A visit to the castle, accompanied by a short presentation of the Austrian concern Wittmann and its Slovak branch in Trenčín, had a touch of history in this...
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Arburg puts emphasis on preventive maintenance of injection moulding machines and regularly educates its customers
- 19.06.2017
- Machinery & Equipment
- Injection molding machines
In the beautiful Valčianska Valley in the Impozant Hotel, company Arburg held the seminar on 9th June 2017. The seminar focused on problems in plastic injection processes, special SELOGICA direct injection control functions and preventive maintenance of Arburg injection moulding machines. It was...
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AROP AVANTI ONE from ARSIQA system
ARSIQA system, AROP Production Planning and Production Manager, a producer of AROP - Production Planning and Production Management System and its lightweight version of AROP Start, has been developing with a new line of AROP AVANTI ONE software after years of...
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ZOMAplast Přerov this year enjoys an important jubilee
- 14.06.2017
- Business economics
- Plastic products
25 years ago was founded ZOMAplast as a 100% successor of the Závod Plasty, Přerovské Chemické Závody. To the emerging company ZOMAplast has also passed part of the workers from the "chemical" ending the production of...
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At MCAE, we have printed the largest 3D statue in Europe
- 13.06.2017
- Plastics and Rubber products
- 3D technology
In MCAE, we are trying to show many ways to use modern 3D technology. Art is one of the...
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Petr Falc from KUBOUŠEK Group: We will help our customers in our Technology Center to develop new projects
- 12.06.2017
- Services
- Prototyping
- Injection molding
- Research
The preparation of the new KUBOUŠEK Technology Center (TC) is in full swing and so we asked Petra Falc, the TC manager, to bring us closer to the benefits for our customers, and also at what stage the Technology Center is now in...
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The Journey for a Dream in ZÁLESÍ a.s. Luhačovice
We set out in the beautiful environment of the spa town of Luhačovice, where the company Zálesí a.s. has its rich tradition of working in several branches on the Czech and European market since 1953. About the new, fully automated line, which has been installed in the toolroom of this company since...
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DESMA builds the future
- 08.06.2017
- Machinery & Equipment
- Injection molding machines
This year, the mechanical engineering company DESMA is expanding its assembly area from now 24,000 to a total of 26,000 sqm by building new production halls in Fridingen and...
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BMW Car Parking assistance: two-component rotary table machine from ARBURG produces two million connectors per year
- 07.06.2017
- Machinery & Equipment
- Injection molding machines
When manoeuvring into tight parking spaces in their 7 Series BMWs equipped with the optional "Surround View" feature, motorists receive assistance from four digital cameras (icams). Eight-pin connectors featuring liquid silicone (LSR) seals for protection against spray water and dust are...
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Thermoplastic composites from LANXESS for engine shields, fuel tank covers and center tunnel covers in the underbody area
- 06.06.2017
- Suppliers of raw materials
- Plastic products
Frequently used for off-road assignments or for driving on extremely poor roads, jeeps and SUVs need to be fitted with particularly durable underbody panels. An innovative material solution for such custom parts is based on the continuous-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites of the Tepex brand...
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Remiva killed more than two birds with one stone in 2017
- 05.06.2017
- Suppliers of raw materials
- Compounds
As every year we bring new services to our customers and this will not be different case in 2017. We introduce you to our new compounds and we announce the new sales office of the company...
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Fairs MSV and ELO SYS 2017 for the first time together in Nitra
- 02.06.2017
- Services
- Photo reportage
- MSV Nitra
Last week, the 24th International Engineering Fair was held in Nitra, and exposures were prepared for visitors with the latest machines and technologies from the world of mechanical engineering and electrical engineering. Wide portfolio of expertise this year also provided the accompanying...
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ENGEL trend.scaut conference at the end of June in Austria
Following very successful events in North America and Asia, the injection moulding machine manufacturer ENGEL is bringing its automotive conference back to Europe this year. For two days at the end of June, in Linz and St. Valentin, Austria, international experts from the automotive industry and...
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8th edition of the popular MOULDS and PLASTIC CONFERENCE Brno 2017 with a rich list of current topics
- 30.05.2017
- Plastics Moulds
- Events
- Photo reportage
Again after the year JAN SVOBODA organized together with its partners a two-day conference, rich in various lectures in the field of plastic processing. The topics of the so often questionable issue of work efficiency have been brought to the forefront. The full capacity of the lecture hall...
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Quality of moldings in the first place
- 29.05.2017
- Plastics Moulds
- Standardized parts
When visiting Forma Tachov, we were able to take a closer look at the behind-the-scenes production that attracted us by its size, the large units that are being created here, and the state-of-the-art technological equipment needed for innovative and modern...
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The International Machinery Fair 2017 in Nitra is running in full swing
In parallel with the International Engineering Fair this year the ELO SYS Fair is taking place and both events take place from 23 to 26 May 2017 at the Agrokomplex Exhibition Center in...
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E-Normalie Servis - a new supplier of standardized parts on the Czech and Slovak markets
- 23.05.2017
- Plastics Moulds
- Design of molds
- Standardized parts
E-normalie is a new company but with many years of experience in the supply of standardized parts and subsequent servicing of pressing tools or injection...
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Precision in seven layers - motan conveying and dosing technology at Greiner Packaging GmbH
- 18.05.2017
- Machinery & Equipment
- Dosing equipment
- Peripherals
Worldwide, up to 2.5 billion cups of coffee are drunk every day. Much of this is prepared from coffee powder capsule portions in coffee machines. Due to the necessary oxygen barrier to prevent ageing of the coffee due to oxidation, these capsule portions consist of either aluminium or a plastic...
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Genesys, the innovative high-efficiency drying solution from Piovan
New line of auto-adaptive single hopper drying systems delivering optimal and consistent operating conditions and lower energy consumption. First patent issued in Europe for a high-efficiency polymer drying...
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