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Daily updated information and news from the plastics industry.
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PlasticPortal organized the first successful workshop “Online marketing for industry”
The workshop “Online marketing for industry” took place during the opening ceremony of the new PlasticPortal editorial offices in Nitra on 1 December 2023. The event was held in a pleasant environment and a very friendly atmosphere with the participation of important customers of the...
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EcoVadis Sustainability Award: Gold for ARBURG!
With our recent Gold Medal from EcoVadis and 73 points, we has made it into the top five per cent of the world's most sustainable industrial companies. EcoVadis is a comprehensive sustainability rating platform for global supply chains. In addition to environmental impact and sustainable...
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Full house at the DESMA OpenHouse 2023
With the maxim "Partnering for Transformation" DESMA hosted the OpenHouse 2023 in Fridingen. With almost 300 visitors from the cus-tomer base and additional partner exhibitors, an extensive workshop program was offered in bright sunshine on how "Partnering for Trans-formation" can be implemented in...
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Technical cleanliness: The key to an efficient and reliable industrial process
The company TecSa Consult s.r.o. represents a reliable partner in the field of consulting and advice for companies that want to move towards the highest standards in the field of technical cleanliness. For businesses that want to be characterized by efficient and reliable processes, it is essential...
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Take care of interior lighting. Saves psyche and finances!
- 30.11.2023
- Machinery & Equipment
- Cost savings
When choosing windows and doors, we usually focus on how the light penetrating the interior will affect the internal temperature in the home. However, we often forget that enough natural light is crucial for our mental and physical...
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Premiere at Fakuma: the ENGEL CC300 plus control unit – the plus in terms of ergonomics and haptic features
ENGEL is exhibiting a further development of its successful machine control unit at FAKUMA 2023: the CC300 plus. Supplementing the CC300 control unit family, it offers improved customisation and optimised...
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Distributor of Stratasys 3D printers, MCAE Systems introduces the most sophisticated industrial 3D printer on the market
Stratasys, a leader in the field of polymer 3D printing and additive manufacturing, represented on the Czech market by MCAE Systems, presented its new F3300 3D printer with Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) technology at the Formnext fair in Frankfurt,...
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GRAFE: Filament identification directly in the plastic for originality check
The GRAFE GROUP, Blankenhain, has developed a masterbatch for the identification of materials in industrial 3D printing. „This means that the authenticity of licensed materials can be reliably and unmistakably determined already in the filament processed in this additive manufacturing process“,...
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ENGEL: global leader in climate protection
ENGEL is continuing to extend its lead in the global EcoVadis sustainability ranking. The company was again able to achieve Platinum status in the autumn of 2023 and now ranks among the top 1% of the world's most sustainable companies due to strong...
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CEE Automotive Supply Chain 2023: We have a chance to emerge from the transformation of reinforcements
We are not happy that the irregularity and supply interruptions continue, but the worst is probably behind us. This is how representatives of supplier companies of the automotive industry evaluated the current situation during the CEE Automotive Supply Chain 2023 conference, the largest meeting of...
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AKROTEK® PK: A new sustainable ETP compound from AKRO-PLASTIC GmbH
- 15.11.2023
- Suppliers of raw materials
- Technical plastics
IMCD UK introduces AKROTEK® PK, a new high performance polymer compound that offers excellent mechanical and chemical properties as well as exceptional sustainability...
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How to save an incredible 89% of energy during vacuum thermoforming?
Eczacibasi is a major Turkish industrial group whose main industries are construction products, healthcare and consumer goods. Its Vitra brand is one of the world's leading suppliers of bathroom and tiling solutions. Vitra's factory in Istanbul has a capacity of 350,000 manufactured bathtubs per...
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Automate the process of welding plastic water and gas pressure distributions
Tune in to the wave of automation in your normal work processes as well. The possibility of robotization and automation of processes is especially suitable when it comes to processes that require exact compliance with established rules and standards. This is also the process of butt welding in the...
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geba Kunststoffcompounds: The perfect deep gloss for ID emblems. Buzz and ID. 7 from VW with sustainable recycled PMMA
- 08.11.2023
- Suppliers of raw materials
- Technical plastics
ID.Buzz and ID all-electric vehicle emblems. 7 of the Volkswagen brand are made from sustainable PMMA recycled material from the "gebacryl" product line of the geba group. The manufacturer of the emblems is the company Winning Plastics - Linden GmbH. As the emblem manufacturer mentions, at first it...
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Ampacet introduces ProVital™+ Permstat, medical-grade permanent antistatic masterbatch
- 06.11.2023
- Suppliers of raw materials
- Additives for plastics
Ampacet, a global masterbatch leader, has introduced ProVitalTM+ Permstat, a non-migratory antistatic masterbatch specifically developed to provide immediate and permanent antistatic properties to polyolefin films used in pharmaceutical...
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PLASTIKA digitizes production and uses artificial intelligence during control
- 03.11.2023
- Plastics Processing
- Smart factory
- Plastic products
The Kroměříž company Plastika, which produces parts for the automotive industry, bets on modern technologies. It deploys a system where production takes place through a terminal. And today's popular artificial intelligence helps with the control that makes sure everything is going as it...
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GRANITOL has innovated LAMIBAG® bags
- 01.11.2023
- Plastics packaging
- Packaging
- Recycled plastics
The GRANITOL company is working intensively to expand its range with fully recyclable packaging under the LAMIBAG® brand to meet the growing demands of customers and the market. Industry players are aware that the Pet Food market is...
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A unique hybrid drive solution: combining the advantages of electric and hydraulic technology
- 30.10.2023
- Machinery & Equipment
- Injection molding machines
Electric injection machines find themselves increasingly in the center of interest, especially for lower energy consumption. But the hydraulic drive also has its advantages, as it offers high performance even with large injection volumes, with great cost efficiency. The ideal solution is therefore...
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In 2023, more than one million vehicles were already produced in the Czech Republic
- 27.10.2023
- Services
- Automotive
In the first nine months of this year, a total of 1,017,933 passenger vehicles were produced in the Czech Republic. This represents year-on-year growth of 11.5%. Despite the lower production results in September itself, which were caused by outages in the supply of parts at the Cologne-based Toyota...
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Slovnaft: The new ethylene tank will cut regular flaring in half
- 25.10.2023
- Suppliers of raw materials
- Commodity plastics
The Slovnaft company is putting a new ethylene storage tank into operation. The investment in the total amount of almost 70 million euros will reduce the need for regular shutdown of the production unit for the production of polyethylene LDPE4 by...
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64th International Engineering Fair in Brno - photo gallery part 2, hall A, F, P
- 23.10.2023
- Services
- Photo reportage
- MSV Brno
1,312 exhibiting companies from 43 countries of the world presented themselves at the MSV in Brno. The total number of visitors will approach 60,000 people over the four fair days. In the second part of the article, we bring you a photo gallery from the halls A, F and...
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64th International Engineering Fair in Brno - photo gallery 1st part, halls G1, V, B, E, Y
- 20.10.2023
- Services
- Photo reportage
- Exhibitions
The 64th edition of the International Engineering Fair aroused great interest among the professional public and convincingly defended the purpose of the fair in the era of digital transformation of industrial production. In the first part of the article, we bring you a photo gallery from the halls...
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Coloured and natural LG ABS with optimised properties for a wide variety of applications
- 18.10.2023
- Suppliers of raw materials
- ABS
- Technical plastics
RESINEX, a member of the RAVAGO group, is a leading European supplier of plastics and rubbers with branches and local warehouses in all European countries. RESINEX's portfolio includes more than 10,000 plastic items, from commodity plastics PE, PP, PS to construction plastics ABS, PC, PC/ABS, PA6,...
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The heating season is approaching. Are your windows ready for it?
- 13.10.2023
- Plastics and Rubber products
- Plastic products
Daytime temperatures are still above average, but don't let that fool you. The heating season officially starts in September and the colder days are fast approaching. Windows are generally among the weakest points of a building, and their thermal insulation properties play a major role in how much...
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Fakuma 2023 is all about sustainability for Polykemi
- 12.10.2023
- Suppliers of raw materials
- Circular economy
- FAKUMA
The compounder Polykemi AB will be exhibiting at Fakuma 2023 with sustainability solutions as an overall theme. They will present their CO2 calculation tool, will give daily presentations in the stand about smart material choices and inform about the new ISCC PLUS...
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GRAFE: Colour expertise for sustainable, bio-based reusable trays
Reusable, bio-based, and thus environmentally friendly: together, the masterbatch specialist GRAFE from Blankenhain, the biotechnology company TECNARO from Ilsfeld, and the tableware manufacturer ORNAMIN from Minden have developed a sustainable product solution made of...
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Invitation to the International Engineering Fair in Brno: Discover the future of engineering with MCAE Systems!
- 10.10.2023
- Services
- 3D technology
- MSV Brno
- Exhibitions
MCAE Systems, a leading company in the field of innovative 3D technologies not only for engineering, is pleased to invite you to its stand at the upcoming International Engineering Fair in Brno. This prestigious event will take place from October 10 to 13, 2023 in Pavilion A1, booth number...
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Accompanying program of the MSV: Guided tours, 3D printing and nuclear energy
- 09.10.2023
- Services
- Events
- MSV Brno
- Exhibitions
Part of the International Engineering Fair, which takes place from October 10 to 13 in Brno, is a professional program consisting of conferences, seminars and other accompanying events. This year, the focus will be on digitization, export opportunities, cyber security or 3D printing, for...
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This year's Autoshow Autoshow 2023 in Nitra took a significant step forward - a photo reportage
- 06.10.2023
- Services
- Autosalon
- Photo reportage
- Exhibitions
In the term 28.9 - 1.10. all car lovers came to the Agrokomplex exhibition center in Nitra. The 28th edition of the Autosalon Autoshow 2023 took place. This year, 251 exhibitors and 31 car brands from 13 countries of the world presented themselves. More than 46,000 visitors passed through the gates...
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FANUC: After the historically largest stand at MSV, this year in 2 pavilions and with parteres
FANUC will again be one of the important exhibitors at the MSV in Brno this year. Last year's impressive stand in hall P, but this year it will be replaced by two "smaller" stands measuring 100...
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