Current News Articles - page 13
Daily updated information and news from the plastics industry.
-
EcoVadis: Gold for ENGEL
ENGEL is one of the most sustainable industrial companies worldwide. This was confirmed by the current sustainability ranking on the EcoVadis platform. ENGEL has improved its ranking from silver to gold and is the only injection moulding machine manufacturer with gold status to...
-
The European Commission presented the draft emission standard Euro 7/VII
- 18.11.2022
- Services
- Automotive
On November 10, 2022, the European Commission presented the draft Euro 7/VII emission standard. It replaces the current Euro 6/VI, or Euro VI-E, which since 2014 has undergone continuous additions, up to the currently valid version Euro 6d. The proposed standard tightens the emission limits for...
-
GRANITOL won 2nd place for social responsibility
- 16.11.2022
- Plastics packaging
- Awards
Our company was awarded in the competition for the Prize of the Governor of the Olomouc Region for social responsibility. We placed a beautiful 2nd place in the category of companies with over 250 employees. The award was received by the director of the GRANITOL company, Ing. Jaroslav Fibichr...
-
Up to half of the heat escapes through the old windows!
- 15.11.2022
- Plastics and Rubber products
- Plastic products
The heating season can easily last 9 months in the coldest regions of Slovakia, and energy prices are still rising, so more and more people are looking for ways to save on heating expenses. If you live in an apartment or house that is equipped with older windows, you can start right...
-
The results of the MOL Group in the 3rd quarter were positively affected by oil extraction and processing
- 14.11.2022
- Suppliers of raw materials
- Business economics
MOL Group reported today its financial results for the third quarter of 2022. Thanks to strong results in the Upstream and Downstream divisions, supported by macroeconomic factors, the MOL Group achieved a net CCS EBITDA of USD 1449 million in the third quarter of...
-
Easier orientation, much higher demands. Microsoft is changing the partner criteria
- 11.11.2022
- Services
- Software for industry
Microsoft has set stricter conditions for the entry of companies into the partner program. It is easier for the customers to choose a suitable supplier of IT solutions, but also significantly increased the pressure on the quality of (not only) Slovak partners. SOFTIP has already been included among...
-
ORLEN Unipetrol opens a new production unit and becomes one of the four largest dicyclopentadiene producers in Europe
- 10.11.2022
- Suppliers of raw materials
- Research
ORLEN Unipetrol, the largest Czech petrochemical company, has commissioned a new production unit for dicyclopentadiene, which will expand its product portfolio. This liquid hydrocarbon, abbreviated as DCPD, has a broad range of applications in the automotive industry, construction, electrical...
-
TIP FOR A CHRISTMAS GIFT: Unique books for plastic industry with discount prices!
PlasticPortal.eu, as a branch portal for the plastics industry, also offers professional technical book publications. You will find many interesting titles in our portfolio. We are bringing a special pre-Christmas action to our loyal readers. You can buy all the titles we have in stock at the...
-
The CEE Automotive Supply Chain 2022 conference sought answers to current challenges and the future of logistics chains in the automotive industry
On October 11-12, 2022, the fifth annual conference and networking event Central European Automotive Supply Chain 2022 took place in Žilina. CEE Automotive Supply Chain, which is a joint activity of the Slovak Automotive Industry Association, the Czech Automotive Industry Association and four...
-
BUCKLEYS spark testing and testing devices are supplied by TITAN - Tatraplast s.r.o
- 07.11.2022
- Machinery & Equipment
- Testing of plastics
The company TITAN - Tatraplast s.r.o. is a top supplier of plastic semi-finished products in the form of plates, rods and profiles. However, in the portfolio you can also find spark-ignition and test devices for non-destructive testing of the integrity of the surfaces of plastic...
-
K 2022: Raw materials, Circular Economy Forum, press conferences, large photo gallery, halls 5-8
At this year's K 2022 trade fair in Düsseldorf, raw material producers presented hot trends in the field of bioplastics, the production of materials for electromobility, and how to reduce carbon emissions from products. This year, the Circular Economy Forum took place again at K, in which the...
-
K 2022: Machines and peripheral devices, large photo gallery, halls 1-4, 9-17
At the K 2022 trade fair in Düsseldorf, manufacturers of machines for the plastics industry focused mainly on current topics such as waste management, saving energy and resources, as well as environmental and climate protection. After 3 years, the manufacturers again presented the latest...
-
Large-format windows can safely carry a high-quality class A window profile
- 02.11.2022
- Plastics and Rubber products
- Plastic products
The share of glazed areas in family houses is growing from year to year. This is not surprising, as large areas look stylish, provide daylighting of the house and their benefit is a great...
-
Design of molds and carbon fiber pressing with Stepanek3D
Carbon fibers are successfully used across various industries, mainly for their benefit of high stiffness and strength with low relative weight. However, they have limited production possibilities, where the production of thin-walled parts by lamination of carbon fabrics was mainly used in...
-
K 2022 – Trade fair results fulfil highest expectations
- 28.10.2022
- Services
- K Show
- Exhibitions
The joy of the plastics and rubber industry at finally being able to exchange ideas in person on a global level again after three years characterised K 2022 Düsseldorf and ensured an excellent mood among the 3,037 exhibitors. The companies reported extraordinarily good leads and a marked...
-
A new series of energy-saving FANUC injection molding machines
- 27.10.2022
- Machinery & Equipment
- Injection molding
Fully electric ROBOSHOT machines from the FANUC brand portfolio consume up to 70% less energy than hydraulically driven alternatives thanks to highly efficient servomotor technology, enabling parallel movements and extended cycle...
-
MS Ultrasonic: Ultrasonic technology as the optimal welding solution in medical technology
- 26.10.2022
- Machinery & Equipment
- Welding of plastics
The MS Ultrasonic Technology Group is a globally recognized technology and innovation leader in ultrasonic joining technology and develops and builds flexible special machines, pioneering series machines, modular systems and efficient components for high-performance complete...
-
News in the range of extruders and welding machines of TITAN - Tatraplast s.r.o.
The company TITAN - Tatraplast s.r.o. is a top supplier of plastic semi-finished products in the form of plates, rods and profiles. However, in the portfolio you can also find new RITMO brand extruders and butt...
-
Vehicle manufacturers are making up for losses from the first half of the year, but expensive energy threatens the entire sector
- 24.10.2022
- Services
- Automotive
Car production in the Czech Republic has finally reached the black numbers after the summer months. A total of 801,774 new passenger vehicles (+3.4%) were produced since the beginning of the year. Behind the growth lies the improvement of the situation in the supply-customer chains, but also the...
-
Secret Sea-Grit: Successful partnership between Ampacet and NaturePlast
Ampacet, a global masterbatch leader, and NaturePlast, bioplastic experts since 2006, have launched the Secret Sea-Grit collection made from 100% PCR material and aquaculture...
-
K.D. Feddersen Holding GmbH: Strategic start-up investment in Biofiber Tech Sweden AB
- 20.10.2022
- Suppliers of raw materials
- 3D technology
- Compounds
Hamburg-based K.D. Feddersen Holding GmbH acquired a minority stake in the start-up Biofiber Tech Sweden AB in June 2022. Shortly after port F was founded in January 2021, initial talks began with Biofiber Tech Sweden AB (BFT for short) to evaluate a possible strategic collaboration, including...
-
Successes of the Czechoslovak branch of Sumitomo (SHI) Demag - interview with director David Svoboda
In 2019, David Svoboda was approached by Sumitomo SHI Demag to establish and manage a subsidiary in the Czech Republic. After the initial problems associated with the pandemic, the branch was successfully opened in April 2021. Read an interview with plastic injection expert and experienced manager,...
-
GRAFE implements modern design ideas for new textures
According to the designers at GRAFE, Blankenhain, textile surface haptics are very much in vogue among plastics processors. At K 2022, visitors to stand A63 in hall 6 will be shown high-quality effect combinations that visually complete this surface trend and thus take product design to a new...
-
LUGER: Thermo 6 from HB-Therm works with a speed-controlled pump
In view of the rapidly increasing energy costs, potential for savings in energy consumption is increasingly important, including in the plastics processing industry. HB Therm AG anticipated this exact situation when developing and implementing the new Thermo-6 unit generation and offers several...
-
63rd International Engineering Fair in Brno - photo gallery part 1
- 14.10.2022
- Services
- Photo reportage
- MSV Brno
- Exhibitions
In four days, over 52,000 visitors viewed the offer of the International Engineering Fair, which is an increase of 50 percent compared to last year. In the second part of our photo report, we bring you a photo gallery from pavilions V, A, B and...
-
63rd International Engineering Fair in Brno - photo gallery part 1
- 13.10.2022
- Services
- Photo reportage
- MSV Brno
- Exhibitions
The largest Central European fair of industrial technologies brought 1,256 exhibiting companies from 41 countries to one place. Compared to last year, the number of participants increased by 20 percent and the scope by three exhibition halls, when the exhibitors' stands filled a total of eight...
-
Pellenc ST & Ampacet join forces to recycle black PET
Pellenc ST and Ampacet, respectively global leaders in sensor-based sorting solutions and Masterbatch solutions, collaborated on sorting studies to optimize the recyclability of dark PET packaging on existing recycling...
-
K Show 2022 – motan presents a new dryer series and products of the new product brand “swift”
From 19th to 26th October 2022, motan will be again at the K Show in Düsseldorf. The ancilliary equipment supplier can be visited in hall 10 at stand D04, for the first time with a completely new corporate design and logo and is exhibiting several new products, including the LUXOR SG compact and...
-
Kuroda Electric Czech s.r.o. supplies the most durable injection screws on the market
- 06.10.2022
- Machinery & Equipment
- Injection molding machines
Injection screws made of KH material represent the future of the plastics industry. Due to the ever-accelerating rate of expansion of materials with high percentages of additives such as glass fibers or flame retardants, the demands on the resistance of the screws and cylinders themselves are also...
-
technology-support: Construction of moulds with the help of CAD/CAM Cimatron in the company Juraj Pittner
- 05.10.2022
- Plastics Moulds
- Interview
- Injection molds
Mr. Juraj Pittner has been in the world of injection molds for 20 years and has had his own design office since 2011. Before that, he worked for several years as a technologist and designer at the German company Meinecke Formenbau GmbH. For his work, he uses the Cimatron CAD/CAM solution, which is...
Branch Dictionary
