Current News Articles - page 20
Daily updated information and news from the plastics industry.
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Production of unique prototypes of LED lights with 3D printer Lisa PRO
- 01.10.2021
- Machinery & Equipment
- 3D technology
The Italian company A.A.G. Stucchi, which has been producing quality products with the “Made in Italy” brand, has been an active leader in the field of lighting for more than 70 years. They have evolved from a supplier of components to creators of custom...
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With the MOL Plugee application, charging electric cars is more advantageous
- 30.09.2021
- Suppliers of raw materials
- Electromobility
Slovnaft has taken another step closer to customers. Customers can pay more for charging cars in the network of electric chargers at Slovnaft filling stations via the MOL Plugee mobile application. The application will find the nearest available electric charger, guide you through the charging...
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Borealis appoints IMCD as Bormed™ healthcare portfolio distributor
- 29.09.2021
- Suppliers of raw materials
- Technical plastics
Borealis announces that it has selected IMCD, a global leader in the distribution of specialty chemicals and ingredients, as its new European distributor of its dedicated grade range of Bormed™ polyolefins for healthcare. The distribution agreement covers most of Europe (with the exception of...
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Innovative new addition to the FIPA area gripper portfolio
- 28.09.2021
- Machinery & Equipment
- Control technology
In manufacturing, it is often the case that several parts have to be lifted simultaneously by a suction gripper in order to be able to process them further. FIPA vacuum grippers have always stood for reliability and...
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WITTMANN BATTENFELD live at the Fakuma 2021
Following a year of “Fakuma break”, the WITTMANN Group is now looking forward to presenting itself again live on site in Friedrichshafen and showing its product highlights at booth 1204 in hall B1. But this time, “live” is more than just being there on...
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Common Dispensing Challenges and Solutions with Nordson EFD
- 24.09.2021
- Machinery & Equipment
- Dosing equipment
Almost 900 plant engineering and management personnel from diverse industries within the United States weigh in on specific challenges they face relating to their dispensing methods. Find out how to address some of these challenges to improve control in manufacturing...
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Uniplast Brno conference focused on the perspectives of the use of plastics in the conditions of circular economy
- 23.09.2021
- Services
- Events
- Photo reportage
After last year's break, a conference on Molds, Machines and Materials was held on September 15 and 16, 2021 in the Hotel Tri Věžičky near Jihlava. This year, it was subtitled Perspectives on the Use of Plastics in Circular Economy. The conference is traditionally organized by UNIPLAST...
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More productivity for all robot payloads thanks to new series
- 22.09.2021
- Machinery & Equipment
- Automation
- Robotics
Stäubli presents a new series of compact robotic tool changing systems, up to 80 kg robot payload. With the introduction of this new product series that can be individually adapted to any application, Stäubli now enables more productivity for robots of all manufacturers and for all...
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The Piovan complete solution for your smart material tracking
Production manufacturing in modern plastic factories can be quite complex to manage, due to a wide range of different raw materials storage coming from different sources, a big number of IMMs or extruders, highly demanding standard of quality and productivity and frequent change of production...
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GRAFE has developed a solution that ensures product protection and prevents brand plagiarism
- 16.09.2021
- Services
- Plastic products
- Research
Invisible product protection in the form of marking substances offers significantly increased counterfeit protection for original labels and thus effectively prevents brand piracy. GRAFE, headquartered in Blankenhain, Germany, has been active in this field for many years and works with various...
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They will start autumn outages in Slovnaft, contribute to reducing emissions and increase production safety
- 14.09.2021
- Suppliers of raw materials
- Commodity plastics
In September and October, Slovnaft will once again shut down part of its production facilities in order to carry out their mandatory maintenance, repairs and modernization. The aim of this work is to ensure the safe operation of equipment and improve the environmental parameters of production - to...
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Fanuc, a specialist in industrial automation, has already sold 750,000 robots
- 13.09.2021
- Machinery & Equipment
- Automation
- Robotics
FANUC Corporation, one of the world's most prominent suppliers of automation technology, continues to expand its market-leading position with the production of its 750,000th industrial robot, which is more than any other manufacturer in this segment.At present, FANUC produces around 8,000...
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The successful concept of the German injection mold supplier GOLLMER Formen is growing. Have a look, how they do it (video).
- 10.09.2021
- Plastics Moulds
- Injection molds
GOLLMER Formen is a German mold maker, which is specialized in international sourcing of plastic injection molds, plastic components for plastic injection molds and prototype molds. GOLLMER is active in nearly every industry for example: automotive, medical,...
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Reportage from the 4th Central European Plastics Meeting
- 09.09.2021
- Services
- Events
- Photo reportage
The PlasticPortal.eu team participated in the 4th year of the traditional plastics conference organized by the Hungarian company myCEPPI, Central European Plastics Meeting (CEPM). The main topics of this year's conference were: the plastics market post-covid, recycling and chemical...
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Achieving sustainable profitability in today's plastics industry
“Plastic products are essential in our every day life” says Renato Moretto, founder and President of Moretto SpA, a world leading manufacturer of auxiliary equipment for the plastics industry. “Our real challenge is to turn the critical issues related to plastics mass production into opportunities...
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Lifocolor presents the trendy colours of 2022 for home-compostable biopolymers
The Lifocolor Group is setting new standards in the colouring of biopolymers. The leading provider of masterbatches for the polymer-processing industry is expanding its LIFOCOLOR BIO range to include bio-C colour concentrates. These are based on a selection of particularly environmentally...
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The company SELEX INDUSTRIAL, s.r.o. expands offer with autonomous mobile robots OMRON
SELEX INDUSTIRAL, s.r.o. based in Šamorín is a long-term supplier of technologies for plastics processing cooperating with major manufacturers in the industry. Since 2010 we have been cooperating with the Japanese manufacturer of three-axis robots STAR and since 2015 also with the largest...
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Why do injection mold manufacturers need specialized CAD/CAM software?
Do you think this is a difficult question? No, the answer is simple: to save. Some time ago I wrote an article on increasing the designer's performance and one of the points was working on two monitors. I know a few people who work on one monitor and say they don't need two, but I don't know anyone...
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Ampacet introduces ProVital masterbatches for medical and pharmaceutical applications
Ampacet, a global masterbatch leader, has introduced the ProVital and ProVital + range of masterbatches for healthcare applications. ProVital + is specifically formulated with selected raw materials that have been pre-tested to European Pharmacopeia section 3.1 and biocompatibility according to...
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ARBURG on Uniplast: Serious about sustainability
ARBURG has always been very committed to the environment and the careful use of resources. At Uniplast 2021, our work will be presented by Bertram Stern, Team Leader for Sustainability and Circular Economics and co-creator of the arburgGREENworld...
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Kick-off to the BGS Irradiation Service Days: Virtual trade fair on current trends in radiation crosslinking and sterilization
- 30.08.2021
- Plastics Processing
- Events
- Radiation technologies
BGS Beta-Gamma-Service, specialised provider in the area of radiation crosslinking and radiation sterilization, is presenting a virtual trade fair this year for the first time. The BGS Irradiation Service Days (ISD) will take place on 29 and 30 September 2021 and focus on radiation crosslinking and...
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Sanfog brings industrial humidification systems with automatic humidity control
- 26.08.2021
- Machinery & Equipment
- Control technology
Overheating of production lines can cause their spoilage, even complete cessation. Sparks caused by static electricity can often cause fires in factories and warehouses. Traditional air conditioning equipment in warehouses, in terms of the price of the systems themselves and the cost of their...
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Waste is first and foremost a business. Only then can we talk about ecology
- 25.08.2021
- Services
- Circular economy
- Interview
Back up PET bottles? According to waste management expert Alena Myslivcová Fučíková from the University of Hradec Králové, this is not as great a solution as it seems at first glance. As well as packaging, bioplastics, wooden toothbrushes or the pursuit of zero waste life. It would not waste...
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Continental enables use of recycled PET Bottles in tire production as of 2022
Continental enables the use of reprocessed polyester obtained from recycled plastic bottles in its tire production as of 2022. The new sustainable polyester yarn will be obtained from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles by a mechanical process and will be used in the construction of the tire...
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Three types of plastic screen beams from Portaflex s.r.o.
- 23.08.2021
- Plastics and Rubber products
- Plastic products
Transparent lamella blinds (referred to as industrial blinds, thermal blinds or simply "Portaflex" by some customers) are in most cases used as draft devices in gates, doors, passages or as a barrier for entire halls. In places of high frequency of movement of people or technology, they prevent...
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K.D. Feddersen distributes recompounds from Aurora Kunststoffe GmbH
Since 2014, the Hamburg-based plastics distributor K.D. Feddersen has been cooperating with Aurora Kunststoffe GmbH, a manufacturer of high-quality engineering recompounds based in...
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HASCO's customised ejector portfolio is extended
HASCO's extensive ejector portfolio for the efficient demoulding of parts from injection moulding, compression moulding and diecasting tools has been further extended – with the customer very much in mind. Gaps in the existing range have been closed in order to meet individual customer requirements...
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Precise dosing of one-component adhesives and sealants - DOPAG Eastern Europe s.r.o.
- 16.08.2021
- Machinery & Equipment
- Dosing equipment
The new glueLine product line offers pumps, valves and complete systems designed specifically for one-component materials. Accurate dosing, comprehensive process monitoring and high reproducibility - high standards in production and automated processes require efficient dosing technologies in all...
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Plastics processor Ensinger focuses on renewables and material cycles
- 12.08.2021
- Plastics Processing
- Business economics
The manufacturing sector – particularly the plastics industry – has a key part to play in curbing climate change. With this in mind, the Ensinger Group’s owners and management team are acknowledging their responsibility when it comes to limiting and gradually reducing the company’s greenhouse gas...
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Fakuma 2021 - circular economics as one of the main topics
- 11.08.2021
- Services
- Circular economy
- FAKUMA
The 27th Fakuma international trade fair for plastics processing extends its invitation to the live trade fair in Friedrichshafen from the 12th through the 16th of October, 2021. In addition to the issues of injection moulding, extrusion technology and thermoforming, the industry highlight will...
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