Current News Articles - page 34
Daily updated information and news from the plastics industry.
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RESINEX increases the level of PE + PP recycling, PE + PA / EVOCH recycling, impact modification
Achieve a higher level of compounding and recycling with DOW compatibilizers and...
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A Gripper with Thermalon Vacuum Cups for Rapid Demolding of Injection Molded Parts from an 8 Cavity Mold
- 21.05.2019
- Machinery & Equipment
- Robotics
Tasked with creating a demolding gripper that would yield extremely fast cycle times to achieve a high output, FIPA developed a high-performance, cost-effective solution for German manufacturer Franke Kunststofftechnik GmbH & Co....
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IPA Slovakia Seminar: Let's learn how to produce quality products!
We currently have enough. Plenty of everything. Quality, but also poor quality products, their various variants, imitations or even harmful products, environmentally harmful. You really have something to choose from. But how does a customer find that it is a product of good...
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Safic-Alcan and Dow expand distribution
- 16.05.2019
- Suppliers of raw materials
- Additives for plastics
Safic-Alcan, an international specialty chemicals distributor, is pleased to announce the extension of its existing distribution agreement with Dow for ethylene copolymers to entire Europe, Middle East and Africa region (EMEA), effective between 1st of January 2019 and 1st of April...
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Interconnected devices change the manufacturing industry
The use of IoT in industry is one of the most important steps on the road to Industry 4.0. Industrial IoT significantly increases the efficiency and quality of production and minimizes unnecessary costs. Experts at the next Industry4UM meeting discussed the collection, analysis, distribution of...
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The 26th International Engineering Fair in Nitra will attract new exhibitors
At the Agrokomplex will take place from 21 to 24 May 2019 26th International Engineering Fair in Nitra. The fair has become the most important event in Slovakia in this...
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Another record year for DESMA, the company is preparing for further expansion
The special machines manufacturer DESMA with a niche segment in injection moulding machines for elastomer mould rubber and metal components finished FY18 with a revenue of €118 million (as compared to €100 million in the previous year) marking its best fiscal year to...
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The VELOX CMS plastic injection workshop brought interesting lectures
- 09.05.2019
- Services
- Events
- Cost savings
VELOX CMS would like to inform you that on April 9 - 10, 2019 in Hustopeče near Brno, the sixteenth training seminar organized by VELOX CMS s.r.o. in cooperation with Incoe International Europe. The seminar, which featured seven speakers with contributions on "defect prevention, problem solving,...
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CMS system, optional supplement to injection molds Wittmann Battenfeld, informed about the condition of your machines
CMS sensor systems for condition monitoring (CMS = condition monitoring system) have been in use in large-scale production plants for many years to minimize profit losses through production downtimes and costly maintenance work. Application examples are rotary kilns in cement plants, conveying...
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Piovan Group wins the IF Design Award 2019 with Aquatech’s Easytherm temperature control unit
- 06.05.2019
- Plastics recycling
- Control technology
Top players in design from right across the world came together again for their annual gathering in the prestige setting of the BMW Welt in Munich. It is a major event for entrepreneurs and designers. This year Easytherm, the product designed by MM Design for Piovan Group company Aquatech, was...
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Strength, design and speed have come together at the prestigious Auto Show 2019 in Bratislava
- 03.05.2019
- Services
- Events
- Autosalon
- Photo reportage
After a year, the attention of cars enthusiasts will once again focus on the capital city. Central Europe's most awaited car event is set to meet the expectations of all car fans about the exceptional automotive experience. The Bratislava Motor Show brings not only a lot of interesting news. This...
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Design of molds with the help of CAD / CAM Cimatron in Konštrukcia Pittner
- 02.05.2019
- Plastics Moulds
- CAD/CAM
- Software for industry
Juraj Pittner has been in the world of injection molds for 20 years and since 2011 he has his own design office. He worked as a technologist and constructor in the German company Meinecke Formenbau GmbH. For his work he uses the Cimatron CAD / CAM solution, which is primarily intended for...
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MOL’s 2019 Annual General Meeting Approves HUF 107 Billion Dividend
MOL Plc. held a successful Annual General Meeting in Budapest. The General Meeting accepted the Board’s proposal for the distribution of profits through a dividend payment of HUF 107 bn, a significant increase compared to last year. Shareholders approved the report of the Board of Directors...
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Synventive Introduces eGate® 2.0 – Advanced Electric Actuation for Large Part Applications
- 26.04.2019
- Plastics Moulds
- Standardized parts
- Peripherals
Synventive, a business within Barnes Molding Solutions strategic business unit, is pleased to announce the release of eGate® 2.0, the latest addition to its activeGate control technologies. eGate delivers complete pin movement control for large part sequential valve gated...
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Slovakia and its readiness for global trends in the automotive industry
- 25.04.2019
- Services
- Events
- Automotive
In the near future, the automotive industry is expected to see significant changes, which will also have a strong impact on Slovak companies. In the coming years, we will see an increase in the production of cars for alternative propulsion, and electric cars on the hydrogen...
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Extrusion of Plastic Sheets, Additional Program, by Aquatec VFL s.r.o.
Aquatec VFL s.r.o. based in Dubnica nad Váhom, based on many years of experience of the international team of wastewater treatment workers, has brought an innovative and unique model of home wastewater treatment plant, which is also the main point of its production program, within which it offers a...
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HRScool enables hot runner systems with uncooled cylinder
- 23.04.2019
- Plastics Moulds
- Hot runners
- Injection molds
HRScool is an innovative solution for hot runner injection molding, in which the otherwise necessary water cooling of the corresponding actuator can be dispensed...
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MOL Group enters into recycled plastic compounding by acquiring Aurora Group
MOL Group announced that it has signed a sales-purchase agreement to acquire Aurora, a recycled plastic compounder with production plants located nearby automotive manufacturing and plastics conversion clusters in Baden-Württemberg,...
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Netstal honored as a manufacturer of the best injection molding machines in 2019
- 16.04.2019
- Machinery & Equipment
- Injection molding machines
Netstal is awarded the title of "Best injection molding machine" at the 2019 Manufacturing and Packaging Awards from Global Health and Pharma. The awards ceremony honors the innovative capability of the medical packaging industry in more than 50...
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3D printing has been around for 30 years now fascinates more and more
- 15.04.2019
- Plastics Processing
- 3D technology
What is almost 30 years old but looks completely new? Believe it or not, it's 3D printing. Yes, additive manufacturing technology appeared at the time of US President Ronald Reagan. In the following section, we present a brief history of 3D...
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DATALAN Quality Instruments sro: You can produce almost anything, without molds and tools
Technologies that attract attention are additive manufacturing, 3D printing. We talked about the possibilities and benefits of this technology with Mgr. Martin Balog, CEO of DATALAN Quality Instruments...
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Use of thermocouple temperature measurement - thermograms - for thermoplastic injection molding and thermoplastic composite materials, part 1
Injection is a discontinuous production process - it is a cyclical production and therefore a prerequisite for quality production is process stability, while maintaining other optimized parameters. Therefore, it is necessary to ensure that each subsequent injection cycle has the same course as the...
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Arburg: Injection moulding processes for efficient production of lightweight parts
Several innovative injection moulding processes are available for the production of lightweight plastic components. The potential of lightweight construction can be fully exploited through the interaction of process-oriented design, adapted mould technology and optimised process control. Arburg...
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A new research center for drive by wire is being set up at FEL ČVUT
Top experts, financial investments and big ambitions are behind the newly established Smart Driving Solutions Research Center at the Department of Control Engineering of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, ČVUT. A team of 13th scientists, led by Tomáš Haniš, aim to change the thinking and...
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New UV/TS stabilization packages - GRAFE optimizes masterbatch performance for automobiles
The demands of the automotive industry on component quality, while at the same time saving costs, are constantly increasing and are higher than ever due to the current market...
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Technology Days 2019: Heading for the future with Arburg on the Road to Digitalisation
The Arburg Technology Days have been around for 20 years now. Between 1999 and 2019, more than 93,000 invited guests from all over the world attended the highly regarded industry event. Between 13 and 16 March 2019, more than 6,000 visitors from 54 countries joined the event. Around 660 actively...
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MCAE Systems s.r.o. uses the additive production to the full
Stratasys has launched advanced elastomers and forward materials for its front 3D printers FDM and PolyJet. This allows customers to use additive manufacturing methods to quickly produce prototypes, tools, and parts by 3D printing. The FDM elastomer solution provides manufacturers with a new level...
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FORT-PLASTY s.r.o. produced for TON a.s. plastic washing box for the production process
- 01.04.2019
- Plastics and Rubber products
- Plastic products
In 2018, FORT-PLASTY s.r.o., a long-term business partner of TON a.s. from Bystřice pod Hostýnem wanted to design a washing box solution that will be used for cleaning pickling baths before changing colors in furniture...
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Ideal transport box Magnum Optimum 1208 from Schoeller Allibert for industrial production and transportation
- 29.03.2019
- Plastics packaging
- Plastic packaging
Schoeller Allibert comes with a brand new type of folding container (FLC) Magnum Optimum. Type 1208 is made specifically for industrial product logistics. This type of container meets the highest requirements in storage and transportation, and is one of the most advanced shipping packaging of this...
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