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Daily updated information and news from the plastics industry.
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WITTMANN BATTENFELD wins award for its condition monitoring system
At this year’s Plastpol in Kielce, WITTMANN BATTENFELD was able to convince an independent jury consisting of experts from universities and specialist institutes of the benefits offered by its condition monitoring system (CMS) when used in injection molding machines for processing plastics. CMS is...
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K 2019 Düsseldorf - new technology as an innovation engine
More than 3,000 plastic and rubber companies will present products and solutions for productive and responsible today, tomorrow and after tomorrow. At a press conference in Budapest, the organizers of the fair met directly from Düsseldorf - Thorsten Kühmann Director of the German VDMA Association...
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Arburg to build new assembly hall at central production site in Lossburg
On 16 May 2019, Arburg officially marked the start of construction on a new assembly hall with a ground-breaking ceremony. With the new building, production capacities for large Allrounder injection moulding machines and customer specific turnkey systems are being further expanded. The investment...
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Plastics Machines, s.r.o. has become a sales representative of BOLE
After a long decision, Plastics Machines, s.r.o. decided to represent a Chinese manufacturer of injection molding machines BOLE. Longer consideration was mainly due to the quality and technical design of the machines produced in China and the competition of Chinese injection molding machines on the...
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Plastpol Kielce 2019 - Photo gallery
- 18.06.2019
- Services
- Photo reportage
- PLASTPOL
- Exhibitions
The balance of this year's international plastics and rubber trade fair Plastpol 2019 was record-breaking and impressive, with 910 companies from 42 countries taking part in 7 exhibition halls. The exhibition was the biggest in its history so far. The trade scope of the fair included technologies,...
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Recycled plastic profiles TOPeco - the perfect replacement for wood, metal and concrete
Today, recycling is the current environmental issue. It is dealt with by the public, parliament and the European Union in Brussels. TOPlast, a.s. has been operating in Slovakia since 2002, which recycles plastic waste and transforms it into very useful products for versatile...
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SUBTER PLUS s.r.o. - Automatic weighing of raw materials in the rubber and plastics industry
- 13.06.2019
- Machinery & Equipment
- Automation
Today, in a time of scarcity and cost the automation of production. The interest in automation is in all industries and the preparation of rubber and plastics mixtures will not be...
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SOVA Digital: The first R&D meeting of Slovakia's leaders
- 11.06.2019
- Services
- Industry 4.0
R&D (Research & Development) Leaders of R&D Centers of Slovak Industrial Companies gathered for the first joint meeting to find a space for mutual cooperation to improve industrial R&D. The aim of the event was to create cooperation of R&D leaders, which has the ambition to contribute to the...
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MOL Group delivered over USD 500mn EBITDA in the first quarter of 2019
- 10.06.2019
- Suppliers of raw materials
- Business economics
MOL Group announced the first quarter of 2019 financial results in Budapest. In the first quarter, EBITDA was in line with the annual plan of over USD 500mn. Upstream division EBITDA remained unchanged at 283 million euros. USD. Downstream Net CCS EBITDA decreased to USD 138mn. Customer Service...
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ENGEL ends fiscal year with growth
- 07.06.2019
- Machinery & Equipment
- Business economics
The ENGEL Group saw out the 2018/19 fiscal year, which closed at the end of March, with a turnover of €1.6 billion. The injection moulding machine manufacturer and systems solutions provider headquartered in Schwertberg, Austria, once again raised its sales, achieving a 6% increase over the...
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International Engineering Fair 2019 in Nitra - awards and photo gallery
- 06.06.2019
- Services
- MSV Nitra
- Exhibitions
The International Engineering Fair in Nitra was held at the Agrokomplex Exhibition Center on May 21 - 24, 2019 and again prepared for visitors a number of expositions with the latest solutions and technologies. In addition to engineering production, products and innovations from other areas of...
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ENGEL CZ Forum has continued successfully
Following the premium ENGEL CZ Forum in the fall last year, ENGEL has organized its sequel. The forum was attended by approximately the same number of companies as in the autumn. These were not just automotive topics, but also topics from the technical and medical sectors. Representatives of the...
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Remiva supplies complete peripherals for the new Rompa Group plant
- 04.06.2019
- Machinery & Equipment
- Dosing equipment
- Peripherals
Exactly one year ago, a project was initiated for the construction of a new production plant in Leipheim, Germany, which is now the 10th branch location for Rompa Group, a global manufacturer of technical components. Remiva, s.r.o., which is the exclusive representative of Sysmetric Ltd for Central...
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Become an expert in plastic processing, secure your future profession
- 03.06.2019
- Services
If you are taught as a plastician, it will not happen that you will not have a job after graduation. New disciplines that you can report to today have already arisen from the initiative of manufacturing companies struggling with a shortage of skilled workers. At the instigation of plastics...
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High-performance material opening up new possibilities from K.D. Feddersen
- 31.05.2019
- Suppliers of raw materials
- Compounds
- PA Polyamide
As a global distributor and service provider with over 60 years of experience in the plastics market, K.D. Feddersen's portfolio of engineering plastics incorporating a range of top quality products and services. The company develops and implements innovative solutions and offers its customers...
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New alternative STRACK: Klinkenzug particularly suited for small strokes
The newly developed latch lock Z4-23 is particularly suited for small strokes, which have been combined up to now by Z4 and Z6 in one latch lock. Z4-23 only requires three instead of 7 mm minimum stroke for...
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DATRIA s.r.o. has signed a cooperation agreement with MEAF
- 29.05.2019
- Machinery & Equipment
- Extrusion
DATRIA s.r.o. would like to inform you about the conclusion of a major cooperation agreement with MEAF. MEAF is a manufacturer of foil extrusion and molding equipment from a wide range of raw materials and disposable plastic...
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New in LIFOCOLOR, s.r.o. - high temperature masterbatches LIFORMANCE
Polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) is a high temperature resistant semi-crystalline thermoplastic polymer. Due to its chemical structure, it is a very durable polymer with excellent mechanical properties - even at temperatures above 200°C. LIFOCOLOR offers "LIFORMANCE" - a product line of seven standard...
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Proposal for Restrictions Targeted addition microplastics
- 24.05.2019
- Plastics Processing
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has presented a proposal to restriction microplastic particles that are specifically added to mixtures used by consumers or professionals. If accepted, this limitation can reduce the amount of microplastics released to the EU environmental components by 400,000...
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Automotive supplier Teknia simplifies spare parts procurement with ENGEL customer portal
ENGEL celebrates the 1000th user of its new customer portal e-connect. At its Nivnice plant in the south-east of the Czech Republic, the automotive supplier Teknia produces a wide range of products from technical parts to sophisticated visual components. e-connect offers on-site support to...
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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 Hustopeèe 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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