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GRAFE's customer portal now offers a CO₂ calculator to verify the life cycle assessment
Sustainability requirements in plastics processing are constantly increasing and more and more customers are demanding proof of a product's eco-balance. For this reason, the GRAFE GROUP, Blankenhain, has been providing a CO₂ calculator for certifying the masterbatches or compounds ordered...
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Innovation in the world of dosing technology: Movacolor brings a new solution for plastics processing
Movacolor, a leading manufacturer of dosing technology, is bringing innovative solutions for plastics processing in 2024. Innovations include the PTC portable touch control panel and the MDS dosing unit, which increases efficiency and stability in production environments. The new offline dosing...
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GRAFE identifies trends and supports customers from implementation to the finished product
When it comes to surface trends, nature offers designers worldwide the greatest inspiration, as it is an almost inexhaustible source of shapes and colors. And because it is alive, it changes, which in turn leads to new structures, shapes, tones and nuances being created over and over again. Just...
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Revolution in packaging: Coreless stretch film saves nature and your wallet
In today's world, where there is more and more talk about sustainability and environmental protection, innovative solutions are also coming to packaging and logistics. The latest trend that is gaining industry attention is Coreless Stretch...
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The top laboratory of Volkswagen Slovakia builds on more than 20 years of experience
The Volkswagen Slovakia Materials Laboratory has become the first in the Group to carry out accredited tests as an independent laboratory for external customers. Together with modern technological equipment, it is a reliable partner for customers looking for materials testing and trials in...
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Drekoma offers an economical humidification solution thanks to its patented Orbit Wing technology
Family company Ing. Vladimír Harazím, CSc. - Drekoma took part in the International Engineering Fair in Brno this October. In Hall V, it again presented its patented technology, which humidified the air of the exhibition space. According to their experience, this technology contributes to increased...
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Ampacet expands ELTech range to include color masterbatches for optical fiber cable
- 06.11.2024
- Services
- Additives for plastics
- Color masterbatch
Ampacet, a global masterbatch leader, has expanded its ELTech portfolio to include a range of high performance color masterbatches based on a Polybutylene Terephthalate (PBT) carrier resin and specifically designed for optical fiber cable PBT...
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LIFOCOLOR: colouring agents for plastics with natural sandstone and cork effect
LIFOCOLOR brings innovative plastic colorants that faithfully mimic natural materials such as sandstone and cork. These imitations of stone and wood are ideal for manufacturers who want to aesthetically differentiate their products in the marketplace. They are suitable for finishing plastic...
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SUBTER PLUS – Exclusive Representative of O.C.S. for Rubber Molds in the Czech Republic and Central Europe
- 01.11.2024
- Plastics Moulds
- Rubber
- Injection molds
SUBTER PLUS s.r.o., based in Jindřichův Hradec, has become the exclusive representative of Italian manufacturer O.C.S. s.r.l. for rubber molding products in the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Hungary. O.C.S. s.r.l. specializes in molds for injection and compression molding and...
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Innovative SLM and DMLS metal 3D printing technologies. What are their advantages and disadvantages?
- 30.10.2024
- Services
- 3D technology
SLM and DMLS technologies are leading technologies in the field of additive manufacturing for metallic materials. Both methods use lasers to create parts layer by layer from metal powder, enabling the production of highly detailed and mechanically strong parts. Although the technologies are often...
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Fakuma 2024: World-class innovation in the plastics sector
- 28.10.2024
- Services
- FAKUMA
- Exhibitions
The 29th Fakuma international trade fair for plastics processing closed in Friedrichshafen as a great success. 1639 exhibitors presented their innovations in the fields of efficiency, sustainability and circular economy in twelve almost fully occupied halls and nearly booked-out foyers from the...
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PETX - polymer fibres as a replacement for KARI nets - a big help for small builders
The new product of KAPIT, s.r.o. - PETX40 is a polymer fibre made from recycled plastic. It is an alternative to traditional steel reinforcement, commonly known as KARI net. In addition to its environmental benefits, it is efficient and reduces transport and handling...
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Permanent marking of plastic products and packaging with ultraviolet lasers
- 23.10.2024
- Plastics Processing
- Lasers
Manufacturers of electronic components, pharmaceuticals and packaging, as well as consumer goods, have a fundamental requirement to permanently mark their products, e.g. for traceability, anti-counterfeiting, branding or functional purposes such as scale marking. Labels can be damaged or removed,...
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International engineering fair 2024 in Brno was marked by digitalization - photo gallery part 2, pavilions A2, B, E, F2
The key project of MSV 2024 in Brno was the Digital Factory 2.0, in which more than 40 companies participated. A new feature was the 3DEXPO PRO section focused on additive manufacturing. The program included expert conferences, the matchmaking project Contact-Contract and technology expositions. In...
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TecSa Consult : Your partner for technical cleanliness
- 21.10.2024
- Services
- Automotive
- Cost savings
TecSa Consult offers a comprehensive technical cleanliness training course that provides participants with the practical knowledge and theoretical basis needed to implement and maintain high standards of cleanliness in...
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History of the Czechoslovak plastics industry in interviews of witnesses (VII./VII.)
- 18.10.2024
- Plastics Processing
- Interview
- Injection molding
The main theme of the memorial talks is sharing the informations. Without this sharing, the early days of the plastics industry would have been much more difficult or we would not be where we are now. The final memorist in the series of the plastics history in Czechoslovakia is Lubomír Zeman,...
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The 65th MSV was about the future of industry and intensive business - photo gallery part 1, pavilions G1, V, P
- 17.10.2024
- Services
- Events
- Photo reportage
- Exhibitions
Technological innovations were presented at the Brno Exhibition Centre by 1 386 exhibiting companies from 42 countries around the world. Over the four days, more than 55,000 visitors, mainly technicians and businessmen who need to put innovations into practice quickly, visited their stands. In the...
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MORETTO will present its innovations at the FAKUMA 2024 plastics trade fair
Fakuma, the trade fair for the plastics industry, will again take place this year from 15 to 19 October in Friedrichshafen, Germany. The important event for plastics processors has always focused on market developments and the search for new exclusive and competitive solutions characterised by...
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A sustainable future for plastic materials
BASF's Performance Materials division presented its strategic plan to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 and highlighted key milestones on the road to a circular economy. With its exceptional know-how in materials and plastics technology, BASF is becoming a leader in the inevitable transformation of...
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History of the Czechoslovak plastics industry in interviews of witnesses (VI./VII.)
- 11.10.2024
- Plastics Processing
- Interview
- Injection molding
The sixth part of the series of interviews with the monuments of the Czechoslovak plastic industry with Ondřej Kebrle. From the beginning, plastics were only minimally interesting for communist Czechoslovakia. Technical plastics gradually came here from the West and today their use is very wide....
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AUTOSALÓN AUTOSHOW 2024 - car exhibition in Nitra
Come to Nitra to see the news and premieres of automotive brands and win a DongFeng SHINE E1 for a ticket! Make a note in your calendar for October 3 - 6, when AUTOSALÓN AUTOSHOW 2024 will take place at the Nitra Exhibition...
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Summer competition at ORLEN filling stations knows the winner
The big summer competition of the ORLEN filling station network "Win a summer full of adventures" knows the winner. The award ceremony took place at the ORLEN filling station in Nitra-Lužianky. It also included a tasting of Stop Cafe products, namely potato lokshe and delicious Fairtrade coffee....
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Recycling issues in the spotlight at Central Europe's largest plastics event
In the last week of September, the Central European meeting of plastics manufacturers took place for the seventh time, which last year moved from Šamorín to the premises of the modern industrial loft Eiffel Műhelyház in Budapest. This event has become a meeting point for professionals from the...
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Polykemi AB will present at Fakuma 2024 high quality recycled compounds to reduce CO2 emissions
Polykemi AB will also be present at Fakuma 2024 with its own stand - B1/1309. The main theme is reducing the CO2 emissions of plastic raw materials and plastic components. How and in what form can this be done - with recyclates and 1A primary...
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History of the Czechoslovak plastics industry in interviews of witnesses (V./VII.)
- 04.10.2024
- Plastics Processing
- Interview
- Injection molding
In the fifth part of the series of interviews with memorials of the Czechoslovak plastics industry, Jiří Gabriel tells us where his first steps towards the plastics industry began and how he got to simulation programs. The long-time expert in the simulation of plastic injection remembered that too....
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65th International Engineering Fair in Brno to showcase industry-changing innovations
- 03.10.2024
- Services
- Events
- MSV Brno
- Exhibitions
The 65th anniversary edition of the International Engineering Fair will show in one place the innovations that are pushing industrial production into a new era. The most important Central European event focusing on technological innovations will take place at the Brno Exhibition Centre from 8 to 11...
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Ampacet launches ProVitalTM+ LaserMark portfolio for medical applications
Ampacet, a global masterbatch leader, has introduced ProVitalTM+ LaserMark, a portfolio of masterbatches designed for high-contrast laser marking using Nd:YAG on medical devices, in-vitro diagnostic equipment and packaging...
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Sumitomo (SHI) Demag: Changing the perception of productivity
As the Czech and Slovak economy is largely dependent on manufacturing exports and trade, productivity is a priority for the manufacturing segment. David Svoboda, CEO of Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Plastics Machinery Česko spol. s r.o., analyses what drives plastics processing customers to gain control...
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MAT obaly s.r.o. can recycle up to 220 tons of waste foils per month
- 30.09.2024
- Plastics recycling
- Waste Management
- PE Polyethylene
- Plastic packaging
- Recycled plastics
- Blow molding
Since 2005, we have had all the necessary permits to recycle PE film and have thus become one of the companies that make a major contribution to a clean environment. We concentrate mainly on separate collection, which must be sorted and prepared for processing in a more demanding...
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History of the Czechoslovak plastics industry in interviews of witnesses (IV./VII.)
- 27.09.2024
- Plastics Processing
- Interview
- Injection molding
As the previous interviews describe, the Czechoslovak plastics industry was in its early days dependent on information and technology from Western companies. However, they also had to try new ways, discover dead ends, experience successes and failures. One of the many stories of these companies is...
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