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M2M Solutions: Transforming warehouse processes with autonomous robots
We are introducing autonomous mobile robots (AMR) from Hikrobot to the warehouses of a leading Slovak fresh food supplier. The project transforms internal logistics, reduces costs and improves the efficiency of warehouse operations. Automation brings a new standard to logistics, saving time and...
Get ready for a new challenge - energy efficiency and renewables
- 25.07.2024
- Latest News
- Research
- Research
Get ready for a new challenge - energy efficiency and...
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PrecisionMolding injection moulding machines from KraussMaffei - the optimal technology for data solutions for cattle breeding
- 04.07.2024
- Machinery & Equipment
- Injection molding
- Research
Farmers and livestock breeders around the world rely on Datamars’ Livestock Identification solutions. They not only improve animal welfare, but also ensure comprehensive traceability in the food chain. At the Nitra site in Slovakia, an all-electric precisionMolding injection molding machine has...
ARBURG: robot Epson gets a second life in student hands
- 18.06.2024
- Latest News
- Robotics
- Research
At the Secondary School of Industry and Trade Academy in Uherský Brod, it is not just about regular education; here, students are truly creating the technological future. Thanks to support from ARBURG Brno, which donated an EPSON industrial robot to the school, three students - Filip Kablásek,...
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Polykemi: Sharp innovations for the future
In a unique collaboration, the Swedish manufacturers Morakniv, Alleima, Rondo Plast (Polykemi Group) and TK Pac have come together to develop a knife that is largely made from recycled material. The Morakniv Basic 546 knife will receive a sequel, an alternative for the environmentally conscious...
Sumitomo (SHI) Demag invites customers to its Productivity Roadshow 2024!
A 20-metre long mobile exhibition truck containing all the latest injection moulding technologies and time-saving technological tools that promise plastics processors the fastest route to increased productivity and higher operating...
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Sumitomo (SHI) Demag invites customers to its Roadshow across 14 countries
- 03.04.2024
- Machinery & Equipment
- Research
A 20-metre mobile exhibition area featuring all the latest injection moulding technologies and time-saving tools that promise plastics processors the fastest route to increased productivity and higher operating...
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ORLEN Unipetrol upgrades Chezacarb production unit for CZK 270m
- 05.01.2024
- Suppliers of raw materials
- Automation
- Research
The ORLEN Unipetrol Group continues its commitment to innovating and streamlining its production technologies. This year, the Group has completed the modernisation of the unit producing electrically conductive soot,...
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Distributor of Stratasys 3D printers, MCAE Systems introduces the most sophisticated industrial 3D printer on the market
Stratasys, a leader in the field of polymer 3D printing and additive manufacturing, represented on the Czech market by MCAE Systems, presented its new F3300 3D printer with Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) technology at the Formnext fair in Frankfurt,...
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Polykemi AB and HEXPOL TPE AB have collaborated on the development of new materials
Making a material selection can be a complicated task when designing consumer products. There are many properties to balance, and the choice is even more complex when including eco-design principles. Selecting two materials for a 2K part is not doubling the difficulty; it is...
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How does Stepanek3D use powder technologies for polymer sintering?
- 08.02.2023
- Services
- 3D technology
- Research
In this article, we will focus on polymer powder sintering technologies that are popular mainly in industry and functional applications due to, among others, their versatility, availability, speed of delivery and other aspects. We will also explain standard delivery dates, prices, materials, sizes...
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Addiplast: Eco-development for better recycling
Addiplast Group develops its own innovation strategy in the field of packaging materials and supports sustainable development and recycling. The Addicolor manufacturing plant has already designed 5 products that are part of the sustainable assortment and are detectable using near infrared radiation...
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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...
SHARVAN bike - grows, folds and changes colors
- 25.10.2022
- Latest News
- MSV Brno
- Research
The editors of PlasticPortal.eu had a great opportunity to try out the unique SHARVAN bicycle, which is a successful project of the companies LPH GROUP and 1. prešovská nástrojáreň, s.r.o., as part of the International Engineering Fair in...
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How the specialist from Stepanek3D developing new products?
- 11.04.2022
- Services
- 3D technology
- Prototyping
- Research
How is the development of new products in a short time with the possibility of further piece or even serial production? What materials and technologies are appropriate? What documents should be prepared? We answer these and other questions in the article...
Spolana s.r.o., belonging to ORLEN Unipetrol RPA, modernized the production of granular ammonium sulphate
- 25.01.2022
- Latest News
- Research
Neratovice-based SPOLANA s.r.o. has upgraded its operations producing granulated agricultural fertiliser ammonium sulphate unde the name Spolsan® G. This product complements the existing crystalline form offered by Spolana under the trade name Spolsan®...
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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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Simulation technology not only for the plastics industry
- 03.05.2021
- Services
- CAD/CAM
- Injection simulation
- Software for industry
- Cost savings
- Injection molding
- Research
Simulations and computer technology in general using computer resources have been helping to save money in the development of new products for a long time, practically more than half a century. Recently, however, from the originally only verification phase of product design, simulations have been...
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Faktum Design s.r.o. creates a new product design
Faktum Design s.r.o. - We understand design as a creative combination of aesthetics, functionality and technical solution. We use knowledge gained through many years of practice across the industrial spectrum. We are based on available facts, we use our art and talent to create a functional design...
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LANXESS opens a new nitrous oxide reduction plant in Antwerp
- 26.02.2021
- Services
- Smart factory
- Research
LANXESS has taken another important step towards climate neutrality. A company specializing in specialty chemicals has opened a nitrous oxide reduction plant in Antwerp, Belgium, which can decompose approximately 500 metric tons of nitrous oxide per year, which is equivalent to the climatic impact...
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DESMA presents how virtual collaboration defines the new world of work
- 22.02.2021
- Services
- Smart factory
- Industry 4.0
- Research
Especially in times of the Corona Pandemic, the whole working world is changing. Where some time ago short conversations could be held directly in the office, today loneliness often reigns. Many employees work decentrally in home offices. But even before the Corona pandemic, it was clear that the...
Generative design from Stepanek3D is a revolutionary optimization tool
- 10.02.2021
- Latest News
- 3D technology
- Research
Generative design from Stepanek3D is an advanced computational method by which we can achieve the ideal shape of the body with respect to the specified boundary conditions with precise speed and...
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ARBURG takes over the AMK division, and thus the production and development of electric drives
- 10.02.2021
- Services
- Injection molding machines
- Research
The business families ARBURG Hehl and Keinath took over AMK Arnold Müller GmbH & Co. KG on 1 January 2021. KG including the "Drives & Automation" division. In the future, the company will operate under the name AMKmotion GmbH + Co...
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Doctoral students from FEL CVUT built a robot balancing on two legs
Concept taken from the ETH University of Zurich, but completely original design using commonly available technologies and components. This is what a new experimental robot called SK8O (Skejto) looks like, created on the premises of the Department of Control Engineering, Faculty of Electrical...
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MOL has completed the construction of a new research and development center in Százhalombatte
MOL has opened a new polyol research and development center in Százhalombatta, Hungary, which will develop polyol products according to customer requirements. The research and development center is named after former MOL CEO György...
PlasticPortal.eu underwent an independent SEO audit in September
- 16.11.2020
- Latest News
- Research
In September 2020, an SEO audit was performed on the PlasticPortal.eu website, one of the most renowned SEO companies in the Czech...
Guide for toolmakers from technology-support s.r.o.
- 20.10.2020
- Latest News
- Injection molds
- Research
The Toolkit Solutions Wizard seeks to answer the question of how to improve the whole process from offering to delivering a tool to a...
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Innovation of PLASTIKA a.s. in industries
- 29.09.2020
- Machinery & Equipment
- Surface treatment
- Research
Plastika a.s. is intensively and long-term preparing for the upcoming changes in the industry. Much of the innovation concerns digitization in manufacturing and logistics activities. We try to make the most of digitization to best suit our technologies and specific market...
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WITTMANN BATTENFELD presents its highlights digitally
Since FAKUMA 2020 has been postponed to next year due to the health risks arising from the SARS-CoV-2 virus, WITTMANN BATTENFELD has decided to present the exhibits originally planned for the Fakuma and several other interesting applications in the form of product videos, and post them on a...
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MOL has discovered new natural gas and condensate deposits in Pakistan
- 28.07.2020
- Suppliers of raw materials
- Research
As the operator of the TAL unit in Pakistan, MOL has discovered new deposits of natural gas and condensate. This is the thirteenth positive result of the company's geological survey in Pakistan and the tenth discovery on the TAL...
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