After the first stage on April 21 in Mogliano Veneto (near Treviso, Italy), Axtrolab Way, the itinerant training and communication seminar organised by Arcoplex for its customers, was held on May 19 in Turin at the NH Torino Lingotto Congress hotel. Both dates saw the participation of a number of plastics processors, above all moulders...
As part of a synergy enhancement policy aimed at further improving the relationship with its customers, Gaiotto Automation has moved its production, administration and sales operations from Vaiano Cremasco (Cremona, Italy) to Piacenza. This newly inaugurated plant will still produce highly automatic glazing and painting plants and machinery for...
With immediate effect, Kistler is taking over Schatz in Remscheid (Germany) and its US sales and service company, Schatz Usa, Holly (Michigan). This acquisition gives the Kistler Group new potential applications in quality assurance in industrial manufacturing. The Schatz Group can now market its systems through Kistler's global sales network, giving...
The Dow Chemical Company and Dow Corning Corporation today announced that Robert D. Hansen, chairman, chief executive officer and president, has announced his intention to retire from Dow Corning Corporation upon the completion of Dow’s ownership restructure transaction with Corning, which is expected to close in the second quarter of 2016...
Achim Ebel, the former associate and general manager of B+B Anlagenbau has joined Herbold Meckesheim as division manager for washing lines. Ebel has many years of experience in conception, manufacture, supply and operation of plastics recycling lines. He can profit from his knowledge gained in plant engineering and...
Smithers Pira published new report which provides an in-depth, long-term assessment of the rapidly evolving market for smart packaging that includes both active and intelligent packaging technologies. The global smart packaging market value is forecast to grow during the five-year period to 2021 at an annual rate of 7.5% to 7.6 billion dollars...
Solvay has signed a definitive agreement with Brazilian chemical group Unipar Carbocloro to sell its 70.59% stake in Solvay Indupa. “Solvay’s divestment of Indupa follows our announced early exit of our European PVC joint venture as Solvay is transforming into a specialty chemicals group”, said Vincent De Cuyper...
Solvay has signed a definitive agreement with Brazilian chemical group Unipar Carbocloro to sell its 70.59% stake in Solvay Indupa. “Solvay’s divestment of Indupa follows our announced early exit of our European PVC joint venture as Solvay is transforming into a specialty chemicals group,” said Vincent De Cuyper...
Capvis Equity, a private equity fund advised by Capvis Equity Partners, has agreed to acquire 100% of the shares of Hennecke from the industrial group Adcuram, its former owner. The transaction is subject to approval from antitrust authorities. For 70 years, Hennecke has been developing, manufacturing, selling and servicing...
Borealis and Gazprom signed a memorandum of understanding, which reflects the parties’ interest in evaluating opportunities to develop joint gas chemical projects in Russia. Gazprom is a global energy company focused on geological exploration, production, transportation, storage, processing and sales of gas, gas condensate and...
The owner families and staff of the Engel Group mourn the loss of their senior directors. Irene and Georg Schwarz both passed away within only a few days of each other in late March and early April at ages 86 and 88. For decades, they jointly managed the business and laid the foundation for the extraordinary success of what is today a...
Biesse Group, a leading manufacturer of machinery for the processing of wood, glass, stone and plastic, held a very successful gala evening on April 16 at its premises in Pesaro. Italian minister for constitutional reforms and relations with parliament Maria Elena Boschi gave a significant speech, calling Biesse Group a prime example of innovation and made in Italy...
The tenth international Iranplast exhibition, as a key international event in the field of polymer products, kicked off on April 13, bringing together some one thousand Iranian and foreign companies and almost 25,000 visitors. These are the figures of the fair according to the National Petrochemical Company (NPC) organiazer. Also present were...
The European Plastic Pipes and Fittings Association (TEPPFA), is delighted to announce that its Forum 2016 was a great success. The 25th anniversary event took place in Brussels on April 4 and 5. More than 130 stakeholders took part in the forum, which included presentations, panel discussions and debates on subjects which are critical for...
Membership in the regional manufacturing innovation group Proxinnov has resulted in a new alliance between Sepro Group and Yaskawa, a Japanese company with offices in Nantes. Sepro will sell large 6-axis articulated-arm robots manufactured by Yaskawa as part of Sepro’s full line of robots used in plastics injection moulding...
Teknor Apex has acquired Plastic Technologie Service (PTS), a German-based custom compounder of thermoplastic elastomers and engineering thermoplastics. PTS operates a state of the art manufacturing plant at Steinsfeld, Germany with more than 20,000 tons of installed capacity, as well as a technical support facility. A marketing office...
In 2006 the European Thermoforming Division of the Society of Plastics Engineers sought the first time to initiate an independent, sector-oriented award, the European Thermoforming Parts competition. This award stands for first-class innovative achievements in originality, creativity, mould complexity and technical ability...
3D printer market set for rapid growth with worldwide shipments forecast to top 5.6 million worldwide shipments of 3D printers will reach 496,475 units in 2016, up 103 percent from the predicted 244,533 units in 2015, according to Gartner’s latest forecast. 3D printer shipments are forecast to more than double every year between 2016 and 2019, by...
On March 17 the Italian association of industrial designers (Aipi) awarded the “Leonardo da Vinci” international prize to acknowledge the design of the Freeformer, an innovative system for additive manufacturing. “I’m delighted to accept this coveted award on behalf of Arburg Italy. Our Freeformer is...
