The new Sidel StarLite Tropical base is enlarging the family of StarLite bottle solutions originally developed by the packaging experts of the company. This latest addition to the range is designed to offer a flexible solution for carbonated soft drink (CSD), in all packaging sizes from 0.25 to 3 litres...
The 3D printing and additive manufacturing solutions company, Startasys has announced that Italian company, qbrobotics, is producing customized sample robotics much more quickly and cost-effectively than via traditional methods, using its Fortus 250 3D printer. Using Stratasys’ high-endurance ABSplus 3D printing material, the company, a...
With a fully equipped 3-component metering machine of the type Streamline, polyurethane specialist Hennecke expands its performance capability in the field of research and development. The machine system features all the necessary requirements for the production of fibre composite components by means of a wide variety of...
A key player in the country with Sacmi Engineering - a one-stop production, business and assistance centre for the entire Indian market - the Sacmi Group was at Plastivision in Mumbai (January 19-23) to display advanced solutions for plastic cap production and quality control. Playing a starring role was the innovative CCM48SC, equipped with...
Moretto has announced the latest addition to their family of high performance mini-dryers for treating small batches and engineering resins. The X-Comb mini dryer has been specifically engineered for use by the medical industry where stringent requirements on performance and design are compulsory. The X-Comb...
Chem-Trend, a global company operating in the development and production of high-performance purging compounds, release agents and other ancillary moulding products, has announced the addition of Lusin Clean 1100 to its broad line-up of high performance purging compounds. Lusin Clean 1100 is a universal purge compound developed...
An open house of the Coex Bubble (10) line, with corotating twin screw extruder with a net production up to 1000 kg/h, is taking place at the Bastia Umbra (Perugia, Italy) factory of Colines Air Bubble from January 19 to 26 2017. Especially suitable for technical packaging and envelops, the Coex Bubble (10) series is...
By choosing to participate in the industry’s first 2017 fair, Interplastica, being held in Moscow from January 24 to 27, Negri Bossi confirms its interest in the Russian market. The company will be exhibiting a 180-ton injection press from the Canbio ST line, featuring a Euromap 850 injection unit together with the new control system, Tactus. During the...
On January 19, 23 and 24, Amut will be opening the doors of its Novara headquarters to unveil a new line for the extrusion of three-layer PET, PS and PP sheets for use in thermoforming. The plant has an hourly output of 1500 kg and is equipped with a corotating twin-screw...
The 2017 has started with an unique possibility for all WM Thermoforming Machines customers: in January, during week two and three, at the company headquarter in Stabio (Switzerland) complete in-line plants and the vacuum and pressure thermoforming machines are exhibited in running mode...
Nordson Corporation has enhanced the design of its patented “power backflush” V-Type screen changer, creating a more compact and efficient system whose continuous operation eliminates downtime in extrusion, pelletizing, and recycling. Nordson’s BKG HiCon V-Type 3G screen changer uses a hydraulically powered backflush system to...
SA-U is the name Elba has given to its new range of universal welding systems, which, thanks to the possibility of adding the desired number of welding stations, can be configured to meet the processors’ specific production needs. These machines, able to produce different types of bag...
“There is clearly a great deal of mutual interest in the further development of the Freeformer and Arburg Plastic Freeforming (APF). Let us achieve new advances from all the experience gathered”, were the motivating opening remarks from Eberhard Lutz, new director Freeformer Sales at Arburg, as he welcomed the around 40 participants to the third...
The Industry 4.0 project, based on the use of the innovative digital tool Oculus Rift, was developed at Bandera, in cooperation with the University Carlo Cattaneo of Castellanza (Varese, Italy), and shown in absolute preview during the K 2016. The Oculus Rift is a 3D virtual reality gives customers the opportunity to explore a...
On January 8 the Arabplast 2017 exhibition will start in Dubai (UAE), at the World Trade Centre. It is the most important event for the plastics and rubber industry in the Middle East, organized by Al Fajer Information & Services, in collaboration with Messe Düsseldorf. Thanks to its strategic position in the oil market, the Middle East and the Gulf states play...
The “rotary” presses by Presma are multi-station solutions destined to the injection moulding of thermoplastic foam and thermosetting rubber. At the last edition of the K trade fair, in Düsseldorf, the Italian company exhibited the two models Roto T4/48 XL and Roto R 12. The first one is an example of the range of special rotary machines for the processing of...
The company hs-umformtechnik produces coupling stations at its location in Grünsfeld-Paimar with qualified staff and state-of-the-art machine facilities. These stations are used to supply the injection moulding machines with plastic granules in centralised pneumatic pipe conveyor systems...
At K 2016 the Italian company CM Evolution Plast presented Principe Evo, the automatic continuous-flow belt screen changer for plastic materials having a high percentage of contamination. This fully automatic belt screen changer does not need routine maintenance, and its constant flow means that it has to be seen to be believed...
The new drum microperforator unveiled by Exact at the K 2016 show has been developed and designed for those applications requiring frequent and rapid changes in perforation, and is characterised for being simple to operate, robust, and easy to install. The machine is equipped with multi needle rollers, which rotate as necessary, each of...
