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MB Conveyors celebrates thirty years and lands at NPE

2015 is an important year for MB Conveyors, headquartered in Brogliano, near Vicenza (Italy). The Italian company is celebrating thirty years in the business and will participate for the first time in the NPE fair, which will take place this year on March 23-27 in Orlando, Florida. The company decided to be present...

A satisfying two days for Maicopresse

Over 500 visitors attended the two-day open house event held by Maicopresse on January 16 and 17 at its Borgosatollo site (near Brescia, Italy). “The level of participation in the event was even greater than expected: indeed, in addition to seeing our historical customers, we met many potential new clients; it was...

Negri Bossi takes a Canbio Evolution machine to Moscow

A 160-ton machine from the eCanbio series by Negri Bossi, featuring Smart Flex clamping (which makes it possible to create an oil-free moulding area) and prismatic guides, is among the exhibits at Interplastica 2015 (Moscow, 27-30 January). This compact and fast machine stands out for the attention to detail...

The celebration starts from Utech

The Cannon Group will start the celebration of its fiftieth anniversary while being present at the Utech Europe Conference and Exhibition 2015, to be held in Maastricht (Holland) on April 14-16, 2015. Cannon started its activity in the field of dosing units and mixing heads for polyurethane back in 1965 in Milan. The celebration...

Persico and ABB working together for the automotive industry

The Eco-cut system manufactured by Persico for the automatic cutting of linings for car interiors features two ABB IRB 2400/16 anthropomorphic robots with the Absolute Accuracy function. A high-frequency oscillating blade cutting technology was chosen in order to optimise the machining process, as it meets all the needs of...

Moulding tests for food caps and eyeglass lenses

Milan-based injection machine manufacturer Negri Bossi recently carried out two moulding tests for two separate customers at its headquarters in Cologno Monzese (near Milano). The first, for Capsol, a European cap manufacturer headquartered in Bulciago (near Lecco, Italy), was performed using a 24-cavity mould installed on a...

Compact control system for extrusion

Developed by Gefran for laboratory extrusion lines and compounding, the new compact control system eXtru+ comes ready to use; it is fully programmable and features built-in advanced technological functions. The extrusion of plastic materials is a process that demands flexibility, precision and efficiency. This new system makes...

The first coiler is never forgotten

After having bought, in 2013, a TR-range automatic coiler from FB Balzanelli, a German leading producer of XPE pipes recently replaced three of its old coilers with as many TR1400 units. According to the coilers’ manufacturer, this model, specifically designed for XPE pipes, is becoming increasingly popular in Germany and...

Forty candles and a new machine in memory of Mario Busi

On January 16 and 17, an open house will be held at Maicopresse’s facility in Borgosatollo, near Brescia (Italy), introducing the new MB 4000 injection moulding machine. The new machine, designed to produce large-size containers, features a clamping force of 4000 tons; the letters MB in its name are intended as a tribute to...

New horizons for in-line thermoforming

A complete in-line thermoforming system manufactured by Amut for the production of disposable cups (in the sizes required by the Usa and Canadian markets) has been successfully tested and delivered to a large North American producer. The customer's request included some very demanding features...

Main Tech relaunches the Dipre brand

On December 22,  2014, Main Tech made an official announcement that it had purchased the company Dipre, specialist in the construction of auxiliary equipment, renowned for granulation systems. These are the systems that Main Tech is launching first. Managing Director Renato Pegoraro commented...

New standard on safety requirements

On December 17, CEN (European Committee for Standardization) has published the standard EN 1417:2014 concerning the safety requirements for two-roll mills, which will come into force upon publication in the European Official Journal. EN 1417:2014 is one of the 19 European harmonized standards drawn up by...

Vertical machines for diamond wire overmoulding

The NT Series Wires machines developed  by Turra, a division of the IMS Deltamatic group, are offered as an ideal solution for the production of cables, wires and components, such as diamond wire, in which the cable is positioned transversely and adjacent to the tiebars. The 60- and 80-ton presses, the cable-tensioning system...

From here to Spring

Launched at Fakuma 2014 by Star Automation Europe, the robot ES-800II is now available, whilst the robot XW-122 will be marketed starting from Spring 2015. The goal of the new ES-II robot is to meet every possible needs about low price without forgetting quality and performance. The research and...

Ten years of acetaldehyde measurements

Ten years after the introduction of the PETes AA Analyzer, developed by Piovan to measure acetaldehyde in preforms, there are over 150 PET preform and bottle producing plants where at least one of these units is installed. The concrete, recognized advantages of the analyser include...

Official launch of integrated system for preforms and bottles

On December 11 Sipa will open the doors of its site in Vittorio Veneto, near Treviso (Italy), for the official presentation of the new Xtreme Sincro, an innovative technology combining injection-compression of preforms and high speed stretch-blow moulding of PET containers in a single systems...

Dehumidifying: how and why

On December 18, the conference room of Cesap - the training and assistance centre for plastic processors headquartered in Verdellino/Zingonia (near Bergamo, Italy) - will host the seminar "The advantages of an effective dehumidification" on the benefits of an effective drying process. The event is organised in cooperation with Moretto...

A polyamide yarn recycling plant

A manufacturer headquartered in Cerro Maggiore (near Milan), Comac recently delivered 6 and 66 polyamide yarn recycling plant to a company in Piedmont. The line is based on the new model EBC108HT 108-mm co-rotating twin screw extruder with an L/D ratio of 48/1, driven by a 600 kW alternating current motor. The plant also offers special...

Sipa acquires Automa activities for PET

All activities related to the production of injection-stretch-blow moulding (ISBM) equipment at Automa have been acquired by Sipa, the company based in Vittorio Veneto (near Treviso, Italy) specialized in the manufacture of plants for the production of PET containers and filling technologies...

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