Category Menu Machinery News Engel to display tie-bar-less machines at Interplastica 2011 in Moscow December 23, 2010 by plasticsinfomart At Interplastica, the plastics and rubber trade fair to be commenced from January 25 in Moscow, Russia, Austrian injection molding machine manufacturer Engel will highlight innovative technologies for higher productivity. Pipe fittings will be produced by a fully electrical and automatic process on an Engel e-victory. The manufacture of plastic pipe fittings places special demands […] Read more »
Category Menu Machinery News Engel unveils fully electric injection molding machine for closure cap production December 23, 2010 by plasticsinfomart Austria injection molding machine manufacturer Engel has unveiled the E-cap, a fully electric solution for the production of closure caps. The Engel e-cap 420 takes its high-performance genes from Engel’s e-motion series, which has proven itself over many years to provide fully electric efficiency, with a robust 5-point toggle lever clamping unit to ensure fast, […] Read more »
Environment Recycling News Origo Partners Adds to Investment with China-based Plastics Recycler December 22, 2010 by plasticsinfomart The venture capital firm Origo Partners has invested an additional $1.7 million into the Chinese plastics and tire recycling firm Niutech Energy. The money will be used in connection with the start of Niutech’s plastics recycling plant in China. Niutech, through a local subsidiary, has entered into an agreement to establish a joint-venture with Zhejiang […] Read more »
Category Menu Machinery News Wittmann Battenfeld to highlight system integration at Arabplast 2011 December 22, 2010 by plasticsinfomart At Arabplast 2011, the 10th Arab International Plastics & Rubber Industry Trade Show & Conference to be held from January 8-11, 2011, injection molding machine specialist Wittmann Battenfeld will present a wide range of injection molding options to interested trade visitors under the motto of “Everything from a single source”. The biennial exhibition will be […] Read more »
Category Menu Machinery News Engel India gains higher order in 2009-2010 December 22, 2010 by plasticsinfomart Injection molding machine manufacturer Engel said its India division received a high level of orders in the financial year of 2009/2010. “Investments in high-quality machines are constantly increasing in India,” reported Jitendra Devlia, Manager of Engel Machinery India Pvt Ltd. With respect to automotive applications, Mr Devlia also mentioned that Engel currently is undisputedly number […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News LPF creates new easy-peel lids for Heinz Beanz Fridge Pack December 22, 2010 by plasticsinfomart The US food company Heinz appointed LPF Flexible Packaging, part of the Clondalkin Group Flexible Packaging Division, to supply high-barrier lidding required for its new family fridge pack. LPF created an 80mm high barrier, reel-fed lid made from a transparent three-layer structure with glass coated polyester, nylon and special high-performance sealable and peelable cast polypropylene […] Read more »
End Markets Processes Fluoropolymer Processing Breakthrough December 21, 2010 by plasticsinfomart Poly(tetrafluoroethylene), or PTFE, best known for its use in DuPont’s Teflon brand of products, has been around for 70 years. But it was only 10 years ago that Paul Smith, Theo Tervoort, and coworkers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, applied simple physical chemistry to solve a problem in PTFE processing. The team […] Read more »
Environment Recycling News Valley startup recycles plastic bottles in California December 21, 2010 by plasticsinfomart The journey begins with a plastic bottle tossed into a California recycling bin. And it ends, more often than not, in China, where that bottle is turned into a cheap trinket or toy – a long-distance, low-grade form of recycling that contributes to global warming and sows no green jobs in California. Now a company […] Read more »