Category Menu Machinery News Maguire's new gravimetric feeder with doubled throughput-K2010 preview July 15, 2010 by plasticsinfomart An advanced model of the Maguire MGF gravimetric feeder provides more than double the throughput of the original system but has the same compact size and offers the same substantial price advantage over competing gravimetric units, it was announced yesterday (July 14) by Maguire Europe. The company will introduce the new feeder to the world […] Read more »
Category Menu Machinery News Maguire’s new gravimetric feeder with doubled throughput-K2010 preview July 15, 2010 by plasticsinfomart An advanced model of the Maguire MGF gravimetric feeder provides more than double the throughput of the original system but has the same compact size and offers the same substantial price advantage over competing gravimetric units, it was announced yesterday (July 14) by Maguire Europe. The company will introduce the new feeder to the world […] Read more »
Environment Recycling News DSM Engineering Plastics introduces Akulon RC-K2010 preview July 13, 2010 by plasticsinfomart At K2010, the world’s No.1 plastics and rubber trade fair to be staged in Düsseldorf, Germany, from October 27 to November 3, DSM Engineering Plastics will announce the commercialization of Akulon RC, a portfolio of post-industrial recycled grades of PA6 for use in Automotive under-the-bonnet applications. The new material is planned to be available from […] Read more »
Category Menu Machinery News Kraiburg TPE and Hilti join hands to work out innovative solutions for tools July 13, 2010 by plasticsinfomart Hilti Deutschland GmbH, a vendor of products, maintenance work and support services for the construction industry, makes use of German TPE supplier KRAIBURG TPE innovations and solutions for the components that go into its tools. That specialist for TPE compounds custom-developed a soft formula for a novel cover cap that keeps dust and grime away […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News Rubber Ends Unchanged, May Drop on Yen, Thai Supply Speculation July 6, 2010 by plasticsinfomart Rubber futures in Tokyo, which closed unchanged today, may decline later this week on speculation that supply from Thailand, the largest exporter, may gain and a stronger Japanese yen. Futures in Tokyo swung between a gain and loss of 0.6 percent before settling at 266.6 yen per kilogram ($3,031 a metric ton). The December-delivery contract […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News Clariant helps keep football fans comfortable July 6, 2010 by plasticsinfomart The fans entering the new Moses Mabhida Stadium, one of the venues of this year’s FIFA World Cup in South Africa, will be greeted by the plastic seating that is not only colorful but also well-protected against fire and the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) radiation. The polypropylene seats in Durban and in two other World Cup […] Read more »
Category Menu Machinery News Hilma to present magnetic clamping technology at K2010 July 6, 2010 by plasticsinfomart At the K2010 Trade Fair (International Trade Fair for Plastics and Rubber), to be held from 27 October to 3 November 2010 in Düsseldorf, Hilma-Römheld GmbH, an expert in die clamping and die change, will present its latest developments in the field of magnetic clamping for rapid changing of dies leading to considerably reduced machine […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News More Flexibility for Shrink Films June 29, 2010 by plasticsinfomart Launched onto the market three years ago, shrink films based on Styrolux® HS 70 have now become well-established in the European sleeve market. Compared to conventional mixtures of SBC (styrene butadiene block copolymer) and PS (polystyrene), this material stands out for its very high final shrinkage of more than 70 percent. BASF researchers have now […] Read more »