Industry Romi brings its robust and multipurpose products to MACH-14 Birmingham 2014 April 7, 2014 by plasticsinfomart Romi has 84 years of history and more than 150.000 installed machines worldwide, a milestone conquered with quality and reliability UK’s largest machine tools exhibition takes place between 7th and 11th April, at Birmingham’s NEC. It is a biennial exhibition which brings together all the best innovations and latest developments to come from the manufacturing […] Read more »
Industry LPKF at MEDTEC Europe and at Automatica 2014 April 7, 2014 / March 7, 2017 by plasticsinfomart Using laser technology to weld plastics brings many economic and technological benefits, and has already established itself in many industrial sectors. LPKF Laser & Electronics AG uses this development to present the Laser Welding systems at two shows: at MEDTEC Europe in Stuttgart and at Automatica in Munich. The benefits of laser plastic welding are […] Read more »
Industry Tosaf’s new antifog masterbatches meet challenging packaging needs April 4, 2014 by plasticsinfomart Afula/Israel, April 2014 Tosaf (www.tosaf.com) has further expanded its existing line of antifog masterbatches to meet challenging needs of the packaging industry, whilst, at the same time, maintaining uncompromised high level optical properties of films and sheets. Based on extensive R&D work, four new and advanced grades have become available, all of them food contact approved. […] Read more »
Breaking News Industry Processes GOM-Workshop “3D Coordinate Measuring Techniques in Plastic & Injection Molding Processes” April 4, 2014 by plasticsinfomart For plastic and injection molded components, the complexity of shapes and functions is constantly growing. This has consequences for inspection tasks and quality control which increasingly require full-field measuring techniques. This was the result of the exchange among experts at the GOM Workshop “3D Coordinate Measuring Techniques in Plastic & Injection Molding Processes”, which was […] Read more »
Industry Lubrizol to Highlight Innovative Aliphatic TPU at Chinaplas 2014 April 4, 2014 by plasticsinfomart Shanghai, China, April 2, 2014 – The Lubrizol Corporation announces that it will participate in Chinaplas 2014, from April 23 – 26 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre, Booth #N2F41. Lubrizol Engineered Polymers will be showcasing its integrated aliphatic thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) range of solutions featuring the latest developments and improvements in Merquinsa legacy […] Read more »
Industry In ongoing growth moves, star thermoplastics hires Jennifer Tomes as first marketing director April 4, 2014 by plasticsinfomart BROADVIEW, IL (April 4, 2014) – Following three consecutive years of high growth where sales have tripled each year, thermoplastics elastomer (TPE) compounder Star Thermoplastic Alloys & Rubbers, Inc. has hired Jennifer Tomes as the firm’s first Director of Marketing. Star Thermoplastics, founded in 1993, formulates and sells soft, specialty plastics, referred to as TPEs […] Read more »
Product News FKuR extends its portfolio with Bio PET and Bio PA;a wide range of bioplastic products for the packaging industry April 4, 2014 by plasticsinfomart Willich, April 2014 – “Development, production & distribution“ – are the key topics for the bioplastics’ specialist FKuR Kunststoff GmbH at this year’s exhibition. Apart from its own already well-established bioplastic compound portfolio (Bio-Flex®, Biograde®, Fibrolon® and Terralene®), FKuR has, since the end of 2013, additionally offered a comprehensive range of distribution products and will […] Read more »
Material News Foster Develops Heat and Light Stabilized Pebax That Resists Aging and UV Light April 4, 2014 by plasticsinfomart PUTNAM, CT USA – (April 3, 2014) – Foster Corporation, a leader in custom polymers for medical devices, introduces heat and light stabilized polyether block amide (PEBA) copolymers that resist oxidation and degradation during storage. Foster HLS™ formulations are manufactured from medical grade Pebax* polymers and USP VI additives for use in medical device applications […] Read more »
