Processes A new quality of soft touch December 19, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Visitors to trade fairs often express the wish for more time to appreciate some exhibits – and that’s exactly what ENGEL gave its automotive industry clients with the ENGEL Varysoft Day at the start of December. The highlight of the event held in Schwertberg and St. Valentin and organised by ENGEL, Georg Kaufmann Formenbau and […] Read more »
Recycling News Plastic industry committed to recycling December 19, 2013 by plasticsinfomart MUMBAI: The plastic industry has committed itself to do everything it can to minimize the impact of plastics on the environment.It put a strong emphasis on the recycling capability and creating higher percentage of recycled products. The industry also claimed that it was working towards finding effective solutions. These were the highlights of the five-day […] Read more »
Market News Countdown starts for higher customs duties in Europe, Turkey December 19, 2013 by plasticsinfomart The EU’s reformed Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) law is set to take effect on January 1, 2014, which will result in higher customs duties for some countries taken out of the list of developing nations since they were categorized as countries with high or middle incomes as per ChemOrbis. Accordingly, some major polymer exporters […] Read more »
Category Menu Hexagon Metrology Rolls Out PC-DMIS 2013 MR1 December 19, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Mid-term Release Fine Tunes User Interface; Adds Customer Requested Tools Hexagon Metrology today announced the availability of PC-DMIS 2013 MR1, a mid-term release of the world’s most popular measurement software used to collect, evaluate, manage and present manufacturing data. Software highlights include new user interface elements for a cleaner, simpler look and feel, more than […] Read more »
Recycling News 2014 TO BE LANDMARK YEAR FOR RECYCLING SAYS CLOSED LOOP RECYCLING December 19, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Pioneering plastic recycler Closed Loop Recycling predicts 2014 will be a landmark year in European recycling thanks to the EU revised Waste Framework Directive. Closed Loop Recycling’s CEO Chris Dow believes that despite the fact the UK government has already said it is not in favour of proposed statutory targets set out in the EU […] Read more »
Machinery News Wittmann Battenfeld to demonstrate production of TPE phone case and screwdriver at Interplastica 2014 December 18, 2013 by plasticsinfomart At Interplastica 2014, Wittmann Battenfeld will present two high-end exhibits: an all-electric EcoPower injection molding machine and a vertical rotary table machine. Firstly, an EcoPower 110/350 equipped with a W921 robot from Wittmann will be seen producing TPE cell phone cases with a single-cavity mold supplied by Hasco from Austria. Wittmann Battenfeld emphasized the high […] Read more »
Industry Wittmann celebrates official handover of first made in Hungary injection molding machine December 18, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Wittmann Robottechnikai, a Hungarian subsidiary of the Austria-based Wittmann Group, celebrated the handover of the first injection molding machine being assembled at its Hungary facility on December 4. The machine, an EcoPower 180/130, was presented to Nolato, a Hungarian manufacturer of plastics products at its Mosonmagyaróvár, Hungary plant. It has 180 tons clamping force and […] Read more »
Category Menu FLEXICON INTRODUCES 6 IN. (15 CM) TUBULAR CABLE CONVEYOR December 18, 2013 by plasticsinfomart BETHLEHEM, PA-Flexicon has expanded its FLEXI-DISC™ line of Tubular Cable Conveyors with the addition of a 6 in. (15 cm) diameter system, more than doubling the capacity of its recently introduced 4 in. (10 cm) diameter conveyor. The conveyor is intended for the gentle transfer of friable materials including virtually all beans, cereals, coffees, dried […] Read more »
