Product News APPE CELEBRATES HORNERS’ RECOGNITION November 29, 2013 by plasticsinfomart APPE’s ThermaLite® hot-fill and pasteurisable PET jar has been chosen as the winner of the prestigious Horners Bottlemakers Award for 2013. Established in 2002, the award is run jointly by the Worshipful Company of Horners (an ancient Livery Company of the City of London) and the British Plastics Federation (BPF). It celebrates innovation in the […] Read more »
Product News WORLDSTAR FOR RPC SUPERFOS SEA FOOD CONTAINER November 29, 2013 by plasticsinfomart RPC Superfos has been awarded a coveted WorldStar for its custom oxygen barrier packaging for Bornholms’ sea foodJudging took place on 7 November, when representatives from 24 packaging associations, members of the World Packaging Organisation (WPO), judged 249 packaging projects from 35 countries that applied for WorldStar Awards 2014. Bornholms, a market leader in seafood […] Read more »
Market News Firm trend remains in place in China’s PE market November 28, 2013 by plasticsinfomart More than a month after local PE prices in China breached their highest levels for the past three to four years, prices are continuing to firm up as stock levels remain limited and plastic futures prices are trending higher. Although prices have been rising since the end of April, players comment that the market has […] Read more »
Product News Krones' new NitroHotfill process now allows filling temperature of up to 90°C November 28, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Krones AG has improved its NitroHotfill process developed in 2009, which can now achieves filling temperatures of up to 90°C, a particularly relevant criterion for Asian countries, according to the company. At the Contiform 3 stretch blow molding machine, Krones says station outputs of up to 2,250 bottles per cavity are achieved, essentially a new […] Read more »
Industry New Aerotech Ensemble LAB seamlessly integrates with all major research applications November 28, 2013 / March 7, 2017 by plasticsinfomart A touch-screen control platform for easy automation of laboratory and light industrial motion control systems has been introduced by Aerotech, a leading global supplier of positioning and motion control products. The new Ensemble LAB controls up to four axes of brush, stepper or brushless AC motors. The Ensemble LAB is designed for university research and […] Read more »
Industry MEDICA 2013 attracted 132,000 visitors November 28, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Messe Düsseldorf reported that 132,000 visitors attended MEDICA 2013, one of the world’s largest medical trade fair, with more than half of them came from outside of Germany. “We have observed a growing number of visitors in recent years particularly from those emerging countries that are especially promising for the medical technology industry, namely from […] Read more »
Category Menu Advanced dual-cure conformal coating from Intertronics November 28, 2013 by plasticsinfomart New from Intertronics comes the DYMAX Dual-Cure 9482, a UV light- and moisture-cure conformal coating specially formulated to flow underneath components on printed circuit boards and cure in these shadowed areas by using ambient moisture, which can result in faster throughput for through hole assemblies. DYMAX 9482 coating demonstrates excellent re-workability which is of particular […] Read more »
Industry Clariant Masterbatches demonstrates commitment to innovation by launching first Project House November 28, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Connecting teams of experts from around the world to pursue breakthrough concepts and solutions in masterbatches products and processes Investment of approximately 2 million euro in a 400m2 Project House in Pogliano, Italy Focus on “what’s next” in Functional Packaging The implementation of a second Project House within a different focus area is currently under […] Read more »
