Industry Continuing Expansion for PaintExpo September 6, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Oberboihingen – More than seven months before the trade fair opens, the exhibitor list for PaintExpo 2014 already includes roughly 330 companies (status on 15 August 2013). With more than 10,400 square metre (112,000 square feet), overall net exhibition floor space has already exceeded the level achieved at the 2012 event. And the leading international […] Read more »
Industry OYSTAR Continues to Focus on Dairy and Food September 6, 2013 by plasticsinfomart The OYSTAR Group sold its subsidiary, IWK Verpackungstechnik GmbH, to the Canadian company ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc. The transfer awaits the approval of the antitrust authorities. The OYSTAR Group intends to focus even more tightly on its Dairy and Food division. Stutensee, 2 September 2013. “It’s our strategic goal at the OYSTAR Group to […] Read more »
Machinery News INCREASE IN PRODUCTIVITY, MORE QUALITY AND LESS REJECT WITHPROPTER September 6, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Since the beginning of the year 2013 the company DESMA, Fridingen, and the company CAS GmbH & Co. KG, Reinbek, have reached a settlement about utilizing the specific process know-how of CAS for DESMA injection moulding machines. Under the product name Propter, the software is integrated within the machine control which – comparable to a […] Read more »
Market News Egyptian players return to market under a cloud of uncertainty September 6, 2013 by plasticsinfomart The Egyptian market suffered from political turbulence in the middle of August, nearly bringing the market to a standstill. Players filtered back into the market last week, but many felt hindered by an uncertain outlook for the country, according to ChemOrbis. Ongoing issues with liquidity and the appreciating US dollar continued to affect purchases as […] Read more »
Category Menu Conductivity senor offers precision measurement in chemical concentrations September 6, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Bedford, Massachusetts – August 30, 2013–METTLER TOLEDO Thornton, a leading provider of pure water analytical measurement solutions, announces the expansion of its conductivity sensor portfolio with the UniCond® 4-E digital sensors. The new four-electrode sensors have been designed to provide highly accurate measurement across a very wide range: a single UniCond 4-E measures from pure […] Read more »
Machinery News Only the best and novel Japan Steel Works extrusion and injection moulding technology on display September 6, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Actually a world premiere in extrusion: for the first time outside their home region, JSW are presenting their latest development – the TEX 44 Alpha III co-rotating twin screw extruder – for highly economic compounding, masterbatch production, devolatilizing, under water pelletizing, rubber / elastomer de-watering etc. The new extruder manages the entire range of standard […] Read more »
Processes The eco-friendly car is driving engineering plastics market to $76 billion by 2017 September 6, 2013 by plasticsinfomart ngineering plastics possess superior mechanical, chemical and thermal properties along with light weight and high strength characteristics that allow these plastics to replace metals and glass in many applications. The use of light weight engineering plastics in the automotive applications in lieu of heavier steel not only reduces vehicle weight but also increases fuel efficiency. […] Read more »
Market News Global Engineering Plastics Market Worth 76,823.4 Million by 2017 September 6, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Dallas, TX -(SBWIRE) -08/29/2013 –The report “Global Engineering Plastics Market Analysis by Product Types, Applications & Geography – Trends & Forecasts (2012 – 2017)” published by MarketsandMarkets, defines and segments the global engineering plastics market with analysis and forecasting of the global volumes and revenues for engineering plastics. It also identifies driving and restraining factors […] Read more »