Machinery News Venture Plastics Expands Facility; 950ton Hybrid Press August 7, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Venture Plastics, Inc. –a full-service, ISO/TS-16949 certified custom thermoplastic injection molder with processing facilities in Newton Falls, Ohio and El Paso, Texas – has again added large tonnage capacity to support growth at its Southwest Venture Plastics facility in El Paso. Southwest Venture Plastics has installed a 950-ton Nissei FVX 860 “Hybrid” press to its […] Read more »
Industry Politics and business in agreement – SMEs must receive greater support August 7, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Zimmern o.R., August 1, 2013. In this election year in Germany, SMEs and rural areas are the key topics of interest for Volker Kauder, Chairman of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group and member of the German national parliament representing the Rottweil-Tuttlingen constituency. During his visit to RAMPF Dosiertechnik in Zimmern o.R., the politician had an expert […] Read more »
Industry Victrex Meets the Challenges of Offshore Oil and Gas Reliability August 7, 2013 by plasticsinfomart WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, PA USA– Victrex Polymer Solutions will be exhibiting at the annual Offshore Europe Conference in Aberdeen, Scotland from September 3-6th this year. Engineers, operators and industry professionals can meet with Victrex personnel at Booth 6A18 in the Deepwater Zone to gain further insight on how the benefits of VICTREX® PEEK have enabled innovative […] Read more »
Industry New functionality of Norner barrier calculator for packaging have multiplied its use August 7, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Since the new WVTR functionality was added to our web based barrier calculator, hundreds of users now make their calculations every week to simulate their packaging barrier performance at different conditions. The calculator has proven to become an important tool for packaging professionals. All who are working with food packaging and packaging development benefits from more knowledge about the […] Read more »
Market News Spot ethylene, propylene prices track higher contracts in Europe August 6, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Spot ethylene and propylene prices moved higher in Europe after the August monomer contracts settled with increases last week as per the pricing service of ChemOrbis. The higher monomer settlements were attributed to firmer upstream costs. Spot naphtha prices on a CIF NWE basis climbed around $35-40/ton during July in line with strong energy markets […] Read more »
Industry Entrepreneur looks to reduce both plastic waste and poverty August 6, 2013 by plasticsinfomart It’s not often I talk with someone who claims they will change the world. It’s even more rare when it’s someone who might just do it. David Katz isn’t your typical entrepreneur. Not only has he personally consulted with more than 700 businesses about the use and implementation of logistic technologies, he’s also a MMA […] Read more »
Industry Beumer to present palletizing and packaging solutions at Khimia 2013 August 6, 2013 / March 7, 2017 by plasticsinfomart The Beumer Group will present its products and system solutions for the palletizing and packaging technology sector at Khimia 2013, the international trade fair for the chemical industry and science to be held from October 28-31 in Moscow, Russia. One of the products that will be presented is the paletpac high performance layer palletizer. It […] Read more »
Industry Arburg Spain presented efficient injection molding solutions at two Open House events August 6, 2013 by plasticsinfomart In the first half of 2013, the Spanish Arburg subsidiary held two open house events at the Technology Center in Barcelona and in Alicante which hosted around a total of 90 customers. “Once again, both events were a complete success for us,” says Martin Cayre, Managing Director of Arburg’s Spanish subsidiary. “Our customers lost no […] Read more »
