Industry Two Russian pipe manufacturers installed 36D single-screw extrusion system from KraussMaffei Berstorff January 30, 2013 / March 8, 2017 by plasticsinfomart KraussMaffei Berstorff announced recently that two Russian pipe manufacturers have installed its 36D single-screw extrusion system. Isoljazionny Trubny Zawod (ITZ) is a new customer of the Germany-based machinery supplier while Polyplastic Group is an existing client which placed a follow-up order. “Our customer Polyplastic, the largest plastics manufacturer in Russia, is impressed by our proven 36D […] Read more »
Product News Chinese automobile spare parts market exceeds RMB 2 trillion January 30, 2013 by plasticsinfomart China becomes the world’s largest country for the production and sales of automobiles, the market size of China’s automobile spare parts already exceeds RMB 2 trillion in 2012, according to the report “Research Report on China’s Automobile Spare Parts Industry, 2013 – 2017” that was newly added in ReportsnReports.com. In China, the automobile spare parts […] Read more »
Material News BASF helps to remove metal parts in new Volkswagen Golf 7's front end carrier January 30, 2013 by plasticsinfomart The front end carrier in the new Volkswagen Golf 7 is now entirely made of plastics, as BASF’s Ultramid B3WG8 highly reinforced polyamide (PA) and its simulation tool Ultrasim help in eliminating the sheet steel parts that had been attached previously. In addition to limited space for installation, the requirements to the all-plastic part include […] Read more »
Processes ISRA VISION to present new surface inspection technology at ICE Europe 2013 January 30, 2013 by plasticsinfomart At ICE Europe 2013, ISRA VISION will present its latest solutions in surface inspection for the converting industry. The systems are designed to find every defect and, together with intelligent tools, make an important contribution to increase processing efficiency, says the company. The areas of use for these all-in-one camera-based inspection systems and their associated tools […] Read more »
Industry PTi's James Johnson to Retire After 51-Year Career in Plastics Industry January 30, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Long-Time Plastic Sheet Expert Received SPE’s Jack Barney Award In 2007 AURORA, Ill., January 29, 2013 – Processing Technologies International (PTi), a leading global manufacturer of high-performance sheet extrusion machinery, has announced the retirement of James Johnson, the company’s senior vice president of technical consulting. Johnson, a 51-year plastics industry veteran, has been with PTi […] Read more »
Industry IVAM Marketing Prize–For the first time the competition is open for all companies from micro- and nanotechnology January 30, 2013 by plasticsinfomart The IVAM Microtechnology Network calls on participation for the “IVAM Marketing Prize competition”. The prize will be awarded for innovative strategies and extraordinary performances in marketing. For the first time the competition is open for companies and institutes which are not members of IVAM. Measures and concepts of all areas of marketing can be subject […] Read more »
Material News Processes Extraction of Liquid Contamination in the Melt Phase January 30, 2013 by plasticsinfomart The British specialist for recycling of engineering plastics, K2 Polymers Ltd. (Loughborough) selected an MRS Extrusion System from Gneuss Kunststofftechnik GmbH, Bad Oeynhausen (Germany) for reprocessing heavily contaminated Nylon 11 regrind. Extensive preliminary tests convinced the customer of the advantages of this unique concept. That this equipment has now been successfully operated for over a […] Read more »
Industry High-tech innovations from the test tube January 29, 2013 / March 8, 2017 by plasticsinfomart Leverkusen – LANXESS will be exhibiting at “interplastica 2013” in Moscow – a trend-setting international trade show for plastics and rubber for Russia and its neighbors. The specialty chemicals company is taking part in the trade show for the third time. “This underlines the growing importance of this region for our business, particularly with regard […] Read more »
