Material News Compamed 2012 achieves record results December 4, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Compamed 2012, held in parallel with the Medica, saw 645 exhibitors from 34 countries exhibiting at a floor space of 11,600sqm from November 14-16, all record highs for the show. Messe Düsseldorf, the organizer of Medica and Compamed, announced that of the total 130,600 visitors that were able to access both events, more than 16,000 of […] Read more »
Machinery News SMART Innovates Smallest Fully Automatic Extrusion Blow Moulding Machine in the World December 4, 2012 by plasticsinfomart SMART INNOVATION IN BLOW MOLDING TECHNOLOGY SMART CHOICE FOR BLOW MOLDING MACHINES Mumbai, 20th November 2012 – Smart Machinery & Moulds Pvt. Ltd. announces launching of its smallest extrusion blow molding machine in the world. Maximum Utilization of Floor Space was the key force driving the need to develop compact extrusion blow molding machines. Customers can […] Read more »
Industry Plastic export set to double to $15 billion by 2015 December 4, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Export of plastics from India is estimated to double to $15 billion by 2015. In order to achieve the targeted growth, the export sector is focusing more on value-added products, newer markets and roping in more manufacturers into exports. The $7.1 billion plastics exports had grown 30 per cent last year, despite the slowdown in […] Read more »
Recycling News There’s a strong demand for recycled plastics, so why aren’t more people recycling? December 4, 2012 by plasticsinfomart At every conference and trade show I’ve attended this year, one major topic came up without fail: plastics recycling. This isn’t a new initiative and it’s certainly not going away anytime soon. Not with the plastics recycling rate hovering around 8%, according to figures from the EPA. But it’s not as if people don’t have the opportunity […] Read more »
Industry Teijin’s CFRTP Components Pilot Plant Begins Operations December 4, 2012 / March 8, 2017 by plasticsinfomart Aims to Accelerate Commercial Production of CFRTP Components for Mass-produced Vehicles and Other Applications. Tokyo, Japan, December 4, 2012 — Teijin Limited announced today that it has begun operating a pilot plant for the fully integrated production of carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic (CFRTP) components from carbon fiber on the premises of its Matsuyama Factory in […] Read more »
Processes Another major order from China December 4, 2012 by plasticsinfomart battenfeld-cincinnati (Bad Oeynhausen/Vienna) recently received a major order for a total of 24 extruders from Wuhu Conch Profiles and Science Ltd., located in Anhui/China. The powerful extruders with diameters between 63 and 93 mm and outputs ranging from 70 to 380 kg/h have already been in operation since the middle of this year. With this […] Read more »
Industry The new website of WITTMANN and WITTMANN BATTENFELD December 4, 2012 by plasticsinfomart The WITTMANN Group’s new website is now live and online. It provides both an integrated platform and a complete shop window for both WITTMANN BATTENFELD injection molding machinery and technology and for WITTMANN automation, materials handling and temperature control solutions for plastics processors. The new website clearly shows the WITTMANN Group’s “one stop shop” for […] Read more »
Material News Addition to the Techni Shot nozzle range December 4, 2012 by plasticsinfomart The range of Techni Shot hot-runner nozzles has been extended with open torpedo tips also for needle valve applications. With these nozzles, available both as mono nozzles for simple applications and for injection moulding tools with hot runners, immersion depths up to 300 mm can be achieved and medium-sized mouldings up to approx. 1700 g shot […] Read more »
