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Top issues: digitalisation, sustainability, drives and control system First-hand information: interview with Arburg Managing Directors Online: film on website and on the Arburg YouTube channel From machine manufacturer to think tank: a lot has changed at Arburg in recent years. The new film “Arburg Insights” offers fascinating insights into current developments and activities. This film […]
Ulsan, South Korea – July 1, 2021 – Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd. announced today that it has expanded its distribution partnership with MegaChem. Since September 2019, MegaChem has been the exclusive distributor of SONGWON’s antioxidants for fuels and lubricants in the ASEAN region. On the back of the success in these countries, SONGWON has extended MegaChem’s […]
Kistler has added a whole series of new features to its ComoNeo process monitoring system – taking integrated injection molding production to new levels of quality and efficiency. For example: monitoring of the pressure curve in all cavities is now much more precise, with the help of an envelope curve adapted to the process. The […]
New capacity brought online to meet growing demand HOUSTON – June 9, 2021 – Ascend Performance Materials has expanded production capacity for HiDura long-chain polyamides in its Greenwood, S.C., plant. The multi-million dollar expansion will help the company meet growing demand for its new product line. Launched in Nov. 2020, Ascend’s HiDura PA610 and 612 […]
Alon Tavor, Israel, June 2021 – New flame retardant masterbatches and compounds from Tosaf are either free of halogens such as bromine and chlorine or – for higher processing temperatures – free of antimony. What they all have in common is their very good performance combined with high cost efficiency. Typical applications include injection molded […]
This month, the international company TÜV, specialized in certifications, has granted Molecor the certificate 00/210016 as accreditation of its “Safe Protocol Against COVID-19” in its working centers in Loeches and Getafe, Spain. This certification identifies and accredits the company as a responsible one in which the security measures against COVID19 are complied with and is a valuable support for continuous […]
Wolfertschwenden, 15 June 2021 – Today MULTIVAC officially opened its Training & Application Center for Slicing & Automation (TAC) at the company headquarters. The guests included Stephan Thomae, member of the Bundestag, Alex Eder, Chief Executive of the Lower Allgäu Regional District, and Beate Ullrich, Lady Mayor of Wolfertschwenden. After the guests had been greeted […]
OQ has hosted food packaging industrialists at a webinar exploring the contribution that highgrade polymers can make to enhancing environmental sustainability in food processing and packaging during an age of rapid urbanisation. The webinar reflects global concerns raised by the United Nations: a third of all food produced globally is lost or wasted. The UN […]