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battenfeld-cincinnati’s LeanEX PO pipe extrusion line now available up to 630mm diameter

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battenfeld-cincinnati’s LeanEX polyolefin (PO) pipe extrusion line is now available in diameter ranges of 63mm, 160mm, 250mm, 400mm and 630mm, the company announced. “We extended the portfolio due to demand from our customers. They liked the concept of a basic, turnkey line with high line speeds and outputs, which we introduced with the LeanEX 63, […]

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PU foam system and honeycomb technology to create lightweight car roof

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For the first time, it is possible to mass-produce an exterior car part featuring a honeycomb sandwich structure with a class-A film, with the polyurethane foam system Elastoflex® E from BASF. The roof module in the standard model of the new Smart Fortwo consists of a paper honeycomb and two surrounding glass fiber mats. These […]

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NGR ready to take off in China

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Next Generation Recyclingmaschinen GmbH (NGR) brought to CHINAPLAS 2015 the new P:REACT polyethylene terephthalate (PET) recycling equipment, which made its world premiere only as recently as NPE in March. The P:REACT follows the design principles of Liquid State Polycondensation (LSP), utilizing the inherent capability of PET to post condensate in the molten phase under vacuum, […]

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Nearly two-thirds in Frigel NPE 2015 survey rank water conservation as a top concern

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A survey conducted by Italy-based Frigel of NPE 2015 attendees shows that 64.7% of survey respondents rank water conservation as extremely or quite important at their plants. The survey also reveals that process cooling makes up a substantial portion of water usage at most plastic processing operations. It drives the need for continued awareness about […]

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Plastic News Confirms India’s Potential TO Become World’s Leading Plastic Exporter

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The plastic industry in India has come a long way in the past few years. It has taken come huge strides to become an important part of the Indian economy. It has managed to increase its base to a size that it is today one of the leading sectors of the Indian economy. The good […]

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Kraiburg TPE’s THERMOLAST K solves a sticky problem in automotive industry

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Kraiburg TPE has partnered with Chase Plastics, a thermoplastic distributor and Innotech Precision Inc, a leading manufacturer of precision plastic components, to create a window solution for the automotive manufacturing industry. Chase Plastics was working with Innotech Precision on an automotive A-pillar window application for a US-based OEM. Innotech was seeking a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) […]

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Arburg to set up expert teams for automation business in China

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Injection molding powerhouse Arburg had its best result in history last year. Consolidated turnover amounted to €548 million while value of incoming orders is 15% higher than 2013 in euro terms. Because of the booming automation business in China, which is growing “over proportional” as described by Helmut Heinson, Arburg Managing Director of Sales, the […]

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Wittmann aiming to double capacity in wake of automation boom

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Wittmann Battenfeld, who set up an additional booth in the Industrial Automation Zone apart from its original stand at CHINAPLAS 2015, has been producing robots in China 10 years ago. “Back then people questioned why we were doing it because it was a very advanced concept and the labor was so cheap,” Jonathan Ching, Managing […]

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