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Heating up the fiber reinforced thermoplastics market with new Wickert system

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Based on the process engineering developed by the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology (ICT) in Pfinztal, Germany to consolidate UD tape supports, the press manufacturing company Wickert has developed a flexible system suitable for trial composite operation. At the end of 2014, Wickert delivered a high-temperature contact heating table that allows processing temperatures of up […]

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A metal replacement solution in axial inpeller

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Multi-Wing International A/S, a Denmark-based axial impellers manufacturer, selected BASF’s new long glass fiber reinforced polyamide (PA) Ultramid Structure B3WG10 LFX for production of the hubs of its new mixed flow fan. These hubs, traditionally made with metal, are circular parts fitted on axles or pulleys which then transfer the circular motion to the fans. […]

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High-Heat And -Impact Pla For 3d Printing Yields Tight Tolerances And Less Shrinkage And Permits Oven-Drying Of Filament

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Teknor Apex Highlighted New Terraloy® Bioplastic Compounds for 3D Printing at NPE2015 and Presented Technical Data at the Co-Located SPE ANTEC® Conference PAWTUCKET, RI, U.S.A., April 1, 2015: New compounds in the award-winning Terraloy® high-impact, high-heat polylactic acid (PLA) range of products provide enhanced properties and tight tolerance control in 3D printing, while permitting oven […]

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Sacramento City Council bans single-use plastic bags

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SACRAMENTO (Scrap Monster): The Sacramento City Council has voted unanimously to ban use of single-use plastic bags. The ban, expected to come into effect on Jan 1st, 2016 will eliminate plastic bags from checkout counters of all groceries, pharmacies and convenience stores within city limits. The approval for the ban came in Tuesday’s Council meeting, […]

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Arburg Senior Partner Eugen Hehl inducted into Plastics Hall of Fame

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Eugen Hehl, Arburg’s Senior Partner, has been inducted into the “Plastics Hall of Fame” by SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association. The ceremony took place at the gala evening on March 22, the eve of NPE 2015 opening. Helmut Heinson, Managing Director Sales at Arburg, accepted the award on behalf of Mr Hehl. “I feel […]

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Fakuma 2015 fully booked since end of February

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Fakuma 2015 has been entirely booked out since the end of February, reflecting great confidence from the entire plastics processing industry, announced the organizer, P.E. Schall GmbH. “All available halls and ancillary floor space at the Friedrichshafen Exhibition Centre are once again fully occupied,” said Fakuma Project Manager Annemarie Lipp. “Due to the fact that […]

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K 2016 – pointing the way forward for the world’s plastics and rubber industry

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A few weeks before the closing date for registrations, Messe Düsseldorf is recording extremely lively demand for exhibition space. With a few weeks to go before the closing date for registrations for K 2016, one thing is already certain: the fair will again provide a complete overview of the world market of the plastics and […]

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Gulf Plastics and Polymers Show to take place from September 8-10

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The downstream oil industry within the Middle East region is developing at a rapid pace as new technologies emerge and new global markets open up, according to Fleming Gulf Exhibitions, the organizer of Gulf Plastics and Polymers Show (GPPS). Currently polymer sales within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region stand at US$23.8 billion and this […]

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