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Arburg to exhibit high speed packaging solution at Interplastica 2015

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At Interplastica , Arburg will present an efficient production solution based around a hybrid Allrounder injection molding machine from the Hidrive series focusing on the packaging industry. A “Packaging” version of the Allrounder 570 H, featuring a clamping force of 1,800kN and a size 800 injection unit, will produce screw caps in a cycle time […]

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Gravimetric Control Boosts Accuracy And Economy Of ‘No Spill / Zero Waste’ System For Dosing Liquid Color

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Riverdale Global Provides and Maintains New Riverdale Gravimetric Stand (RGS) and Supplies Liquid Color Refills—No Equipment Investment Is Needed PERTH AMBOY, NJ, U.S.A., December 15, 2014: Gravimetric control has added a new dimension of accuracy and economy to Riverdale Global’s “no spill / zero waste” system for the supply, dosing, and replenishment of liquid color, […]

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Versatile Tpes For Personal Electronic Devices Provide Wide Range Of Properties For Comfort, Durability, And On-The-Go Style

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Teknor Apex Offers a Series of Monprene® TPEs for Colorful and Touch-Friendly Earbuds, Cords, Grips, Cases, Wristbands, and Other Consumer Electronic Components PAWTUCKET, RI, U.S.A., December 15, 2014: A versatile series of TPEs developed by Teknor Apex Company for consumer electronics provides the enhanced functionality, pleasing tactile properties, vivid color, and durability that are particularly […]

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Rapid.Tech 2015: more current, more visionary, more attractive

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12th Erfurt conference and trade fair for additive manufacturing with new, optimised structure Erfurt, December 2014: For over a decade, Rapid.Tech has been a leading international meeting point for the additive manufacturing and 3D printing industries. Not least because the Erfurt conference and trade fair has always kept up with the dynamic development in the […]

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VDMA: global plastics and rubber machinery sales set for 3% annual growth from 2014-16

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Global sales of plastics and rubber machinery will increase by an average of 3% a year in the period from 2014 to 2016, according to a trend report commissioned for the first time by the VDMA Plastics and Rubber Machinery Association. A forecast was also made for the first time for manufacturers in the European […]

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Recycling News

Axion Consulting kick starts REFLEX project aims to improve UK flexible packaging recycling rate

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Axion Consulting has initiated a collaborative project with global packaging brands aimed at improving the recyclability of flexible packaging. The two-year Circular Economy for Flexible Packaging – REFLEX project, aims to achieve a circular economy for flexible packaging such as confectionery wrappers and detergent pouches, and divert them from landfill. The seven partners involved in […]

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US plastic scrap exports surged during Jan-Sep ’14

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SPOKANE (Scrap Monster): The US plastic scrap exports surged significantly during the initial nine-month period of the current year. The exports from the country totaled 1.6 million tonnes during this period, 17% higher when compared with the exports during the corresponding nine-month period in 2013. The US plastic scrap exports during Jan-Sep ’13 had totaled […]

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New Stk Grades From Elastocon For Two-Shot Molding Formulated As Alternative To Silicone Gaskets

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ROCHESTER, IL (December 8, 2014) – The need to use costly silicone gaskets or insert them into housings are no longer required with 2-shot STK thermoplastic elastomers from Elastocon TPE Technologies, Inc. Developed expressly with high flow properties in a wide range of hardnesses – 40 Shore A to 90 Shore A – the new […]

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