Monthly Archives: Αύγουστος 2019

CAN THE GLOBAL PLASTIC WASTE EXPORT MARKET BE REVIVED?

With the introduction of plastic import bans across South East Asia, the global export market has slowed hugely over the last 12 months.   Countries such as China, Thailand, Malaysia and India have restricted plastic and other waste being imported, leaving exporting countries with a predicament. Not only have these bans led to the exporting […]

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INEOS STYROLUTION HOSTS GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY FOR ITS NEW 100KT ASA PLANT IN BAYPORT, TEXAS

 Additional resources for the dynamic Americas market  Increased local supplies  Investment reflects commitment to the company’s Triple Shift growth strategy INEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, today announces that the company hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for its new 100tk ASA (acrylonitrile styrene acrylate) plant in Bayport, Texas. The development of the […]

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Frankfurt, 8 August 2019 – Interview with Bernd Niemann, Managing Director of FM Kunststofftechnik GmbH, and Korbinian Kiesl, President of Billion SAS

“Our coffee mugs decompose in the ground” • Biopolymers can be composted underground • Circular economy has different drivers these days • A bad image hinders recruitment of skilled staff Mr Niemann, your company manufactures long-lasting plastic parts for industry. Now you are also producing reusable coffee mugs from plastics which are fully compostable. Why […]

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Call for Innovations: Innovation Award “Biocomposite of the Year 2019”

The established innovation award ”Biocomposite of the Year 2019‘‘ will be granted to the innovative and trend setting biocomposites materials and products. Producers and inventors of innovative and new applications for Wood-Plastic Composites (WPC) and Natural Fibre Composites (NFC) are invited to hand over their applications by the end of September 2019. The award will […]

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SIGMA at K 2019 – Utilizing Virtual DoE over the Entire Development Process

Accompanying the development process with SIGMASOFT®, from part design, over mold design to production   At this year’s K Show SIGMA Engineering aligns its booth concept with the motto “SIGMAinteract – Autonomous Optimization connects departments” and presents its new SIGMAinteract. In a cooperation project SIGMA shows how to use virtual DoE during the entire development […]

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NEW EXTRUSION SERVO CUTTER LAUNCHED AT K’2019

GILLARD will be exhibiting a new extrusion servo rotary cutter on their stand no. 16C77 in Hall 16 at K’2019, Düsseldorf, Germany (16th – 23rd October 2019). The new Servo-Torq® Plus extrusion cutter is designed for plastics, rubbers & many nonpolymermaterials. The unit combines the latest Lenze brushless AC servo motors with afully digital multi-axis […]

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RASFF alerts – reusable food contact materials and articles

Στις 27 Ιουνίου 2019 η Επιτροπή Εμπειρογνωμόνων της Ε.Ε. (Working Group on Food Contact Materials),δημοσίευσε ανακοίνωση εκφράζοντας τις ανησυχίες της για τα αυξανόμενα περιστατικά ανακλήσεων που καταγράφονται στο Ευρωπαϊκό σύστημα έγκαιρης προειδοποίησης για τα τρόφιμα και τις ζωοτροφές (RASFF) και σχετίζονται με συσκευασίες τροφίμων πολλαπλών χρήσεων (reusable plates, bowls and coffee beakers). Σύμφωνα με την […]

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EMO 2019 Actively shaping the digital future: High-tech machines with consistent connectivity, my DMG MORI Customer Portal, customer-oriented automation solutions and ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING on the DMG MORI booth at the EMO.

Automation and digitization in Hall 2   29 automations, among them modular and robot-supported workpiece handlings as well as systems pallet handlings up to autonomous transport systems Integrated Digitization: Intelligent services and applications with integral connectivity for networked production Over 30 digital innovations new CELOS APPs, extensive DMG MORI Monitoring, efficient production planning and control […]

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FARREL POMINI TO DISPLAY COMPOUNDING SYSTEMS APPLICATIONS EXPERTISE AT K 2019

Ansonia, CT USA (July 31, 2019) . . . FARREL POMINI, a global leader in the research, development and manufacturing of compounding systems, will display its solutions for a broad range of applications at K 2019.  The company will exhibit along with its parent company, HF MIXING GROUP in Hall 9, Stand A24. The theme […]

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Press release: Plasma technology, surface treatment and mechanical engineering – all from a single source

Relyon plasma GmbH from Regensburg presents the interplay of plasma technology, surface treatment and robotics at the K trade fair in Düsseldorf together with the two partners STTS – Systèmes et Technologies de Traitement de Surface and ULBRICH – Maschinenbau- und Export-Import Betriebs GmbH. The aim of the partnership is to be a solution-oriented partner […]

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