The Exhibit: Redefining the Possible There is no doubt that the K 2019 trade fair will take place in the shadow of the discussion about environmental protection and the correct use of plastic. The industry has a duty to present solutions and to prove that plastic can be a future-oriented, energy-efficient and sustainable raw material. […]

Στα πλαίσια της Διεθνούς Έκθεσης FOODTECH, η οποία θα διεξαχθεί στο Metropolitan Expo (12-14 Οκτωβρίου 2019),θα πραγματοποιηθούν Επιστημονικές Ημερίδες με τη συνεργασία των ακόλουθων Συνδέσμων: ΣΕΒΤ (Σύνδεσμος Ελληνικών Βιομηχανιών Τροφίμων) ΠΕΤΕΤ(Πανελλήνια Ένωση Τεχνολόγων Τροφίμων) ΣΕΒΙΤΕΛ (Σύνδεσμος Ελληνικών Βιομηχανιών Τυποποιήσεως Ελαιολάδου) ΣΕΒΕΚ (Σύνδεσμος Ελληνικών Βιομηχανιών Επεξεργασίας Κρέατος) ΣΥΒΙΠΥΣ (Σύνδεσμος Βιομηχανιών Παραγωγής Υλικών & Συσκευασίας)   Την Κυριακή 13 Οκτωβρίου θα διεξαχθεί η […]

A perfect combination: Transfer moulding and the FDC process   Co-operation: Dieffenbacher and Arburg combine their expertise Potential: A new concept for hybrid lightweight parts Success: MoPaHyb project as initial spark   Lossburg/Eppingen, 26.09.2019 Dieffenbacher and Arburg, both family-owned companies from Baden-Württemberg, will in future cooperate to develop new solutions for the transfer moulding of […]

Hannover, 21 September 2019. EMO Hannover 2019 closed its doors today following a six-day run. From 16 to 21 September, round about 117,000 production specialists from 150 countries convened at the world’s leading tradeshow for the metalworking industry. “This EMO Hannover 2019 built on the success of our boom year in 2017,” reported EMO General […]

The industry in dialogue: global, European, local +++ current & explosive topics of relevance to plastics +++ detailed programme online now   K 2019, The World’s No. 1 Trade Fair for Plastics and Rubber, held in Düsseldorf from 16 to 23 October 2019, will again be the performance barometer and global innovations marketplace for the […]

“We want to do something about the garbage on the seas” • Old fishing nets are collected and recycled • Education is first step towards waste avoidance • Regulation is indispensable   Bureo is a US company that turns old fishing nets into new products such as skateboards. How did you come up with fishing […]

Dr. Alba Mena Subiranas, Vice President Maintenance & Reliability Solutions at BASF SE in Ludwigshafen, explains in an interview what her Additive Manufacturing division is doing and how she envisages additive manufacturing in 2030.   Would you please briefly introduce your Maintenance & Reliability Solutions department?   Dr. Alba Mena Subiranas: With pleasure. As an […]

Micro injection molding for medical technology   At the Compamed in Düsseldorf, the international trade fair for the medical supplies industry and medical product development, held from 18 to 21 November 2019, WITTMANN BATTENFELD will demonstrate its medical technology expertise with the production of a micro retaining ring for medical miniature tubes in hall 08b, […]

TOMRA Sorting Recycling will be at the K-Show 2019, presenting its frontrunning position in the circular economy, including sorting equipment like the recently introduced INNOSORT FLAKE, and giving an outlook to a groundbreaking innovation in the fields of Artificial Intelligence.   Over the last decades, resources have been exploited recklessly to satisfy civilization’s infinite demand […]

In order to accommodate the strong demand for light blocking colorants in PET packaging for dairy applications, Holland Colours is proudly announcing the expansion of their manufacturing capacity in Asia, at their Surabaya (Indonesia) plant. With this, the company also reinforces its global market leadership in this field.  Ready for the future Henri Jacobs, director […]