Selecting the right mix of optical sorters with robotic arm and valve block ejectors delivers two powerful robot options to boost recovery of wanted materials   Today, robotic technology is rapidly evolving in the recycling industry, especially with optical sorting equipment. Drawing from deep datasets, optical sorters using different ejection methods process material fractions more […]

Unique: reusable foam-moulded cups with future potential Strong together: combined expertise of our partners Versatile: broad Arburg portfolio for the beverage industry   Lossburg, 22/07/2022 Arburg will attend Drinktec in Munich from 12 – 16 September 2022 to showcase a pioneering application: at the Arburg stand 224 in Hall C 5, visitors will discover an […]

Plan A: Circular economy and technology working hand in hand Plan A: More sustainability through resource-efficient use of plastics Plan A: Digitalisation is the future of plastics processing   Lossburg, 21/07/2022 Excitement is mounting in the run-up to the K 2022, the world’s leading trade fair for the plastics industry. As always, Arburg has adopted a […]

Baumüller has implemented data access, security and methods within the standardized OPC UA interface and with the ProDataX software tool, provides an OPC UA server for its control units. Baumüller, the drive and automation specialist, opts for OPC UA (Open Platform Communications Unified Architecture) as an interface for the transmission of data between different nodes, […]

New BRITA water filter jugs made from INEOS Styrolution’s sustainable ECO materials BASF to supply biomass balanced styrene as plastic feedstock Completely certified production process BRITA, INEOS Styrolution and BASF have announced today that BRITA has selected a range of INEOS Styrolution’s sustainable Terluran® ECO, Styrolution® PS ECO and NAS® ECO materials as materials of choice for its portfolio […]

STADLER has supported J&B Recycling in its pursuit of the best quality output material possible when it designed and built its dry mixed recyclables plant in 2008, and consequently in an ongoing continuous improvement process to consistently deliver high purity rates while managing the changing composition of waste materials. The latest upgrade, completed in March […]

Way2K: Industry interviews in the lead-up to the K 2022 trade fair “We need to reinvent plastics”   Mr. Reifenhäuser, what problems does the plastics industry face today? In recent years, plastic has fallen into disrepute, because of waste issues. We all have the pictures of marine litter in our minds. Used plastics are not […]