2005-11-18

Hellweg Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG (www.schneidmuehlen.de) presented at FAKUMA 2005 the new 600 series granulator (“Mega Mill”) for the first time. The new granulators round off the product range at the top end. They are characterised by the extremely high stability of the entire machine housing. The...
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2005-10-11

The Krefeld-based compounder, J&A Plastics (www.j-a.de), has expanded its product range to include the high-tech and extrusion nylons of the US-American company, Nycoa. At the FAKUMA 2005, it will premier the products, which – among other things – include a transparent polyamide that, for certain applications,...
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2005-10-07

Low dust granulation of sprues and rejected parts is often a decisive quality aspect for the return of ground material to the production process. The new Slotter (“Slow Cutter”, picture) roll mills from Hellweg Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG (www.schneidmuehlen.de) work without the use of sieves and at...
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2005-10-04

At FAKUMA 2005 Separation AG (www.separation-ag.com) is exhibiting for the first time a newly developed mobile plant (Illustration) for optoelectronic sorting of plastic granulate contaminated with polymer agglomerates in the form of black specks. The plant is integrated within an interchangeable housing...
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2005-09-06

The trend is clearly towards customer-specific modification of a standard composition, developed in Germany and produced abroad. In response to the demands of globally active plastics processors, the niche and specialist provider, J&A Plastics (www.j-a.de), has extended the product range of its quality...
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2005-08-31

Plastic granulate is extruded by cast film extrusion into sheeting and further processed by downline thermoforming into, for example, profiled dimpled sheet, mats for roof grassing, etc. The swelling that normally arises along both edges is removed by cutting off the two edges of the sheet. It is here...
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2005-08-29

At this year’s Fakuma event the Coperion Group (www.coperion.com) will once again be exhibiting innovative products from the fields of compounding systems, bulk materials systems, components and global service. The following highlights will be among those on show: HYGIENIC – a rotary valve fitted...
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2005-08-25

DuPont Engineering Polymers (www.dupont.com) is hosting a joint exhibit with its distributor Biesterfeld (www.biesterfeld-plastic.com) during Fakuma 2005. Highlights on the stand will include market-specific material advances, overcoming previous limitations for their application, and innovative technologies...
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