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Weima: Plastics shredder with modular pressing system

12.10.2010 - WEIMA Maschinenbau GmbH is unveiling its newly developed, modular shredding system „Spider“ at the K 2010 trade fair in Dusseldorf. The WLK series single-shaft shredders come equipped with an interchangeable pressing system, designed to handle a variety of requirements, including lumps, film, hollow...

BASF focuses on Ecovio and Ecoflex

11.10.2010 - BASF will focus on its products Ecoflex® and Ecovio® as biodegradable and compostable plastics for agricultural use. As a consequence, business with the additive Envirocare® for oxo-biodegradable plastics was terminated effective July 1, 2010. Envirocare was part of the Ciba AG range and is used to...

Georg Kaufmann Formenbau: Lightweight structures, the future technology

11.10.2010 - Thermoforming and injection moulding in one single mould Making its début at K 2010 will be a combined thermoforming and injection mould developed by Georg Kaufmann Formenbau AG. This so-called organo sheet mould will be demonstrated by KraussMaffei Technologies GmbH (Stand C24 in Hall 15) in fully...

Evonik: First car windshield made of PMMA

08.10.2010 - A car windshield made of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) developed by Evonik Industries is now making its debut in racing. The company sells its PMMA products under the PLEXIGLAS® trademark. Following a trial phase in a racing car, the material is designed for series production later on. “The requirements...

Tosaf: New additive masterbatches for packaging and agricultural applications

08.10.2010 - At K 2010 Tosaf will be presenting an extended portfolio of functional masterbatches for a broad range of applications. They include particularly efficient antifog-masterbatches for highly transparent polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) food packaging films as well as IR masterbatches for the extrusion...

BARLOG plastics: Light and loose screws to demonstrate metal substitution

06.10.2010 - With the ironic slogan "Got a screw loose" the metal substitute specialist BARLOG plastics shows a production of plastic screw at the K 2010. BARLOG plastics focuses on integrated functions, cost optimisation and lightweight design. The company is not only looking out for complete assembly solution...

BUSS: Celebrating four-flight technology - Kneaders MX set new throughput records

05.10.2010 - BUSS four-flight Kneaders MX are setting new throughput benchmarks for compounding heat and shear sensitive plastics. The remarkable progress of these machines since market launch at the K 2007 is now exemplified by three compounding lines for various products, each incorporating a BUSS Kneader MX with...

Assocomaplast celebrates its 50 years

04.10.2010 - Assocomaplast - Italian plastics and rubber processing machinery and moulds manufacturers´ association - reached its 50th anniversary, as it was founded in Milan on September 28, 1960. The association - which now has 143 active Members, representing around 90% of the Italian sector´s turnover - was...

Biesterfeld Plastic takes over the French rubber distributor SMPC

04.10.2010 - By taking over the French Rubber Distributor SMPC, Biesterfeld Plastic, the largest subgroup of the Biesterfeld Group, is investing in a new area of business. As of 01.10.2010, Biesterfeld France SARL, subsidiary of Biesterfeld Plastic GmbH, will assume control of the business activities of the distributor...

Engel: Economical processing of solid silicone

04.10.2010 - Progress in plastics technology is marked by new applications and innovations to ensure constantly new or expanded fields of application for injection moulding. With the development of the ENGEL roto feeder – a new rotary conveyor for continuous feeding of the solid silicone to the plasticising unit,...

Gurit wins first Tooling contract in Europe

01.10.2010 - Gurit, a worldwide leading developer and producer of advanced composite materials, technologies and tooling equipment has won a first contract for a wind turbine blade mould to be delivered to a customer in Europe from the Gurit Tooling plant in China. This European order is another important achievement...

Mold-Masters: Hot Runner Specialist acquires PET components company ABBA Systems and announces new brand MasterPET

01.10.2010 - Hot runner solutions supplier Mold-Masters announced that it has completed the purchase of ABBA Systems of Brantford, Ontario. ABBA Systems and Mold-Masters have been working together in a marketing alliance to build PET preform molds since 2009. "Global reaction to our preform mold building initiative...

BKG: Major order from China

01.10.2010 - BKG Bruckmann & Kreyenborg Granuliertechnik GmbH, Muenster/Germany, announced signing of a contract with Tianjin Dagu Chemical Co. Ltd., concerning the delivery of several underwater pelletizing systems for the production of Styrene Acrylonitrile (SAN). BKG will supply complete pelletizing lines...

Ferromatik Milacron: Andreas Westhäußer new head of customer service

01.10.2010 - Injection molding machine manufacturer Ferromatik Milacron announced today that Andreas Westhäusser (31) will head the company’s SERVTEK customer service division effective immediately. For the past three years Andreas Westhäusser has served successfully as acting director of SERVTEK. The position reports...

IKV: Innovative combination - The die casting of metal and the injection moulding of plastics

01.10.2010 - Combining different processes to create a single-step process makes it possible to combine different materials and thus different functionalities in one moulded part. The Institute of Plastics Processing (IKV) at RWTH Aachen University is currently developing a new and efficient process chain for the...

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