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British Plastics Federation: Sustainable Manufacturing tops K 2010 agenda

14.10.2010 - The British Plastics Federation (BPF) is to showcase the UK as a global leader in Sustainable Manufacturing in plastics with the launch of a book titled Sustainable Manufacturing: A Guide For The Plastics industry at the K Fair on Monday 1st November in room 28 at the Dusseldorf Congress Centre. ...

EuPR: Plastics recyclers could offer 50.000 new jobs in the EU

13.10.2010 - On 4th October 2010 Danish MEP Anna Rosbach hosted an EuPR dinner in the European Parliament attended over 30 participants to debate the issue of exports of plastics waste. Several EU officials from the EU Commission and MEPS attended this dinner and listened to the requests of plastics recyclers to...

Pai-Ying Machine: Taiwanese machinery producer starts in Europe

13.10.2010 - On the occasion of K 2010 the Taiwanese machinery producer Pai-Ying displays for the first time in Europe its fully automatic machinery technology for mixing, dosing, weighing and filling of plastic and rubber in powder and granulate form. Certified to ISO 9001/9002, having obtained 25 years of experience...

ECEBD: Services and special databases for doing business in CEE

13.10.2010 - ECEBD Hungary, a leading Central and Eastern European plastics industry consultant and information provider, will once again be exhibiting at the K-2010. Among others, ECEBD will offer its ChemIT Easy database under preferential conditions during the fair. Stationed at Booth 10 in Hall EN, ECEBD...

Mann+Hummel ProTec: Innovations in material handling increase flexibility, efficiency and ease of use

13.10.2010 - At this year’s K-exhibition, MANN+HUMMEL ProTec is presenting the new generation of energy-efficient SOMOS® D dry air dryers, a new dryer for small loads, new conveyer equipment and a high-precision dosing system for small amounts, especially designed for extrusion. MANN+HUMMEL Pro Tec introduces...

Evonik expands capacities for extruded PLEXIGLAS® sheets with an abrasion-resistant coating in Weiterstadt

12.10.2010 - New extrusion line with annual capacity of 10,000 tons The Evonik Acrylic Polymers Business Line is about to expand capacity for extruded PLEXIGLAS® sheets at its Weiterstadt site through investments totaling some EUR 8 million. The new extrusion line has an annual capacity of 10,000 tons. At the same...

Kreyenborg: Infrared dryer for 3.500 kg/h PET bottle flakes

12.10.2010 - The impressive throughput rate of 3,500 kg/h PET bottle flakes is the characteristic of the largest infrared drum (IRD) ever realized which was delivered by KREYENBORG PLANT TECHNOLOGY in the first half of 2010. The IRD with the remarkable dimensions of 2,500 mm drum diameter and 5,400 mm drum length,...

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...

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