News-Special "Fakuma 2008"
pp-mid: New compound - Laser produces electrically conductive structures
15.10.2008 - Global innovation in the form of a new polypropylene (PP) based compound allows injection moulded interconnect devices (MID) to be produced by an altogether new method and much more simply than before. Invented by Peter Putsch, the new compound provides the novel feature of a carbon-based conductivity...
DuPont™ Zytel® nylon used for first polymer oil pan module adopted for serial-production cars
15.10.2008 - For the first time in automotive history, an oil pan module made from a thermoplastic polymer is now used for serial-production cars. Working in close cooperation with the automotive supplier Bruss and DuPont (www.dupont.com), Daimler has achieved a genuine breakthrough by developing a modular design...
Gammaflux: Substantial Price Reductions on Hot Runner Controllers
14.10.2008 - At the 2008 Fakuma trade fair, Gammaflux Europe GmbH (www.gammaflux.de) of Wiesbaden/Germany announced substantial price cuts on all its hot runner temperature controllers. In the case of the company´s largest and most powerful models, the TTC high-performance controller line-up, the reduction lies...
BASF: First antimicrobial BASF plastic for bacteria-free surfaces
13.10.2008 - BASF (www.basf.com, www.luran-s.com) is now offering a plastic that has the property of killing microbes. This material belongs to the specialties found in the styrene plastic product line. It goes by the name Luran® S BX 13042 and is currently the only ASA (acrylonitrile-styrene-acrylate copolymer)...
Putsch: New applications and new products
09.10.2008 - Successful mass-production applications of ELAN XP as well as two completely new products will be presented by Putsch Kunststoffe GmbH at this year´s Fakuma 2008 on the exhibition stand of its distribution partner, Ashland (Stand 3217 in Hall A3). The development of new compounds with properties obtained...
Gneuss: New generation of the Filtration System SFXmagnus enhanced performance with lower investment costs
06.10.2008 - Gneuß Kunststofftechnik GmbH (www.gneuss.com) offers the latest generation SFXmagnus screen changer with new features based on its proven "gneussconstant" (fully automatic, pressure- and process-constant operation) performance. Thanks to a new concept for the heating of this system, the polymer melt...
Kreyenborg Group: New Company in the Group Page
02.10.2008 - With the Kreyenborg Plant Technology GmbH & Co. KG (www.kreyenborg-group.de) the Kreyenborg Group, a world wide supplier of machines and components for the plastics processing industry, welcomes its fourth member. The newly founded company will both force the previous activities of the Kreyenborg GmbH...
Automatik Plastics Machinery: Pelletizing specialist under a new name at Fakuma
29.09.2008 - The former Rieter Automatik GmbH will celebrate its new name "Automatik Plastics Machinery GmbH" (www.automatikgroup.com) at Fakuma 2008. Its exhibit, located at Stand 6202 in Hall A6, will provide a working demonstration of the SPHERO® 70 underwater pelletizing system along with the OPTOcontrol operating...
Coperion: Compounding industrial regrind and controlling pellet colour on-line
25.09.2008 - At this year´s Fakuma 2008 Coperion GmbH (www.coperion.de) will be presenting a number of innovative applications and current additions to its range of high-performance compounding systems. These systems are used worldwide for the compounding, filling and reinforcing of engineering plastics and for...
Nuga: High performance and energy efficient granulation of plastics - 'Open Day'
23.09.2008 - NUGA AG Kunststoffschneidmühlen, Balgach, Switzerland, has been producing granulators for plastics for more than 20 years. The company started production and sale of the patented CentriCut® granulators eight years ago and these will be presented at Fakuma 2008 to the trade visitors with the slogan "high...
Hellweg: Single stage shredding of solid start-up lumps
15.09.2008 - Hellweg Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG (www.hellweg-granulators.com) is presenting at Fakuma 2008 a new lump granulator that enables single stage shredding of even solid start-up lumps and similar items. The MG 450/300 BR, where “BR” stands in German for Brocken = lumps, has been is made in a stable welded...
Gneuss: New generation RSFgenius with improved energy balance
15.09.2008 - The Filtration System RSFgenius of Gneuß Kunststofftechnik GmbH (www.gneuss.com) has set the standard for self-cleaning process constant melt filtration systems since its introduction over 10 years ago. The efficiency of its self- cleaning system (up to 400 automatic re-uses of the filter elements)...
S+S: Pipe magnet protects extruders, injection-moulding and blow-moulding machines
09.09.2008 - At the Fakuma 2008 trade fair S+S Separation and Sorting Technology GmbH (www.se-so-tec.com) presents the fundamentally re-engineered EXTRACTOR pipe magnet. The well-proven functional and performance features have remained unchanged. Improvements were made with respect to overall height, nominal widths,...
plasticker.com: Online marketplace for the plastics industry
09.09.2008 - The plasticker industry portal (www.plasticker.com) is presenting itself at the Fakuma 2008 trade show on the common stand of the ministry for trade, medium and small sized enterprises and energy of the state of North Rhine Westphalia (Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Mittelstand und Energie des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen,...
TechnoCompound: Comprehensive portfolio of engineering compounds
08.09.2008 - At this year´s Fakuma 2008 TechnoCompound GmbH (www.technocompound.com) will be presenting three newly developed products: • With TechnoMid PA6 or PA66 VN, TechnoCompound offers the world´s first radiation crosslinkable polyamide for injection moulding applications. Parts moulded in this newly developed...
SAS Automation: New RFID Robotic End-of-Arm Tooling
04.09.2008 - SAS Automation (www.sas-automation.com) introduces new Robotic End-of-Arm Tooling (EOAT) with RFID tags to automatically ensure the correct tooling is operating with the corresponding operation and equipment. RFID is an automatic identification method, relying on storing and remotely retrieving data...
FKuR: New Biopolymers at Fakuma 2008
02.09.2008 - Latest FKuR (www.fkur.com) biomaterial innovations will be shown at Fakuma 2008. Bio-Flex® VA 5100 CL is the worldwide first transparent biopolymer for blown film extrusion and can be processed on conventional blown film lines without adjustments to screws, dies and downstream equipment. Well known...
Momentive Introduces Clear LSR Products
29.08.2008 - Momentive Performance Materials (www.momentive.com) recently introduced the breakthrough LSR7000 series, a family of highly transparent liquid silicone rubbers (LSR). Combining typically 98 percent transparency with the unique processing and productivity advantages of an addition-cured, platinum-catalyzed...
DuPont: Tailored thermoplastics exceeding traditional materials
27.08.2008 - DuPont (www.dupont.com) will present a broad range of thermoplastics with enhanced properties and newly-developed polymers based on renewable resources at Fakuma 2008. Particular emphasis will be placed on the application of non-halogen flame retardant polymers in the electrical and electronic industry,...
Hekuma is boosting competence in automation by its new high-speed robot HEKU 3 at the Fakuma 2008
25.08.2008 - During the Fakuma trade show Hekuma GmbH (www.hekuma.com) will be exhibiting their capability as a technology leader in the field of high-speed automation systems with their newest robot – the HEKU 3. The new robot, dynamically demonstrating its capabilities, will be on display in hall B3 stand 3109....
Ferromatik Milacron: Seven Injection Molding Machines from Standard to High-end at Fakuma 2008
22.08.2008 - At the Fakuma 2008 Ferromatik Milacron (www.ferromatik.com) presents a total of seven injection molding machines, four of which will be seen on the own booth B3-3203 and three on the booths of partners. From the standard machine range the two new special models, the BASE-TEC and the ELEKTRA selection,...
Gneuss: New Polymer Melt Evacuation Technology MRS
21.08.2008 - A new, patented technology for the evacuation or degassing of polymer melt, the Multi Rotation System MRS will be presented from Gneuß Kunststofftechnik GmbH (www.gneuss.com) for the first time at the Fakuma 2008. Thanks to its patented multiple screw section, the MRS makes a very large area available...

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