2017 Ringier Technology Innovation Awards-Plastics Industry winners

A five-month long search for the winners of the 2017 Ringier Technology Innovation Awards – Plastics Industry culminated with 32 awardees on March 9 in Shanghai, China. The awardees shared their big moments with the panel of judges, experts from industry associations and media representatives during the 12th anniversary of this prestigious award. This year, the awarding ceremony was held in conjunction with 2017 Plastics & Rubber Innovative Materials Processing and Technology Application Summit & Mini Expo on March 9-10. 

From the entries, 32 products under the various categories were finally nominated as winners by the independent panel of judges, as well as through websites and Wechat voting by plastics end-users. Awardees include: Ningbo Shuangma Machinery Industry Co.,Ltd., Engel Machinery (Shanghai) Co.,Ltd., Haitian Plastics Machinery Group Co.,Ltd., Jiangsu BEIER Machinery Co.,Ltd., Ningbo Well-lih Robots Technology Co.,Ltd., Dow Chemical (China) Investment Co.,Ltd., shanghai KUMHO-SUNNY Plastics CO.,LTD., Shanghai Sunny Technology Co.,Ltd. and many others.

After three months of entry submission and nomination, close to 73 products from 66 companies were chosen for the final competition. Products cover 9 categories: Plastics Raw Materials & Additives, Injection Molding, Extrusion Molding, Blow Molding, Automation, Auxiliary Equipment, Molds & Components, Recycling Machinery and Other Innovative Products/Technologies. 

Also, a new special category was created – “The Innovators of The year” to recognize an individual or a team of engineers or R&D who are behind some new technology, or product design or application. This individual or team has shown the courage, skill and creativity to push the boundary in their field. This year, the award was finally given to Ningbo Shuangma Machinery Industry Co.,Ltd. for the winning product “Carbon-Fiber Products Intelligent Moulding Line”.

In recent years, China Plastics industry has entered a critical period of transformation and upgrading. Eliminating out of date production capabilities, improving product quality, and optimizing industrial structures, environmental concerns and output are the four key elements that are influencing the development of plastics industry. With the steady growth of industries like automotive, medical, household appliance, electronic and electrical, packaging, construction and toys, these downstream markets have driven plastics industry to accelerate technical revolution. As a result, a number of highly promising new materials, new technologies and new equipment have emerged in the market. Therefore, plastics companies must speed up technical innovation in order to stand not just in China but globally. This Awards program–is recognized in China as a highly respected and credible platform on which to show case such innovation.

As an event that recognizes innovation, the Award itself has been evolving and innovating over the years. For this year’s award, there are two highlights that need to be mentioned. Firstly, the voting process has become more open, besides the selection by the judges panel, voting from WeChat and websites has also been considered. Nearly ten thousand users voted from Wechat this year. Secondly, the submitting companies had to provide more third-party credentials in addition to the basic description of the products, and these included patent certifications and even experimental data sheets. These materials are very important references for the judges to decide whether the products or technologies are truly innovative.

Honesty, fairness and transparency give Ringier Technology Innovation Awards a wider attention and national recognition over the years, according to Ringier Trade Media Limited, the organizer of this yearly event.

Mike Hay, President of Ringier Trade Media. noted, “It is the independent panel of experts – the judges who play the key role in the selection of the winners, which is the one important feature that makes this award special and different from other award-giving programs in China.”

Below are the list of awardees in various categories:

Injection molding

> Engel Machinery (Shanghai) Co.,Ltd.for its ENGEL e-motion 80 TL inject 4.0

> FCS Group for its Injection Molding Machine Industry 4.0 Solution-All Electric Injection Molding Machine Intelligent Flow Balancing Module

> Guangzhou UNIQUE Injection Molding System Co.,Ltd for its Volume Stretching and Plasticizing System

> Haitian Plastics Machinery Group Co.,Ltd. for its Haitian MAIIs Injection Molding Machine

> Hangzhou TAYU Machinery Co.,Ltd. for its Two Platen Vertical Injection Molding Machine

> Husky Injection Molding Systems (Shanghai) Co.,Ltd for its HyperSync™ - Integrated System for the production of Specialty Closures

> Tederic Machinery Co.,Ltd. for its DE Series Full-electric IMM

Extrusion Molding

> Coperion (Nanjing) Machinery Co.,Ltd. for its STS 35 Mc11 Twin Screw Extruder

> Ningbo Fangli Technology Co.,Ltd. for its FLSJ60-40AG Series High-Efficiency Single Screw Extruder

Blow Molding

> Jiangsu Victor Machinery Co.,Ltd.for its MSZ50 Injection Blow Molding Hi-Speed Machine

> Qingdao Yankang Plastic Machinery Co.,Ltd.for its Large Size Blow Molding Machine

Plastics Raw Materials & Additives

> AdvanSix Materials Technology (Shanghai) Co.,Ltd for its AEGIS® H55C2ZP PA6/66 Copolymer

> Anhui Sunrise Aluminium Pigments Co.,Ltd. for its Environment Friendly Pelletized Aluminium Pigment

> Dow Chemical (China) Investment Co.,Ltd. for its AXELERONTM DGDK-6924 NT EXP1- Polyethylene Compound for Physically Foamed Insulation of High-end Data Cables

> Dow Chemical Pacific (Singapore) Pte Ltd for its Enhanced EPE Foam

> Jinan Taixing Fine Chemicals Co.,Ltd.for its HT-115K Efficient Environment-friendly Flame Retardant for PP Product Specification

> Kingfa Sci.&Tech. Co.,Ltd.for its High Heat Resistant and Low Density Polypropylene Material for Portable Sockets

> LANXESS Chemical (China) Co.,Ltd. for its Body Insert

> PolyOne Corporation for its Impress™ High Gloss Metallic Effect Colorants

> shanghai KUMHO-SUNNY Plastics CO.,LTD. for its High Strength PC/ABS For Electroplating Handles—K8264

> Shanghai Sunny Technology Co.,Ltd. for its Polyamide Material With High Resistance to Hydrostatic in the Field of Long-term Water Contact

Molds & Components

> Mold-Masters (Kunshan) Co.,Ltd. for its Summit™ Series Hot Runner System

> Zhejiang Jingcheng Mold Machinery Co.,Ltd. for its 7000mm Ultra-wide 3-layer Manifold Die

Auxiliary Equipment

> Guangdong Liansu Machinery Manufacturing Co.,Ltd. for its Smart PVC Hybrid Integrated System

Automation

> Ningbo Well-lih Robots Technology Co.,Ltd. for its Side Entry IML System for Twelve Cavities

> Qingdao Lici Electric Co.,Ltd. For its Electro-permanent Magnetic System for its Quick Mold Change - Double Colored Injection Molding Machine

Recycling Machinery

> Dongguan Armost Recycling-Tech. Co.,Ltd. for its AES-1000 Multistage Intelligent Separation System for Mixed Plastics

> Jiangsu BEIER Machinery Co.,Ltd. for its 6000KG/H PET Washing & Recycling Production Line

Special Awards

> Guangdong Liansu Machinery Manufacturing Co.,Ltd.for its High-speed Wide Permeable Film Production Line

> ILLIG Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG for its Form- Fill- and Seal Line Model FSL 48

> Ningbo Shuangma Machinery Industry Co.,Ltd. for its Carbon-Fiber Products Intelligent Moulding Line