CHINAPLAS 2023: Leaping towards high-quality development of plastics & rubber industries

CHINAPLAS 2023, a world-class plastics and rubber industry event in Shenzhen from April 17-20, will feature over 3,900 exhibitors showcasing innovative technologies on a 380,000 sqm area. Concurrent events like the SciXplore Forum, Tech Talk, Design x Innovation, and CHINAPLAS X CPRJ Plastics Recycling & Circular Economy Conference and Showcase will also be held.

Heavy-duty solid end milling with superior performance

Cutting tool specialist Sandvik Coromant expands its offer of CoroMill Plura HD solid end mills for heavy-duty roughing in steel and stainless steel with two new grades.

Flexible production with faster neck changes on the stretch blow molder

KHS has cut the time needed to convert the InnoPET Blomax stretch blow molder – including the preform infeed.

Study shows people spend 4 hours a day on their appearance

A cross-cultural study shows the strongest predictor of attractiveness-enhancing behaviours appears to be social media usage.

Daimler Truck, Siemens to build an integrated digital engineering platform

Siemens Digital Industries Software and Daimler Truck AG today announced a new collaboration to implement a state-of-the-art digital engineering platform built using the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio of software and services.

Active ingredient with CBD-like effect soothes sensitive skin

Beracare CBA from Clariant is a complex blend of Amazon oils that increases the production of β-endorphin, to reduce skin redness and irritation.

Solvay beauty care formulations stress sustainability

Solvay presented its full range of functional and sustainable ingredients at in-cosmetics Global 2023

Informa Markets Thailand hosts Plastic & Rubber Thailand 2023

Plastic & Rubber Thailand 2023 is a trade fair hosted by Informa Markets Thailand at the Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre from May 10-13. It aims to promote sustainable development and carbon reduction solutions through collaborations. It is co-located with INTERMACH and SUBCON Thailand 2023.

Swiss specialist introduces flexible system for in-mould labelling and handle assembly

Beck Automation AG launched the Beck Bailer, an automatic system that can assemble metal handles for industrial plastic pails. It can handle bucket sizes from 2L to 40L with a diameter of 175mm to 380mm and can run different sizes and shapes of pails with different handle designs. The Beck Bailer has a cycle time of 3.5 seconds per pail and does not use hydraulics to form and assemble handles.

Research consortium secures funding for plastic recycling technology development

The University of Birmingham and Stopford received £300k from Innovate UK to develop a chemical process that uses compressed hot water to recycle waste plastics. The process depolymerizes plastics into commodity compounds that can be processed into virgin materials. It can recycle contaminated and degraded plastics with reduced downstream processing.

Global PLA Sales Predicted to Reach $3.7 Billion by 2032, says study

Ceresana forecasts that PLA sales will hit USD 3.7 billion by 2032, driven by the demand for renewable materials and government restrictions on single-use products and plastic bags. PLA is used in textiles, biocompatible implants, and hygiene products. Ceresana's report has an in-depth analysis of the global PLA market, including predictions until 2032.

Parts2clean trade fair to focus on High Purity solutions for industrial cleaning

The 20th edition of parts2clean will be held in Stuttgart in September, focusing on the "High Purity" topic. It will showcase solutions for evolving tasks resulting from trends such as automation, digitization, AI, sustainability, and stricter regulatory requirements. The Expert Forum will provide presentations by experts on trends, innovations, and benchmark applications.