R-Cycle Community holds first assembly

R-Cycle Community held its first general meeting on May 3, 2022; from 2020, the community has grown to a total of 19 members.

Anne Dierkopf is now CFO of Kiefel

Kiefel has a new CFO, Anne Dierkopf, who replaces Richard Schmidhofer.

Arburg Plastic Freeforming enables faster production

Optimised Freeformer software speeds up additive manufacturing by up to 55%.

Starlinger recycling system for Australia's largest PET recycling plant

Circular Plastics Australia PET recycling plant operates a recoSTAR PET 215 HC iV+ PET bottle-to-bottle recycling line from Starlinger

World's first production line for sustainable shrink sleeve film

Innovia Films has started operation of its multi-layer co-extrusion line in Poland. The plant is the world's first dedicated production line for sustainable and floatable shrink sleeve film.

Daimler Truck adopts Siemens' Xcelerator to shape the future of CO₂-neutral transport

Daimler Truck deploys Siemens’ Simcenter STAR-CCM+ multiphysics CFD software to optimize aerodynamics and thermal management of next generation vehicles

Automotive in 2022: Back to near-normal

Recovery in global automotive markets will continue in 2022, with new-vehicle sales racking up similar growth rates to those of 2021.

Schneider Electric, Inchcape to provide one-stop total eMobility solutions

Schneider Electric, a provider of digital transformation, announced a strategic partnership with Inchcape, world's leading international vehicle services groups, to launch a portfolio of one-stop total eMobility solutions for EVs.

Surface Technology: The largest multivib vibratory finishing machine

At the Surface Technology exhibition Walther Trowal introduces the MV 50 multivib vibratory finishing machine for the fully automatic surface finishing of large components for aircraft turbines like blisks, but also for forging dies.

Efficient wheel manufacturing reaches a new level

Leifeld Metal Spinning GmbH has developed a new machine for manufacturing rims using a flow forming process, which, for the first time ever, also works with internal rollers: instead of hands, rollers are used to shape the inside and outside surfaces.

How advances in aluminum component machining are supporting the shift to EVs

According to a report by the International Transport Forum, global transport activity is expected to double by 2050 compared to 2015 levels. With climate change a global concern, it’s important that we produce more efficient vehicles that run on greener fuels.

HCI enters a new chapter in circular economy

HCI unveils its "Single-Component Based Multi-Layer Film" bag-making innovation as it moves towards a circular economy, according to Chi-Chuan Cheng