30 years of expertise in polymer processing

Ettlinger Kunststoffmaschinen GmbH of K?nigsbrunn, not far from the southern German city of Augsburg, can look back on a 30-year success story which began in December 1983. The company was established just over three decades ago by Roderich Ettlinger, a trained mechanical engineer.

Turkey boosts composites output

Turkey’s industrial production has been strong, owing to the country’s export performance in the past few years.

Eco-friendly butyl rubber production process

Specialty chemicals company LANXESS has successfully concluded the pilot phase for a highly efficient production process for butyl rubber. The past seven years saw the company working on a fundamentally new technology for a more sustainable production. An important step in this process was the testing of the new technology in two pilot plants at its production site in Zwijndrecht, Belgium since spring 2012.

Shaping the future with 3D printing

Additive manufacturing, or more popularly known as 3D printing, is a process of creating three dimensional (3D) object of any shape from a digital model.

Bringing history to life

The completely redesigned “Evolution” exhibit at the company’s headquarters in Lossburg (northern Black Forest) brings Arburg’s history to life. Covering around 770 square metres, the exhibition area offers visitors an interactive approach to the company’s history – from its founding in 1923 to the present. The exhibition includes injection moulding machines the Freeformer for additive manufacturing and many more innovations, historic milestones and product examples from the last 90 years. Accou

Visionary technologies for efficient production

A tradition that has become an integral part of providing useful productiontips, the Arburg Technology Days 2014 have become more popular than ever. This year, 6,900 invited guests attended the unique industry event in Lossburg from 19 to 22 March. With an emphasis on production efficiency at the Efficiency Arena, they witnessed how plastic products, from one-off parts through to mass produced items can be manufactured cost-effectively.

Superiority and flexibility combined

In-mould labelling (IML) as a technique has been well-accepted because of the many advantages it has over traditional tehnologies. IML enables better appearance, high durability, flexibility in design, effective automation of production and safety in packaging, amongst others. Acmeplas System Technologies, Ltd. has been providing IML systems and President Kevin Wang explains to International Plastics News – Middle East and Africa (IRNEA) how these can benefit plastic products manufacturers.

Mouldmaking and tooling event targets more African companies

The AfriMold, the trade fair for tooling, mouldmaking, design and application development will again take place in June, similar to last year’s edition. From 3 – 4 June, the event brings into the African continent a selection of technology, raw materials and support services aimed at the region’s potentially dynamic industries. Even though the show was smaller in 2013 as a result of the date adjustment, the organisers are hopeful that this year’s edition will be able to attract highly specialise

Combining creativity with regulatory compliance

The global market for masterbatch has seen dramatic increase over the years. As material of choice to put colours to plastics, masterbatches find applications in almost all areas of plastic processing.

Packaging set for solid growth in Africa

The role of packaging has become a crucial factor that drives consumer spending and behaviour.

Material-friendly recycling

Erema Plastic Recycling Systems (www.erema.at) presented its new Intarema? K system for the first time at interpack 2014 in Germany. The new model is the successor of the KAG system designed especially for the recycling of PE edge trim – a fully automatic recycling system which ensures material-friendly processing through a short extruder, i.e. minimal thermomechanical stress and excellent material properties as a result.

Quality and safety in disposable packaging

Established in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in 1995, Hotpack Packaging Industries LLC had a humble beginning. But the company has continuously strived to improve that today it has become one of the leading companies in the field of packaging materials and related products.