TECHNOLOGIES

Besides digitalisation and automation, the circular economy is a key topic in the plastics processing industry. Changing from a linear to a circular economy, the quality of the recycled material …

“Plastic products are essential in our every day life” says Renato Moretto, founder and President of Moretto SpA, manufacturer of auxiliary equipment for the plastics industry. “Our real challenge is …

Color Service has built an innovative and reliable system applied to the Plastic Industry that guarantees 24/7 Repeatability, Traceability and High Accuracy of the dosing process of any pigment and …

To meet growing demand for automation in clean rooms and other sensitive environments in medical and pharmaceutical molding plants, Sepro Group is introducing the MED Series of 3-, 5- and …

Researchers in the UK and the United States have succeeded in ‘fine tuning’ a new thermoplastic biomaterial to enable both the rate at which it degrades in the body and …

Solvay and PrinterPrezz are collaborating to develop 3D printing selective laser sintering solutions (SLS) for implants and other medical devices. PrinterPrezz is a trailblazer in combining polymer and metal 3D …

BASF and the Swedish packaging manufacturer BillerudKorsnäs have cooperated to develop a unique home-compostable paper laminate for flexible packaging. The multi-layer film consists of three basic components: BillerudKorsnäs‘ paper ConFlex® Silk, …

Broadening the market potential of plastic recyclates and thereby furthering the uptake of recycled content across Europe is APK AG’s core objective. The innovative recycling company from Merseburg, Germany has …

SABIC today announced that biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film based on the company’s certified circular PP from feedstock recycling of used plastics will be introduced in primary pet food brand …

Having the data is not the same as being able to analyze and use them to improve procedures and production. Applying the Pareto Principle, we could say that 20% of the …