Almaak International is a company with many years of experience in the production, processing and development of technical plastic compounds. Around 200 employees develop and produce customised plastics for small and large plastics processors worldwide. Around 60,000 tonnes of technical thermoplastics (PA, PC, PBT, ABS, PC/PBT, PC/ABS, PBT/ASA, PP etc.) are produced annually at the Krefeld and...
Viet UC Mechanics Polymer, a Vietnamese manufacturer of plastic materials, specializes in the production of masterbatch, plastic additives, pigments, PVC additives and plastic resins. The company was faced with the challenge of eliminating metallic impurities in the masterbatch. This is to prevent particles from entering the plastic mixtures during production. These impurities could not only...
Carlsberg and KHS have been working together as partners in Asia for a long time. KHS Global Key Account Manager Norman Gras looks back on the close and extremely productive cooperation: “Over the past ten years, we’ve successfully managed lots of projects together, especially in China.” Most recently, in 2021, KHS implemented two canning lines in Dali and Yibin, each with a capacity of up to 90...
As the green wave sweeps the globe, demand for lithium batteries has surged due to their role as key energy carriers in electric vehicles and energy storage industries. To meet the growing demand, the leading new energy company BYD planned to build a 30,000-ton battery-grade lithium carbonate project in Nanning, Guangxi. After rigorous selection processes, Minebea Intec was chosen to provide...
Winkler and Dünnebier Süßwarenmaschinen relies on retrofitting, exchanging outdated components for new, modern technologies. This is how WDS brings existing systems up to the technical standard of a new system. By converting hydraulics to servo technology or developing individual solutions for replacing discontinued servo components, older machines receive a boost in terms of efficiency...
Tradition, family, responsibility, respect - these are the values that the packaging machine manufacturer Schubert stands for, as does the American bakery manufacturer More Than A Bakery, a subsidiary of Richmond Baking. The family-owned company from Versailles, Kentucky, has more than 170 years of baking experience. Every day, a variety of biscuits and crackers come off the production line, for...
The challenge of the shortage of skilled labor poses significant challenges for industry. The increasing lack of qualified personnel requires new approaches to avoid outages and bottlenecks. This is where the digital solution “MK|Workforce” comes in. The tool helps companies to use their human resources more efficiently and to prevent production downtime through innovative planning.
Goldfuß Engineering has developed a new system in which a hygienic “Motoman HD7” handling robot from Yaskawa fills up to 120 vials per hour under cleanroom conditions. Clinical studies or personalized medicine usually require small batches of medication, for example injection solutions, which are filled into vials. These vials or glass containers must be sterile and aseptic. The small batch sizes...
New composting machines that can turn food waste into high-quality fertilizer in just 24 hours have been developed using technologies from Mitsubishi Electric. This solution responds to the global problem of waste, especially food waste, which accounts for about 30 percent of landfill waste. This technology enables Radisson Blu Scandinavia to process food waste from restaurants, room service and...
Nord Drivesystems offers properly dimensioned drive solutions from a single source for different crane types and load ranges. The company has locations in more than 80 countries. In Poland, the lifting equipment specialist Protea relies on the crane & cargo competence of the complete supplier from Northern Germany. The Polish manufacturer Protea has been relying on drive solutions and services...
