Sabic has launched its latest LNP Visualfx resin portfolio featuring unique colors and special effects from the company’s new Expression 2021/2022 color palette, developed through research on emerging aesthetic trends. Designers and engineers in the Color, Material and Finish (CMF) field can find inspiration within this portfolio from the consumer preferences revealed through this research, for...
For millions of people all over the world, packaged drinking water is an essential part of their daily life, especially if they live in a region where they cannot depend on a reliable supply of potable tap water. Personal, health-related reasons or sensory preferences may also cause consumers to choose packaged alternatives. Whether it is high nitrate values or heavy chlorination: The composition...
After more than a year and a half of absence at trade fairs, the Schubert Group, based in Crailsheim, Germany, is looking forward to returning to Pack Expo in Las Vegas. Since the beginning of the Corona pandemic in the spring of 2020, this will be the first ‘live’ trade fair presence on the North American continent for the packaging machine manufacturer. Due to increasingly growing customer...
The plastic flake analysis system "Flake Scan" from Sesotec has been nominated for the prestigious award of “Recycling Machinery Innovation of the Year” in this year’s Plastics Recycling Awards Europe. The material analysis system makes it possible to determine the precise quality of plastic flakes and regrind within minutes. The quality of plastic flakes and regrind is crucial in determining...
In view of the current tightening of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission ambitions in Europe, it is with great pride that DSM and Fibrant announce the accomplishment of a major reduction in the GHG emission of Caprolactam and thus subsequently also of PA6 as produced in Europe by July 2021. The GHG emission saved is estimated to be around 800 million kg CO2 on annual basis. This significant reduction...
With its F 286 thermoforming packaging machine, Multivac is launching a new model, which is particularly suitable for producing vacuum and Map packs for snack products. The main features of the new machine are its high level of flexibility, efficiency and pack quality, as well as its excellent price-performance ratio, and the machine is available for ordering with immediate effect. The new F 286...
From incoming goods to outgoing goods, the IIoT software Iris enables companies to design processes digitally, to network machines and to manage data comprehensively with a diverse range of analysis tools. This safeguards the quality of your products and the efficiency of your processes. All value streams are available at any time and any place - in real time and independent of end devices. It’s...
Innovative cube technology is significantly reducing cycle time. Previously, Arburg’s hybrid cube series had been primarily intended for efficient high-volume production in the packaging industry. The area of application of cube moulds has since expanded to take in the production of technical parts. The new Allrounder Cube 1800 with a clamping force of 1800 kN is providing the ideal response to...
Freudenberg Sealing Technologies has begun manufacturing seals made from a new Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer (EPDM) material that successfully addresses a significant challenge in the aerospace industry - hydraulic seal leakage at high altitudes and low temperatures. The new material, 80 EPDM 426288, successfully seals hydraulic systems operating at temperatures as low as -85°F (-65°C) a...
An innovative optical sensor from Freudenberg Sealing Technologies enables the early detection of leaks in industrial plants. The “LeaCo” monitoring system is easy to install and offers a particularly good solution for retrofitting existing production facilities and test stands. Smart factories do more than increase productivity - they also help reduce environmental damages. Along these lines, it...
