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The companies that are organised in the VDMA Plastics and Rubber Machinery Association are following this path, too. With their commitment to the sustainability initiative Blue Competence, they stand for responsible and foresighted thinking…

“When an adhesive selected for household wipes can’t supply the technical resistance to the solvents (e.g. limonene) used in the wipes, the pack cannot be resealed for the lifetime of the packaging. This means customers cannot properly use…

Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, is adding an important new family to its range of colorants for plastics, with the introduction of Telasperse PVC for plasticized and non-plasticized PVC. The new family currently comprises…

“While hydrolytic degradation of drugs can be addressed by removing substantially all humidity entering the packaging using a desiccant, other pharmaceutical properties may require the use of products that maintain a specific range of…

“Frequent changes in regulation can create business risks, and Complete Compliance ensures that you don’t have to deal with all the legal complexities by yourself. The service takes regulations around the globe into account, with careful…

The company increases in this way the possibilities of networks design with diameters that guarantee the effectiveness in the required pressure and flow; which implies important cost savings thanks to a revolutionary manufacturing…

It is the unique surface structure that gives the new ayran cup from the "Bayerische Milchindustrie" (BMI) cooperative dairy that certain "something". The design is reminiscent of the copper cups from which the salty yogurt drink is…

LPKF WeldingQuipment GmbH is a specialist when it comes to laser welding machines for plastics. At Fakuma in Friedrichshafen, Germany, the company will demonstrate the outstanding possibilities this technology creates: from welding of large…

Included in the company's exhibits are smaller tunnel gate inserts for low shot weights, hot runner nozzles for closer cavity spacings, easy-to-install "Fast Half" hot runner systems, and low-height linear drives for linear slider and…

Special emphasis is on high-performance plants, i.e. over 3 t/h for rigid plastics or over 1 t/h for films which have recently seen a growing demand. Another focus is on extremely thin films that are particularly difficult to wash, separate…