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The visualization tool and extensive simulation options are fully integrated in B&R's Automation Studio software development environment. All simulations are based on real machine code and no additional simulation software or interfaces…

The BondicEvo is a new version of the Bondic liquid plastic welder, with a redesigned shape that puts the UV light above the applicator.

The sunglasses – marketed as “BabyPyke” – are an unique development with respect to design and the choice of material. The frame and headband are manufactured in an injection molding process using soft and flexible Thermoplastic Elastomers…

Dr. Christian Maas, one of the two Managing Directors of KBA-Kammann GmbH based in Bad Oeynhausen, explains the importance attached by his company to industrial printing, which markets are in the focus and which technological challenges…

The combination of automatic movements, position control of the clamping bolt and the built-in safety step is the hallmark of this reliable, easy-to-monitor clamping die. It can be used, for example, on the pressing tappet with angled…

The use of carbon dioxide and other waste gases as a new source of raw materials is increasingly a topic of interest at the European level. A new consortium of 14 partners from seven countries, led by materials manufacturer Covestro, is now…

“The Scandinavian and Nordic countries have long fostereda culture of sustainability and ‘green’ thinking is not new,” saysKlas Dannäs, Global R&D Coordinator at HEXPOL TPE. “What we’re doing with the development of our biobased TPEs is…

However the joke is on us, if we as makers of plastic are not vindictive enough to stand and talk proudly about how we can contribute to sustainability using the very product that provides us our livelihood. Hence with collective wisdom,…

Karl Hermans, Managing Director of the Belgian plastic packaging producer Miko Pac: ‘We develop customised new packaging using thermoforming and injection moulding. And, we are one of the main suppliers of ice cream packaging for Unilever.…

We work in the area where the raw material arrives at the customer and is prepared for processing. We are the link between the material manufacturer and the user. Most of the time, the plastic comes as granulate directly from the…