Machinery
Machinery
In this Way2K interview conducted by the VDMA in the lead-up to K 2022, Korbinian Kiesl, President of BILLION SAS, points out the need for the right equipment for processing plastic recyclates. It’s no longer an option for today’s machines: it’s a standard.
If the research project is successful, the company plans to sell pellets recovered from fishing nets to processors looking for a source of recycled material.
Consolidated sales rose 27 percent in 2021, showing a short-term V-shaped decline since 2019, along with a rapid recovery.
While the German machinery maker said it will have something to "add" at K 2022 in October, it officially will have an unveiling on the first day of the show, Oct. 19.
K 2022 officials are excited about being able to hold the world's first international plastics trade show since 2019, but are tempering their optimism because of concerns about the economy.
While the figures for the global production of plastics and rubber machinery reached a new high in 2021, in Europe, the sector once again was found to have to some extent underperformed.
In this latest Way2K interview conducted by the VDMA in the lead-up to K 2022, Dr. Christoph Schumacher, Director Marketing at Arburg GmbH + Co KG offers his insights into the role of plastics and sustainability.
LK Machinery, a China-based manufacturer of high-performance injection moulding machines is expanding into the German market.
As plastic packaging requirements continue to evolve in response to new legislation, environmental considerations and changing consumer demand and lifestyle, keeping up can pose a challenge for plastic packaging manufacturers.
Classen, a German manufacturer of synthetic flooring, has recently invested in new extrusion equipment including a Multi-Touch roll stack from battenfeld-cincinnati.
Orders for German plastics and rubber machinery plummeted 27 percent in the first quarter of 2022 compared to the same period in the previous year while overall sales increased by just 3 percent.
Maag Group has announced its acquisition on 2 May of French tool manufacturer AMN DPI.
2021 was an excellent year for Italian plastics and rubber processing machinery manufacturers, said Italian industry association Amaplast.
Manufacturers of injection moulding machines and robots met at Baumüller in Nuremberg for a so-called ‘plugfest’ to test the new digital interface OPC 40079.