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Rising Demand for Plastics and Plastics Processing

Rising Demand for Plastics and Plastics Processing

Plastics are booming. But not only is demand on the rise, quality requirements specified for materials and processing are becoming stricter as well. The Fakuma international trade fair for plastics processing will present modern solutions for high-quality plastics processing in Friedrichshafen from the 16th through the 20th of October, 2018.

Koh-I-Noor relies on robots from Wittmann

Koh-I-Noor relies on robots from Wittmann

Wittmann is proud to have Koh-I-Noor Formex, based in the Czech Republic, among its long-standing customers for peripheral appliances, mainly robots. This company is a member of the Koh-I-Noo group, which can look back on a very long and interesting corporate history.

Vertical competence - proven for many years

Vertical competence - proven for many years

The German Witte Automotive Group manufactures in its Czech production plants in Nejdek and Ostrov large quantities of mechatronic lock modules for passenger car doors and trunk lids. To make these components, Witte has been relying on Wittmann Battenfeld injection molding machines with vertical rotary table clamping units for more than 15 years.

inject 4.0 Forum: The next dimension

inject 4.0 Forum: The next dimension

Three years ago, with inject 4.0 Engel introduced its answer to the challenges of Industry 4.0. In the meantime, the terms smart machine, smart production and smart service have become established throughout the entire plastics industry, and in many areas, the smart factory has arrived in practice.

Engel wins Gold in Pegasus Business Award

Engel wins Gold in Pegasus Business Award

Engel was awarded Gold in the Lighthouses category during the gala night in the Brucknerhaus in Linz, Austria. The Pegasus is the most prestigious business award in the country and is awarded annually by the Oberösterreichische Nachrichten.

Knowledge Award 2018 for Arburg

Knowledge Award 2018 for Arburg

At the USU World 2018 on 7 June 2018, ARBURG received the Knowledge Award 2018 of USU GmbH for its innovative concept for the use of knowledge management technologies in service.

Engel at Plastpol 2018: Process expertise with iQ

Engel at Plastpol 2018: Process expertise with iQ

With two challenging applications on a servo-hydraulic and an all-electric injection moulding machine, ENGEL will clearly demonstrate how process consistency and quality can be combined with efficiency and economy at PLASTPOL 2018 in Kielce, Poland.

Baumüller at Chinaplas

Baumüller at Chinaplas

Baumüller Automation is presenting intelligent solutions for the industry at the plastics trade fair in China.