According to Mordor Intelligence, the global plastic processing machinery market is expected to reach a value of USD 42.44 billion by 2026, with a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 5.24% over the forecast period of 2021-2026.
GEA launches the latest version of its SKIN thermoforming packaging technology: PowerPak SKIN.50.
What is already common practice at the company's location in Ansfelden, Austria, Pure Loop now makes possible in North America as well. From now on, the specialist for shredder-extruder recycling solutions also offers customers and potential buyers in North America the opportunity to test the ISEC machine using their own material.
After a forced break due to Covid-19, Chinaplas 2021 marks a new start of the trade show season for Reifenhäuser. From April 13 to 16, the specialist in plastics extrusion will exhibit in Hall 10 / Booth G07 at the Shenzhen World Exhibition and Convention Center.
From now on, the successful, standardized and powerful uniEX single screw extruder series from battenfeld-cincinnati Germany GmbH, Bad Oeynhausen, is also available for sheet and board extrusion.
At this year’s Chinaplas (April 13-16, 2021, Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center, China) Coperion GmbH, Stuttgart/Germany and Coperion K-Tron will present their latest technologies for plastics processing.
As of April 2021, the machine and plant manufacturer Reifenhäuser has acquired a majority stake in Kdesign GmbH, a global leader in the manufacture of air cooling rings and measuring systems for blown film extrusion lines.
As an end market, building and construction has long been one of the biggest consumers of plastic and polymer composite materials. Applications are diverse, and range from roofing, decks, siding, fencing and insulation, to pipes, flooring, solar panels, windows and doors, and more.
New-to-the-market compounder Heroplas in Spenge, Germany, specializes in the manufacture of Polypropylene (PP), Polyetheylene (PE), Thermoplastic Elastomeres (TPE), Thermoplastic Vulcanizates (TPV), and their polymer blends in very small batches.
Hosokawa Alpine AG presents a further development of the Machine Direction Orientation (MDO) technology. The new generation of Alpine's MDO lines is equipped with a vacuum roll which optimises the production of high-quality oriented film.
In late 2018, Krones set a benchmark in stretch blow-moulding technology for PET bottles with the introduction of its Contiform 3 Speed, boasting an hourly output so far unique in the sector: 2,750 containers per cavity.
To expand sustainable production, west African blown film manufacturer Asahel Benin Sarl. has ordered a second Coperion compounding system specifically for manufacturing bio-based compounds.
