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Innovative Plastics technologies from KraussMaffei

Innovative Plastics technologies from KraussMaffei

KraussMaffei not only has the know-how to engineer advanced systems for the three major plastics processing technologies - injection moulding, extrusion and reaction moulding. The company also develops innovative processes that open up totally new applications for plastic components.

Engel has a new two colour injection-moulding compounder

Engel has a new two colour injection-moulding compounder

Improved mechanical properties of the final product as well as significant savings in material costs and energy. These are just a few of the advantages of injection-moulding compounding. Engel, in co-operation with the Nuremberg-based extrusion specialist Leistritz, have now developed a new two colour injection-moulding compounder.

New Battenfeld's control system

New Battenfeld's control system

Battenfeld Extrusionstechnik GmbH, is introducing the new members of its control system family side by side with the well-known ones. This includes the familiar BMCtouch as well as two new systems: BMCeco and BMCmini. For the first time, the machine manufacturer is also presenting BMCtouch with the new extruder monitoring function, which helps the user to optimize production costs by means of preventive maintenance and analysis of the energy flow.