Arburg, a German manufacturer of plastic processing machines, will demonstrate Arburg Plastic Freeforming (APF) for the automated production of plastic parts for medical applications at Interplas 2017 to be held in Birmingham, UK, from ...
Tags: Medical Manufacturing, Freeformer
The British Plastics Federation recently held its second ‘Mould Tour’, which took place at the Stewart Company facility in Banbury. The event gave attendees a unique opportunity to learn about the Stewart Company’s ...
RPC Bramlage has opened a new production hall at Velky Meder in Slovakia, which has doubled the size of the injection moulding production area. The 2700m² area will offer improved support for the Bramlage division’s customers ...
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Sacmi is set to showcase its complete Hero range at this year’s Drinktec show in Germany. The event will take place from 11 to 15 September in Munich. At the event, the company will exhibit advanced technological and plant ...
Wittmann has launched a new granulator G-Max 23 under its G-Max series of conventional blade granulators. The new model will complement other granulators in the G-Max series including G-Max 12, G-Max 33. The latest model is claimed to ...
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Sidel has secured approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Aseptic Combi Predis FMa blow fill seal filler for low acid product manufacturing. The new blow fill seal solution is claimed to be the world's first aseptic ...
Tags: Sidel, PET filling equipment
Luxembourg-based United Caps has agreed to acquire Dewit Plastics’ acquire caps, closures and handles business for an undisclosed sum. Under the deal, United Caps will acquire screw, tamper-evident (TE) and child-resistant (CRC) ...
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Finnish optical business firm, Finnsus has changed the packaging of its contact lens care solutions products by opting for new bottles manufactured by RPC Promens Industrial Turku. The new 120ml and 360ml HPDE bottles made through blow ...
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UPM Conveyors has developed a new system for faster cooling of multi-impression closures. The system features high-airflow fans over a water cooled heat exchanger. The fans blow out cold air onto the closures and can reduce temperatures ...
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UK-based packaging firm RPC Group has signed an agreement to acquire Letica, a US-based manufacturer rigid plastic packaging and foodservice products, for $640m. Letica is engaged in manufacturing rigid plastic packaging and foodservice ...
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Stora Enso is set to invest around €9m into its consumer board mills in Finland and Sweden, as part of its efforts to commercialise microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) in paperboard packaging. The firm will invest in consumer board ...
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Ube Machinery and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries have merged their respective injection moulding machine businesses. Mitsubishi has restarted its operations with the new structure and corporate name U-MHI Platech. Ube Machinery has ...
Tags: Mitsubishi, Ube Industries, Injection Moulding Machine
UK-based packaging provider Collcap Group has merged with global packaging firm Quadpack Industries. The combined firm, which will retain the Quadpack name, will engage in the manufacturing and supply of packaging solutions to the beauty ...
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Engel Austria is set to exhibit new production concepts for the manufacture of composite parts at Composites Europe 2016. The event will take place from 29 November to 1 December in Düsseldorf, Germany. The machine manufacturer ...
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RPC Group company Strata Products has introduced a range of Heavy Duty Boxes designed for use in a wide variety of household and garden storage applications. Available in 24, 42 and 60 liter sizes, the new boxes are manufactured in ...