Monday, May 21, 2018

Aquapurge for the first time at PLAST2018

The international triennial show for the plastics industry, PLAST 2018, takes place in Milan this year from Tuesday May 29th to Friday June 1st. Director Richard Brayne-Nicholls says...

Monday, May 21, 2018

ALBIS to present product portfolio at PLAST 2018

ALBIS PLASTIC, distributor and compounder of technical thermoplastics and thermoplastic elastomers, will present its portfolio of high-performance plastics, compound solutions and master-batches at Plast 2018...

Thursday, May 17, 2018

Nova by Negri Bossi means… innovation

At Plast 2018, one of the world’s most important plastic processing events, Negri Bossi will officially launch a new platform Nova range of machines. The new solution of mid‐range machines replaces the Vector range of machines and is available in 700, 850 and 1150 tonnes, with injection capacities ranging from 2010 to 6107 cubic metre and...

Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Sumitomo (SHI) Demag sets up new subsidiary in Italy

Sumitomo (SHI) Demag has set up a new subsidiary to service customers in the Italian market, effective May 1, 2018. As part of this measure, Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Italia will take over the tried-and-trusted workforce from its former Italian representation, Macam and employ additional personnel for sales, application technology and after-sales service...

Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Frigel Firenze takes over 100% of Green Box

An important objective has just been reached by Italian company Frigel Firenze, a leader in the field of industrial refrigeration systems: with a view to creating an increasingly important point of reference in the global industrial refrigeration sector, it has bought out the company Green Box, of Padua (Italy). The operation involved 100% of the Green Box...

Wednesday, May 2, 2018

From Covestro new Makrofol films

The development of film technologies for car interiors has made great progress in recent years. "Trends such as autonomous driving, networking and individualization pose entirely new challenges, but also offer great opportunities for the use of polycarbonate and thermoplastic polyurethane films", explained Dirk Pophusen, film specialist at Covestro...

Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Amcor invests in the electric technology of Meccanoplastica and Kautex

Amcor has announced the expansion of its injection blow moulding (IBM) and extrusion blow moulding (EBM) capabilities for the production of healthcare, food and home and personal care packaging. The company has invested in the Jet series all-electric IBM platform from Meccanoplastica Group, Florence, Italy and the KBB series all-electric...

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Magic MP takes over Automa

The Italian manufacturer of blow moulding machinery with global operations, Magic MP, has recently acquired the brand and know-how of Automa, another Italian company operating on the international blow moulding market. The purchase decision was dictated first and foremost by Magic MP’s wish to not lose a historic name like Automa from Italy’s industrial heritage, after a...

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Frigel and MTIL joint venture to form “Frigel India”

On April 9, Frigel and Matsui Technologies India Limited (MTIL, a joint venture company of Matsui Japan and Samvardhana Motherson Group) announced a 50:50 joint venture to meet increasing demand for cooling solutions in the fast-growing plastics & beverage, and Oil & Gas industries in India. The new joint venture is...