Sesotec GmbH, Schönberg, Germany, extends its range of free-fall metal separators with the Rapid Pro-Sense 6. This system is optimized for applications in the plastics industry, especially for granulate and compound producers. Used for quality assurance it, among other things, also is suitable for applications involving abrasive material. The model features a high detection accuracy and thus provides protection against complaints caused by metal particles, and the logbook function allows full traceability. Constant high product quality is thus guaranteed. 

Sesotec Presents Rapid Pro-Sense 6 

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New Free-Fall Metal Separator 

LyondellBasell has informed the engineering and construction contractors it will slow construction of its world-scale propylene oxide (PO) and tertiary butyl alcohol (TBA) plant.  

Limitation of Non-essential Activities due to the COVID-19 Pandemic 

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LyondellBasell to Slow Construction on PO/TBA Project 

The European Composites Industry Association (EuCIA) is pleased to announce the addition of new data for glass fibres to its Eco Impact Calculator, the online tool which enables composites companies to calculate the environmental impact associated with the production of their products. 

Embracing Life Cycle Thinking 

Europa

EuCIA Announces Inclusion of New Glass Fibre Data in Eco Impact Calculator 

Starting immediately, ips Intelligent Pelletizing Solutions GmbH & Co. KG, Niedernberg, is also supplying systems for the production of long fiber-reinforced thermoplastics (LFT). For this, the company is delivering complete systems from a single source ¿ from planning through construction to commissioning ¿ just as for strand and underwater pelletizing systems. 

Intelligent System Concept for the Production of LFT Pellets 

Thermoplaste

Faserverarbeitung

Pultrusion

Granulieren

For Heavy-Duty Structural Components 

¿Our SCS membership is fully in line with Greiner Packaging¿s vision that sustainability and plastics go hand in hand¿, explains Konrad Wasserbauer, Director Circular Economy of Greiner Packaging. 

Aim is to Strengthen the Sustainability of Styrenic Products 

Polystyrol

Nachhaltigkeit

Verpackungsmaterial

Greiner Packaging Joins Styrenics Circular Solutions  

LyondellBasell's donation will support food banks in 17 countries and communities where the company has major operations.  

Donation of $1.3 Million to Combat Hunger During COVID-19 Pandemic 

LyondellBasell Supports Global FoodBanking Network 

Engel Austria GmbH, Schwertberg, Austria, presents the next generation of the all-electric e-cap injection molding machine series for beverage caps. The production of 29/25 lightweight caps on a new e-cap 380 machine makes it clear how continuously increasing requirements can be combined with the shortest cycle times, the highest precision and lowest energy consumption. 

Engel Presents the Next Generation e-cap 

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Kunststoff-Verpackungsmaschine

Spritzgießen

High Stability and Precision  

Since March 2020, Alain Zijlstra has taken the lead role in Volpak S.A.U., Santa Perpetua de Mogoda/Barcelona / Spain. 

New Chief Executive Officer 

A Change in Leadership at Volpak 

Wittmann Battenfeld USA is providing essential machinery and equipment to battle the pandemic. 

The Company has been Deemed an Essential Business by the State of Connecticut 

Automatisierungstechnik

Wittmann Battenfeld USA Open for Business During COVID-19 Crisis 

The world has a plastics problem. Every day, approximately 8 million pieces of plastic make their way into the world's oceans and plastic pollution can now be found on every beach in the world, from busy tourist beaches to uninhabited tropical islands. 

New IDTechEx Report for Bioplastics 

Biokunststoffe

Bioplastics Could Help Plastic Pollution 

With the Corona pandemic sweeping the world, considerable energies are being freed up and focused on developing and manufacturing urgently required medical equipment. Working under extreme time pressure, the OKE Group GmbH, based in Hörstel, Germany, has developed a concept for a full-face mask that can be quickly implemented and, according to the manufacturer, offers reliable basic protection. 

Implementing a Face Mask Concept in Record Time 

Heißkanaltechnik

Medizintechnik

Werkzeug- und Formenbau

Small Injection Moldings for Protection against Corona 

Due to a government order the Chinaplas will not be able to take place in August 2020 after all. The fair will be postponed again, although the venue will also change. 

Fair Takes Place from 13 to 16 April 2021  

International

34th Chinaplas Postponed Again 

The multi-stage regenerative impeller design of the new Conair HRG Series vacuum pumps is the key to developing deep vacuum power for conveying plastic pellets over long distances, while keeping noise levels comfortably low. An optional variable-frequency drive is available to save energy and enables the use of the new pump in Conair Wave Conveying systems. 

Conair HRG Series Vacuum Pumps 

Fördersysteme

Three-Stage Pump Design with Regenerative Impellers 

The Chinese global film supplier invests in two 7-m sequential film stretching lines for the production of BOPA films. 

Xiamen Changsu orders production line for BOPA film 

Extrusion

Folien

Brückner delivers sequential film stretching lines 

Systems supplier ProTec Polymer Processing is enjoying ever greater success in Asia with its pultrusion lines for producing long fiber reinforced thermoplastic (LFT) compounds.  

High-speed Retrofit for LFT Pultrusion Lines and New Applications 

ProTec Success in China with LFT Pultrusion  

New Multi-Layered Lenses for LED Headlights 

In project Optisys, Simcon collaborated with world-leading automotive industry suppliers to develop multi-layered glass-free lenses for LED headlights. 

An increasing share of of luxury segment and midsize cars use LED headlights. Because LEDs generate less heat than classic incandescent bulbs, this has created an opportunity to replace glass elements in the lenses with lighter and less expensive lenses made of translucent plastic, which meet the same optical requirements as their glass counterparts. In project Optisys, Simcon, a technology leader in injection moulding simulation, collaborated with world-leading automotive industry suppliers to develop multi-layered glass-free lenses for LED headlights. 

Micro-structures on the surface of the lens 

The key development objectives of project Optisys were to use microstructures to improve the scattering of light, while reducing the volume and size of lenses, using the principles of Fresnel lenses. These microstructures are generated on the surface of the part during the injection molding process, using geometries that are engraved directly into the mold. Simcon developed the capability to model these structures specifically for project Optisys. Going forward, Simcon is now offering this kind of simulation as a service. This functionality is also being integrated into Simcon’s injection moulding simulation solution CADMOULD. 

High optical quality of the lenses through multi-step injection molding process 

The high optical quality of the lenses is achieved using a multi-layered structure comprised of different materials, such as PMMA and PMMI. To optimize the design of this thick, multilayered free-form lens, Simcon deployed the optimization solution Varimos, which is fully integrated with CADMOULD. It harnesses the speed and accuracy of CADMOULD’s simulation engine to rapidly explore different combinations of parameters in an automated fashion, and then mathematically optimize part geometry and production parameters. “In this way, the artificial intelligence integrated in Varimos automatically explores and learns the impact of different parameters like thickness of layers, gate locations, injection temperatures. And then it computes the optimal solution, based on what it has learned.”, explains Max Mades, project manager at Simcon. 

In project Optisys, Simcon collaborated closely with several partners including Hella GmbH & Co. KgaA, a world-leading supplier of headlights and lighting systems, KrausMaffei Group GmbH, a global producer of machinery for the production and processing of plastics, and the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Mechanics IWM. The project was supported by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). 

Simcon kunststofftechnische Software GmbH  

https://www.simcon.com

10991721 News Beitrag [Online] - Optisys 17.6.2020

Temperatures inside the multi-layered structure, during the filling oft he third component (intersectional view), Project Optisys (© Simcon) 

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