Comprehensive resource efficiency means far more than the preservation of natural resources. It also includes the productivity factors of material, machine and labor. The plastics industry has made a great contribution to resource efficiency, but often finds itself on the defensive. Yet a knowledge of the various relationships involved provides enough material to go on the offensive with arguments illustrating the benefits of plastics technology. 

The Plastics Industry Needs to Adopt a Bolder Approach 

Elektrische Antriebe

Biokunststoffe

Verbundwerkstoffe / Werkstoffverbunde

Spritzgießmaschinen

Trockner

Spritzgießen

Extrusion

Pultrusion

Kunststoff-Recycling

Nachhaltigkeit

Kunststoffverarbeitung

Resource Efficiency with  Plastics Technology 

ALKAZ Sp. z o.o. Sp. K.  

https://www.plastics.alkaz.pl/de

CAD Werkzeug-, Formenbau

Software

Einpressverbindungen, Gewinde, Bolzen

Normteile

Maschinenelemente

Kunststoffverarbeitung: Verfahren

Gehäuse aus Kunststoff

Kühlkörper

Elektromechanik

Hochleistungskunststoffe

Thermoplaste

Kunststoff Werkstoffe

Lohnfertigung

Dienstleistungen

Lager

Produkt- / Formteildesign

Kunststoffverarbeitung: Maschinen und Komponenten

Spritzgießwerkzeuge

Werkzeuge für die Kunststoffverarbeitung

Teile nach Muster

Kunststoff-Halbzeuge

Halbzeuge und Zwischenprodukte

Werkzeug- und Formenbau

Werkzeug-, Formen- und Modellbau

SIGMA Engineering GmbH is a 100% daughter company of the technology and market leader in casting simulation located in Aachen, Germany, (<span class="webadresse">www.magmasoft.de</span>). Owner managed and fascinated by technology we make modern polymer forming processes transparent. With our simulation product SIGMASOFT® our customers optimize plastics parts and injection molds as well as production conditions of thermoplastic-, elastomer-, thermoset- or MIM/CIM applications.

SIGMA Engineering GmbH  

https://www.sigmasoft.de

Auswerte- und Analysesoftware

Beratung und Consulting

Ceramic-Injection-Moulding, CIM

Logistik Software

Simulation

Logistiksysteme Software

Medizintechnik

Produktentwicklung(sprozess)

Qualitätsmanagement

Prozesssimulation

Prozessvisualisierung

Automatisierungstechnik

Qualitätssicherung

Rheologie

Werkstoffprüfung

Messtechnik

Spritzgießsimulation

Whether it is the cycle time, energy consumption or process stability: the levers for greater efficiency and quality in the injection molding process are many and varied. With the new performance.boost Engel offer its customers an expertise as a service for process analysis and optimization.

Instandhaltung

Industrie 4.0 für die Kunststoffverarbeitung

Industrie 4.0

Instandhaltungssoftware

Optimize Processes Efficiently with Engel performance.boost

Rotation, shear, heat and pressure – this much is clear: These are the factors required to compound plastics on twin screw extruders. From a scientific point of view, however, the question remained until recently as to which mechanisms exist during incipient fusion along with the energy input into the melt resulting. Scientists from the plastics division at Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System Reliability LBF in Darmstadt, Germany, have been successful in gaining an insight into these processes by using new types of measuring techniques.  

Measuring Technique Provides New Insight into the Compounding Process 

Compoundieren

Technik Trend

kunststoffe-international.com

Homogenizing Section Clarified 

SEAM (Screw Extrusion Additive Manufacturing) opens up new perspectives for additive manufacturing. The process was developed by Metrom GmbH in Hartmannsdorf, together with the Fraunhofer Institute for machine tools and forming technology (IWU) in Chemnitz, both Germany. 

Additive and Subtractive Manufacturing of Large-Volume Plastic Components  

3D Printing in the Fast Lane  

Saniconcentrate is a modified polymer concentrate that is added to plastics prior to the manufacturing process. It prevents the adhesion of fouling, bacteria and biofilm on marine tanks without recurring to biocides or any other toxic components. 

Harvesting More and Better Shellfish 

Additive

Parx Materials Technology Preventing Biofouling in Marine 

Susanne Schröder will become editor-in-chief of the magazines Kunststoffe and Kunststoffe international on December 1, 2020. The current editor-in-chief Dr. Karlhorst Klotz will leave the company by mutual agreement.

Werkzeuge für Leichtbauwerkstoffe

Präzisionswerkzeuge

Tiefziehwerkzeug

Werkzeugüberwachung

Toolmanagement

Werkzeugwechselsysteme, Spritzgieß

Modulare Werkzeugsysteme

Absaugungen für Werkzeugmaschinen

Betriebsausrüstung / Betriebsmittel

Absaugvorrichtungen

Fluorkunststoffe

Werkzeugverwaltungssoftware

Prüfen von Kunststoffen

Presswerkzeuge, Kunststoff

Werkzeugreinigung, Kunststoffe

Standardkunststoffe

Technische Kunststoffe

Füllstoffe für Kunststoffe

Kunststoff

Bauwesen

Baustoffe

Kunststoffhandel

Handel

Betriebstechnik für Kunststoffverarbeitung (Peripherie)

Kunststofffasern

Verstärkungsstoffe

Kunststoff-Aufbereitung

Qualitätssicherung Kunststoff

Change in the Chief Editorial Office of Kunststoffe

The WERIT Kunststoffwerk headquartered in Altenkirchen (Rhineland-Palatinate, Westerwald) is a modern family-owned company operating throughout Europe.

Werit-Kunststoffwerke W. Schneider GmbH & Co. KG 

https://www.werit.eu

Armaturen

Drucklufttechnik

Mechanische Konstruktionselemente

Behälter / Silos

Lagereinrichtungen

Elektronik

Elektronik-Fertigung

Fasern

Halbleiterfertigung

Halbleiterlaser, Diodenlaser

Photonik

Heizung

Haustechnik

HV-Anwendungen / Hybridisierung / Elektrifizierung

Elektromobilität

Mobilität

Klemmen

Lichtwellenleiter (LWL)

Palettiersysteme

Anlagen / Systeme

Fertigungsautomation

Palettierung

Werkstückspanntechnik, spanend

Spanntechnik

Polyethylen

Schalter, Taster

Schrauben

Simulation Verpackung

Verbindungstechnik

Founded in 1960, Chem-Trend is a leading global manufacturer of process chemical specialties with a main focus on high-performance mold release agents. Chem-Trend develops mold release agents used for the production of molded components made of composites, rubber, thermoplastics, or polyurethane, die lubricants for application in the die casting industry, as well as purging compounds and inside and outside tyre paints. In addition, Chem-Trend manufactures specialized ancillary products, such as mold maintenance products, mold cleaners and mold sealers for the individual industries.

Chem-Trend (Deutschland) GmbH 

https://de.chemtrend.com/

Blasfolienextrusion

Blasformen

Blasformwerkzeuge

Extrusionsblasformen

Faser- und Filamentextrusion

Flachfolien- und Plattenextrusion

Klebstoffentferner

Chemisches Fügeverfahren

Verbindungstechnik Verfahren

Lösemittel, Reinigungsmittel, Entfettungsmittel

Reinigen und Vorbehandeln

Oberflächentechnik

Reinigung

Reinigungsmittel für Kunststoffe

Spritzstreckblasen

Teilereinigung

Verarbeitungshilfmittel

Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) decided the cancellation of the in-person components of NPE2021, scheduled for May 17–21, 2021, in Orlando, Florida.

No Live-Event from May 17 – 21, 2021

Verbände, Institutionen, Messen

Kunststoff-Verpackungsmaschine

Sondermaschinen

NPE2021: In-Person-Components Cancelled

Haitian International Germany is a subsidiary of Haitian International Hong Kong/China. Located in Ebermannsdorf, Bavaria, Germany, a team of international experts ensures reliable order processing and coordinates and trains the qualified sales and service partners in Germany and throughout Europe.

Haitian International Germany GmbH  

https://www.haitiangermany.com

Mehrfarben-Spritzgießmaschinen

At HRSflow‘s headquarters in San Polo di Piave, Italy, a new production facility for hot runner systems based on lean manufacturing principles was recently completed.

3000 sqm for Lean Manufacturing

Normalien und Heißkanaltechnik

Komponenten für die Kunststoffverarbeitung

HRSflow Expands Headquarter

Several thousand customers, partners and interested parties from 90 countries took part in the first virtual trade fair and online conference from Engel.

Virtual Show with Several Thousand Participants

First Edition of the Engel live e-xperience

Investment strengthens Arburg´s expertise and electric drives portfolio. AMK has been Arburg‘s development partner in electric drives for decades.

Elektrische Antriebe für Spritzgießmaschinen

Antriebe

Unternehmen

kunststoffe.de

Arburg Acquires AMK‘s Drives & Automation Division

Feddem Focuses on Remote Maintenance with Augmented Reality

For efficiently addressing a variety of small, quickly solvable challenges at the compounding line, Feddem, will in future offer remote maintenance support via a smartphone app.

To support customers in the maintenance of extrusion lines, Feddem GmbH & Co. KG, Sinzig, Germany, will in future rely on Oculavis Share software for effective communication. The use of this browser- and cloud-based software complies with state-of-the-art security standards and enables the customer to network with a Feddem service technician for identifying and eliminating errors in the shortest possible time.

The way it works is simple: open the app, start the video call and off you go. The networked software generates an encrypted connection. The HD video as well as audio transmission allow you to follow the technician‘s step-by-step instructions directly.

Data Glasses Allow the Partner to Carry out Work with Both Hands

For more complex actions at the installation, data glasses can be employed, which allow the partner on site to carry out work with both hands without disrupting the communication flow. Various functions, such as machine and sensor connections as well as superimposed documents or documentation, allow for a comprehensive solution for digital remote maintenance with the aid of augmented reality.

„We are currently still in the implementation phase“, says Klaus Hojer, Business Development Manager at Feddem. „It is already becoming apparent that the customer does not necessarily have to use special glasses for imaging communication, but that it will also work well in the short term via an application app on a customer‘s smartphone or tablet“.

Initial experience has already been gained with a Feddem LFT system that had already been commissioned. In a dialogue, the customer received further, practical information on changing the settings of the system for processing a modified product with online guidance by a technician. According to the company, it is also possible to communicate via annotated still images if a customer is concerned about the confidentiality of his production environment.

FEDDEM GmbH & Co. KG  

https://www.feddem.com

Direct operator guidance by means of data glasses (left) via augmented reality projections

Produkt Feddem 18.12.20

The customer can use an application app on a smartphone or tablet for image-based communication …

Smart Factory

Energieeffizienz