issue 05/2025

issue 04/2025

issue 03/2025

Contact

Journal

Media Data

Subscriptions

Subscription

Subscription Cancellation

My Login

Imprint

Terms & Conditions

Terms and Conditions

Privacy Policy

Mobility

Packaging

Medical

Electrical/Electronics

Plastics Recycling

Lightweight Construction

Applications

Thermoplastics

Standard Thermoplastics

Engineering Plastics

High-Performance Plastics

Elastomers

Thermosets

Additives/Masterbatches

Bioplastics

Composites

Materials

Injection Molding

Extrusion

Additive Manufacturing

Further Processing Methods

Compounding

Composite Processing

Peripheral Equipment

Simulation

Processing

Research & Development

Dissertations

Patents

Journal of Plastics Technology

Italy

Switzerland

China

Türkiye

Country Specials

Career at HANSER

HANSER Fachbuch

HANSER eLibrary

HANSER eSolutions

HANSER eCampus

HANSER Corporate

HANSER Literaturverlage

Publisher offers

Kunststoffe

FORM+Werkzeug

HANSER automotive

QZ Qualität und Zuverlässigkeit

WB Werkstatt + Betrieb

More Technical Portals

Online Archive

Newsletter

Publisher

Zu Kunststoffe wechseln

Service Menu

linkedin

News

Products

Partners & Associations

Organ

Business Directory

Galleries

Gallery

Whitepaper

K-Fair

K 2025

Escales-Preis

Escales Award

RJG, Inc. introduces CoPilot Go – a new feature that enables molders to conduct tool trials and contain defects quickly without interfacing with the injection molding machine.

The new feature CoPilot Go  enables molders to conduct tool trials and contain defects quickly without interfacing with the injection molding machine.

Spritzgießen

Spritzgießmaschinen, allgemein

Spritzgießmaschinen

Spritzgieß-Zubehör und Einzelteile

Improving Part Quality and Minimizing Defects

Delta Tecnic develops a pigment combination capable of meeting the demanding French CSTB certification for PVC profiles.

The pigments are able to withstand the CSTB test.

Masterbatches

PVC-Profile

Kunststoff Werkstoffe

Pigment Combination for PVC Profiles

Kistler has revised its proven solutions for process control in injection molding. The hot runner control system with ComoNeo and the AkvisIO process data management software have been optimized. The latter ensures traceability for every molded part produced and also allows quality data to be integrated into the user’s IT landscape.

The histogram function supports statistical process control for evaluating production batches in injection molding regarding process capability within the desired intervention limits.

Industrie 4.0 für die Kunststoffverarbeitung

KI (Künstliche Intelligenz)

Digitalized Quality Assurance in Injection Molding

Covestro has developed a new range of recycled polycarbonates. The plastics are obtained from end-of-life headlamps.

In the joint program initiated by German GIZ, the project partners develop value chains for materials recycled from end-of-life automotive headlamps.

16:9

Recycling

Automotive

Kunststoff-Recycling

Polycarbonat

Kunststoff-Rezyklat

Kreislaufwirtschaft

Polycarbonate Made from Recycled Headlamps

Syensqo unveils Ryton PPS M2000 FP for high-performance coatings in industrial and energy markets.

New coating products extend the Ryton PPS chemistry to powder coating applications with smaller HSE footprint in demanding industrial and energy markets.

Hochleistungskunststoffe

For High-Performance Coatings

Hasco’s technology Shadowfree eliminates the flow shadow in valve gate systems and enables significantly faster color changes in the hot runner.

The Streamrunner Shadowfree reduces material loss during color changes

Normalien und Heißkanaltechnik

Module Element Eliminates Flow Shadows in Valve Gate Systems

The combination of compact design, high thermal performance, easy maintenance, and flexible application options makes the Space Saver pre-chamber the ideal solution for demanding injection molding processes.

Four-cavity Monolith hot runner system with Space Saver pre-chamber.

Heißkanalsysteme

Pre-Chamber with Minimal Installation Space

The increasing demand for high-quality data cables due to the AI boom is placing new demands on extrusion processes. Sikora offers precise measurement technology for this.

Sikora offers precise measuring technology for the extrusion of data cables.

The AI boom is increasing the requirements for high-quality data cables. Sikora offers precise measurement technology for real-time monitoring of extrusion and quality assurance.

Messtechnik

Precise Measurement Technology for High-Quality Data Cables

Pyrolysis oil from plastic waste has to be purified at great expense before it can be reused. Evonik has developed a range of new Purocel products and catalyst technologies for this purpose.

Evonik has announced a comprehensive suite of Puroce products that improve the quality of pyrolysis oil, driving greater circularity for plastics.

Evonik Advances Pyrolysis Oil Capability

HydroPlasma from Plasmatreat combines atmospheric pressure plasma with ionized water for efficient removal of organic and inorganic contaminants.

HydroPlasma enhances the effectiveness of proven Openair-Plasma technology and also enables the removal of inorganic residues, such as fingerprints, that have been difficult to remove in the past.

HydroPlasma from Plasmatreat combines atmospheric pressure plasma with ionized water to remove oils, salts and greases - efficiently, environmentally friendly and chemical-free.

Efficient Surface Cleaning without Chemicals

Promix’ mixing nozzle effectively prevents the formation of streaks in the component.

Building block made of white ABS with 2% liquid color and open nozzle: the color pattern is irregular (left). With the Promix mixing nozzle, an excellent color result could be achieved using 50% less colorant (right). 

Farbkonzentrate (Batches)

Farben, flüssig

Streak-Free with 50 Percent Less Color Additive

Medical-grade from Teknor Apex TPEs offer enhanced clarity, reduced spallation, and extended pump life.

Medalist MD-90000 Series Thermoplastic Elastomers were uniquely designed to address spallation issues with existing products in pump segment tubing applications.

Peristaltic pump with plastic tubes and rollers moving.

Thermoplastische Elastomere

Medizintechnik

Thermoplaste

TPE for Biopharmaceutical Tubing Applications

CJ Biomaterials Completes Trials of New PHACT PHA Grade for use by Straw Manufacturers Seeking Marine Degradability Certification

PHACT CB0400A is a PHA-based compound developed for use by straw manufacturers seeking marine degradability certification.

Biokunststoffe

Compounds Seeking Marine Degradability

Clariant achieves 100% PFAS-free additive portfolio: Ceridust 8170 M, a texturing agent for powder coatings and AddWorks PPA line of polymer processing aids.

By eliminating PFAS from its entire additive portfolio, Clariant offers sustainable alternatives without compromising performance, in line with the global trend toward greener manufacturing practices.

Additive

PFAS-Free Additives

Impossible Objects introduces the CBAM 25 high-speed 3D printer to Europe, aiming to advance the industrial transition from prototyping to mass production.

The CBAM 25 prints parts like this in ten seconds.

Anlagen Additive Fertigung / 3D-Druck, Kunststoff

3D-Drucker (für FDM, FFF, etc.)

CBAM 25 Enters the European Market

The cloud-based platform Stadler Connect provides central access to the plant manufacturer‘s digital products and uses machine and material data to optimize sorting plant performance.

Stadler Connect uses machine and material data to optimize sorting system performance.

Digitale Transformation

Vernetzung / Cloudlösung für die Kunststoffverarbeitung

How Data Improve System Performance

Mold-Masters, a developer and supplier of hot runners, controllers, auxiliary injection, and co-injection systems, has optimized the design of its PET-Series hot runner system to reduce its stack height to 260 mm on systems with 72 cavities or less using standard components.

Mold-Masters PET-Series is a hot runner system optimized for high-performance production of 2-stage PET preforms. 

Länderspecial USA

Heißkanaltechnik

Reduced Stack Height of the PET-Series Hot Runner System

Zumbach presents Simac inspection system.

The optical system Simac detects all kinds of surface variations, categorizing them as defects on the most diverse, continuously produced products.

Oberflächeninspektion

Form- / Oberflächenmesstechnik

 Quality Inspection for Cable, Pipe and Hose Manufacturing

Asahi Kasei is introducing a new material solution for enhanced EV battery safety: the flame-retardant and highly flexible nonwoven fabric Lastan.

New grade of Lastan flame-retardant nonwoven. 

Flame-Retardant and Flexible Nonwoven Fabric

Bioworks has developed a fabric called PlaX that blends cotton with plant-based Luminy polylactic acid (PLA), derived from sugarcane.

The new Bioworks’ PlaX towel is made of a blend of cotton and Luminy PLA bioplastics.

Sustainable Textiles thanks to Polylactic Acid

Premiere at Eema: the new Intarema 2325 sees the world‘s leading manufacturer of plastics recycling systems grow its post-consumer series to enter a new dimension in recycling.

The Intarema 2325 T-VEplus RegrindPro is the largest machine ever built for PO regrind and achieves a throughput of over 4 tonnes per hour.

New Heavyweight for the Recycling Market

At Fakuma 2024, SimpaTec presented Moldex3D software an essential tool for sustainability and cost-effectiveness.

Moldex3D 2024 enables users to make progress in terms of sustainability and cost-effectiveness.

Messe Fakuma

Spritzgießsimulation

Precise, Detailed, High-Performance

Polyolefin manufacturer Borealis has introduced a glass fiber-reinforced polypropylene with a high recycled content.

The Peugeot 3008 is the first vehicle to be equipped with the new PP compound. 

Polypropylen-Compound

Polypropylen

Center Console Carrier Made from Recycled Material

Roemheld will premier at the Fakuma trade fair a flexible die changing console that can be used to load different injection molding machines without a crane.

Die changing console for loading injection molding machines without a crane.

Werkzeug- und Formenbau

Werkzeugwechselsysteme

Die Changing Console for Loading Injection Molding Machines without a Crane

Mold-Masters launches the EcoOne-Series hot runner system, which is suitable for processing standard plastics in simple applications.

New EcoOne-Series hot runner system, shown here in a 4-fold version. 

Economical Hot Runner Solution for Commodity Applications

At Fakuma 2024, Pure Loop will present the Isec Evo repelletizing system for processing thermoplastic composites and glass fiber waste.