Thermoformer Acquires CAP-Vakuform
Swissplast, a company that thermoforms technical components, is acquiring CAP-Vakuform for an undisclosed sum. The German company specialises in the production of thermoformed plastic products. Swissplast has announced that all employees at the location will be taken over. This acquisition follows the purchase of Bavarian company AL-KO Plast in summer of 2018. CAP-Vakuform produces packaging, transport […]
The 9th Implantable & Internationale Medical Device M&T Conference
“The 9th Implantable & Interventional Medical Device Technology Summit 2019” (IIMT 2019) will be held on August 8-9 in Suzhou. This conference will focus on “Policy Regulations and Quality Supervision,Medical materials and innovative packaging, Production equipment and manufacturing process”. IIMT 2019 will bring you the lastest international and domestic information on new materials, new technologies […]
Iranian Packaging and Printing Promotes Exports to Iraq
Iraq is rebuilding its own domestic industry, while at the same time has a half-look at exports, especially to Arab countries in the South of the Persian Gulf. Branding and success in sales and exports without good packaging, both in design and in terms of material quality is not possible. In this regard, Iran, given […]
Garden Business With Planters To Grow Faster
French household equipment manufacturer SEB is moving ahead on restructuring plastics processor Emsas, which it acquired in 2015/16. The German company is set to expand its garden activities with planters in particular, as SEB CEO Thierry de La Tour d’Artaise said at Emsas 70-year anniversary festivities. It was for this purpose that Michael Christoffer was in 2018 given […]
19th International Paint, Resin, Coatings, Composites and Plating Industries Fair (IPCC 2019)
The International Paint, Resin, Coatings, Composites and Plating Industries fair “IPCC” with around 248 direct exhibitors who are representing over 1900 companies from 23 countries in covered area of 26,187 square meter is by far the biggest coating exhibition in the Middle East. This exhibition will be host on Dec. 8th to Dec. 11th 2019 at “Tehran International Permanent Fairground”. […]
Lightweighting Potential of Hybrid Automotive Body Parts
Consumer chemicals producer Henkel said a joint study conducted with RLE International showed that fibre-reinforced polymer components with structural foam ribbing and reinforcements can save more than 40 kg of weight per car versus conventional all-metal designs. The study examined and validated the potential of high-performance structural foam for lightweighting in automotive body and closure parts. Results […]
Fruitful CHINAPLAS 2019 Closed with Tremendous Success
CHINAPLAS 2019 closed its highly successful, four-day run in Guangzhou on May 24. The annual show –– held this year at the China Import & Export Fair Complex, Pazhou, in Southern China –– attracted 3,622 exhibitors and 163,314 professional visitors from all over the world. More than a quarter of attendees (42,005) were overseas visitors […]
Artificial Muscles Powered by Glucose at Linköping University
Artificial muscles made from polymers can now be powered by energy from glucose and oxygen, just like biological muscles. This advance may be a step on the way to implantable artificial muscles or autonomous microrobots powered by biomolecules in their surroundings. Acording to the news that Linköping University published, the motion of our muscles is […]
Protective Packaging Producer Airpack's Acquisition Completed
Belgian producer of extruded PE foams, bubble wrap and XPS sheets Abriso has completed the acquisition of protective packaging producer Airpack and its subsidiaries, which include Jiffy Packaging and TAP Telion (K Portal Source). With this transaction, Abriso now has 19 production sites in 11 European countries and 1,600 employees generating a combined annual turnover of EUR 250m. […]
