First Steps in Extrusion Simulation By DoE Optimization of Extrusion Dies

Aachen, September 23rd, 2019 – During K 2019, October 16th – 23rd, 2019, SIGMA Engineering GmbH from Aachen, Germany, will give an outlook on first developments for extrusion simulation with SIGMASOFT® Virtual Molding. In hall 13 at booth B31 SIGMA gives an insight to first developmental applications for the optimization of extrusion dies. The behavior […]

US Sanctions Affects The International Section of IranPlast 2019

Though, like all exhibitions in Iran that the first days of exhibitions are usually less welcomed, and the first day of Iranplast was the same but the 2nd day was more respected. During the 2nd day, the halls were a little more crowded, but something very apparent was the very low rate of the foreign […]

Oman Oil And Orpic Group To Outline Their Portfolio As The New PE And PP Partners

Oman Oil and Orpic Group, one of the fastest growing companies in the world, will outline their ambitious portfolio expansion strategy at K 2019 in Düsseldorf, Germany (October 16-23) The Liwa Plastics Industries Complex (LPIC) investment will see Oman Oil and Orpic Group’s production of PE and PP increase to 1.4 million tons by 2020. […]

Safely Parameterizable Delay Time For New Safety Modules

Drive and automation specialist Baumüller has extended its new SAF 002/003 safety modules of the bmaXX 5000 converter series with a freely parameterizable delay time. The delay time is switched between a safety function and the associated error reaction Safe Torque Off (STO). This provides optimum protection for the machine mechanics against damage in the event of […]

Starting Operations of Two New Production Lines For Composite Materials

Lanxess (Cologne / Germany) unit Bond-Laminates (Brilon / Germany) has commissioned two production lines in Brilon, raising to eight its processing lines for continuous fibre-reinforced thermoplastic composites belonging to the Tepex brand. The investment, an amount in the mid-single-digit millions, expands by half the manufacturing capacity at the site. An estimated 1,500 m2 production hall has […]

13th IranPlast Kicked-off In Presence of Two Ministers At 13 Halls

Today Sun. Sept. 22nd 2019, the 13th edition of IranPlast International Exhibition inaugurated on with  participation of “Industry, Mining and Trade” and “Oil” ministers accompanied by Director of NPC at the Tehran International Fairground. According to our reporters pointing to the opinions of the officials, while Iran is suffering the unilateral sanctions of the US, […]

Polymer Prices In Iran Is Moving In-Line With The Global Market

Today on Sun. Sept. 22nd, 2019, the PDID Office of NPC announced the new base prices for official sales of polymers. The announcement showed that almost all prices have been increased. Though, the massive rise in the base price of polymers in the Iranian in-line with the global market was predictable. In this week with […]

ColorMatrix SmartHeat RHC additive dispersion for rPET and PET bottles

US compounder and distributor PolyOne (Cleveland, Ohio) has launched ColorMatrix SmartHeat RHC additive dispersion for rPET and PET bottles. Accredited by the Association of Plastics Recylers (APR, Washington, D.C. / USA), SmartHeat RHC enables greater recycled content in PET bottles by improving the resins thermal stability during the recycling process. PolyOne said the additive allows higher concentrations […]

Integrated Direct Production of high-quality rPET sheets from PET waste

(NGR) and KUHNE Group: The cooperation between the recycling machine specialist and the extrusion expert is entering its next phase. Since first revealed at K 2016, several joint projects have been implemented, and interest in the combination of recycling and direct sheet production has intensified since then. Therefore, at K 2019, a demonstration line for […]