36 EVENT PREVIEW PETplanet Insider Vol. 26 No. 01+02/25 www.petpla.net EVENTpreview Chinaplas 2025 Chinaplas, Asia’s leading trade fair for the plastics and rubber industries, is set to return from April 15–18, 2025, at the Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center in Shenzhen, China. The event serves as a hub for cutting-edge solutions, technology exchanges, and business networking, offering opportunities for information and collaboration. The show is exclusively sponsored by the Europe’s Association for Plastics and Rubber Machinery Manufacturers (Euromap) in China. The 2025 edition will feature over 4,000 prominent exhibitors from around the globe, spread across an expansive exhibition area exceeding 380,000m2. Attendees wi l l have access to nine dedicated country and regional pavilions, alongside 17 specialised theme zones. These zones will showcase a wide array of technologies and materials, including injection moulding, extrusion machinery, 3D printing, recycling innovations, smart manufacturing solutions, bioplastics, composites, high-performance materials, and thermoplastic elastomers and rubber. Circular economy & smart manufacturing The concept of a circular economy will continue to be one of the key focuses of the exhibition, highlighting the industry’s commitment to sustainability and resource efficiency. By emphasising the reuse of resources to minimise waste and stimulate economic growth, the exhibition will demonstrate a clear dedication to addressing environmental challenges. Chinaplas 2025 will feature three thematic zones, namely Recycled Plastics, Bioplastics, and Recycling Technology, covering around 16,000 m2 and gathering leading material suppliers and recycling machine manufacturers. Live demonstrations of two recycling production lines, focusing on ‘Bottle-to-bottle closed-loop recycling’ and ‘Turning PE waste into treasure’ will unveil advanced equipment technology and high-value utilisation solutions within the plastic recycling sector. Chinaplas x CPRJ will host the 6th edition Plastics Recycling & Circular Economy Conference & Showcase in Shenzhen, gathering global stakeholders to delve into the latest recycling trends. Collaborating with the China Packaging Federation, Chinaplas will first introduce the Sustainable Plastics Packaging Networking Forum, connecting industry experts and exploring sustainable packaging solutions worldwide. Smart manufacturing, encompassing technologies like automation, AI and IoT integration, enhances manufacturing processes and revolutionises industries by boosting efficiency, productivity, and flexibility. At the trade fair, an extensive range of smart manufacturing solutions and machinery will be unveiled in the Injection Molding Solutions Zone and Injection Molding and Smart Manufacturing Solutions Zone, covering a substantial 53,000 m2. Leading global companies will demonstrate digitalisation, ensuring sustainable growth and competitive advantages in a rapidly evolving digital landscape. www.chinaplasonline.com Reverse dryer Pegaso Industries, the holding company based in Borgoricco, Italy, and encompassing Plastic Systems, PET Solutions, Blauwer, Ergomec, and Steel Systems will be exhibiting its latest technologies inside the Italian pavilion. PET Solutions will be highlighting onstand the DR.RE Series New Generation Reverse Dryer. The new generation dehumidifier is claimed to be a cutting-edge solution that brings significant improvements to the quality of rPET materials. It boasts a 47% increase in filtration capacity, thanks to its dual filter system, which also optimises maintenance operations. Additionally, the dehumidifier achieves a 15% reduction in energy consumption due to their new patented process design, with fans positioned after the drying towers. The larger size of the exchanger provides a 45% increase in cooling capacity. Furthermore, in rPET processing, the dehumidifier achieves an overall energy recovery of 25%. Thanks to its features, including a significant increase in the number of molecular sieves within the process towers, it is possible that the need for an oil condenser can be eliminated, resulting in additional energy savings in the overall system consumption, says the company. www.petsolutions.it Pegaso Industries Hall 10 Booth G61
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