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Environmentally responsible dry ice cleaning solution For injection or blow moulders, moulds are a mission-critical asset and require timely, proper, fast, and efficient cleaning to ensure uptime and part quality. When the moulds are not cleaned properly and on a regular basis it may cause blemish and unwanted flash on the
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The Drinktec advisory board and Messe München have taken a joint decision to postpone the world’s leading trade fair for the beverage and liquid food industry until the fall of 2022. The new dates are September 12 to 16, 2022. This action was prompted by the international nature of the Drinktec
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The Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2021 are now open for entries in seven categories. Product designers, design engineers, raw material producers, plastics manufacturers, brand owners, retailers, plastics recycling machine producers and suppliers of recycled plastic products from across the whole value chain are invited to enter the fourth edition of the
Read moreInternational manufacturer of caps and closures United Caps announced it will be conducting a virtual event in light of the many events which have been postponed or cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic chief amongst them Interpack 2020. United Virtually is scheduled for February 24-26, with seminars, videos and production presentations
Read moreWith the pandemic still on our agenda, further postponements have been announced by trade fair organisers. Ami have decided to postpone the European versions of Plastics Recycling World Expo, Compounding World Expo, Plastics Extrusion World Expo, and Polymer Testing World Expo to 29-30 September 2021, originally scheduled for June in Essen,
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Chinaplas will be held during April 13-16 in Shenzhen, PR China, will be accompanied by a series concurrent events. Visitors will have the chance to explore hot topics like 5G, digital manufacturing, circular economy, antibacterial & sterilisation etc. Plastics recycling & circular economy conference and showcase The 2nd edition of Chinaplas
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A joint study by VDMA and the management consulting company McKinsey & Company investigates just how far product and service portfolio digitalisation has advanced in mechanical engineering. They state that the revenue share for digital platforms and value-added services is only around 0.7 percent (about 6 billion euros) of the total
Read moreWith the Covid-19 pandemic continuing to ravage travel and trade shows, United Caps is working hard to ensure the industry has access to the information the company would have provided at Interpack. In line with that objective, the industry will be brought together for a virtual event on February 24-26, 2021
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Each year,the AWA International Sleeve Label Awards recognise the world’s most innovative sleeve products (heat-shrink labels). The award for environmental contribution was recently given to Sleever for its LDPET product, a full-body sleeve to enable enhanced recyclability of PET bottles. Developed exclusively by Sleever, LDPET has assisted brands with their ecological
Read moreAfter consultation with medical and legal experts, the Plastics Officers of the Board, the NPE executive committee, exhibitors, and the association membership, the Plastics Board of Directors decided, and is announcing, the cancellation of the in-person components of NPE2021, scheduled for May 17–21, 2021, in Orlando, Florida due to the ongoing
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The PETplanet Insider team would like to thank you for the good cooperation during this year and for your ongoing confidence. Best wishes and happiness to you and your families over the festive season. We look forward to a successful 2021 working together! Alexander Büchler and the PETplanet Insider team Our
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