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Otto Hofstetter AG’s new MED division specialises in injection moulds for medical and pharmaceutical products: Starting in February, Switzerland’s Otto Hofstetter AG is expanding its range of specialty injection molds. In addition to its core expertise in PAC and PET, this family-owned company is now engineering and manufacturing moulds for the
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Interview with Dr. ing. Dirk Wouters, CEO and Co-Owner of CHP CHP is an engineering company designing, manufacturing, installing and servicing state-of-the-art lubrication solutions, ranging from small-scale installations up to large turnkey projects. 1,500 production lines are currently operating in 720 factories in 78 countries, running worldwide without jams, while saving
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Sidel packaging team in Shanghai, China redesigned the package of Menton flavoured water. The straight-wall lightweight PET bottle, which weighs only 17.85g for the 500ml format, conveys the sense of modernity and is a statement of sustainable packaging. Targeting young consumers in China, this new design is intended to differentiate Menton
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Packaging solutions The requirements of packaging manufacturers worldwide have increased. In addition to established plastics, machines for processing recycled or bio-based materials as well as natural fibers are also becoming increasingly important. Kiefel, a Germany-based, globally active market leader in high performance thermoforming machines and turnkey solutions, is presenting solutions for
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Equipment for PET bottling Koch-Technik will be exhibiting equipment for PET bottling with the volumetric dosing unit KEM and the patented gravimetric dosing and weighing system with mixer Graviko (GK 250). KEM: Chamber volume dosing (Kochpatent) with ± 0.15% accuracy for pellets, powder & ground materials: Each chamber of the dosing
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PET moulds and packaging solutions GDXL displays its latest products and developments in its booth at Hall 9, stand no. S41. The company fabricates preform mould, blow mould, closure mould and hot runner applied on various renowned injection and SBM machines for PET packaging. It also provides R&D and engineering services
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Greiner Packaging is now offering a solution that is as smart as it is environmentally friendly: a sustainable refill bottle that can be used for liquids in spray bottles such as household cleaning products. The bottle can be used for multiple refill doses, doing the work of four conventional spray bottles
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While PET is very established for products in which biorientation of PET offers enhanced mechanical and gas barrier properties, the material was not even considered for injected articles normally made of PETG, PC, PMMA, PP or styrenics. NovaPET engaged the resources of its PET Technical Centre to develop a full range
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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
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More than ever before, the past few months have brought about an increased level of environmental and health consciousness amongst consumers. Plant-based products, produced and processed in a sustainable manner, as well as those with health-promoting benefits, are the main focus here. This development has been in the works for years
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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
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