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Engel, Hall 15, Booth B42-C58 At K 2019 the Engel e-mac 280 is taking to the packaging floor, allowing for a more granular performance gradation for the packaging industry in all-electric use cases. The Engel e-mac machines are exclusively equipped with particularly powerful servo-motors, including the ejector and nozzle movement. This
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Sacmi, Hall 13, Booth A63 The common thread running through all the new Sacmi products at the K show is sustainability. The solutions on display demonstrate means of reducing the amount of virgin resin used in processes and augmenting opportunities for complete recycling, in accordance with circular economy principles. It will
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And&Or, Hall 14, Booth B03 The And&Or AGV is specially designed for flexible blow moulding line automation, which requires intensive work and complex production flows. It can easily be integrated in existing production plants, with no need for machine movements or civil works. It allows the transport of pallets, boxes, bottle
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Cypet, Hall 14, Booth C58 120 l open-mouth PET drum with 400 mm neck diameter Drums are used for the storage and transport of a wide variety of products. Traditionally metal has been the material of choice, however plastic drums made from HDPE have become very popular as well as fibre drums to
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Eisbär, Hall 10, Booth H48 In the field of auxiliary equipment, Eisbär manufactures systems to improve quality and productivity for the plastics industry, specialising in products to avoid condensation on the moulds, drying of plastic resin and the process of PET flakes. Manufacturers are aware of the insufficient or incorrect drying.
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Kreyenborg, Hall 9, Booth A55 Infrared-rotary drums for various applications in plastics processing and recycling At its exhibition stand, Kreyenborg GmbH & Co. KG from Senden, Germany, will be showing its IRD B 180/270-135, thus representing all kinds of infrared applications in the plastics processing and recycling industry. Individual, tailor-made infrared
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Herbold, Hall 9, Booth B42 Process solutions for the treatment of plastic waste The machine and plant manufacturer Herbold Meckesheim GmbH will be presenting tried and tested process solutions for the treatment of plastic waste in Düsseldorf in addition to its wide range of machines. Pre-shredding Pre-shredding is an essential process
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Moretto Hall 11, Booth H57 Suited to the big stage, Moretto, supplier of automation and auxiliary equipment for the plastic industry, will exhibit systems and products for injection moulding, blow moulding and extrusion. There are two exhibition areas in Hall 11, one specifically dedicated to the extrusion sector, with Contrex brand
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Jomar, Hall 14, Booth A32 Jomar Corp. manufacturer of injection blow moulding (IBM) machinery for the pharmaceutical, healthcare, and household products industries will launch the TechnoDrive 65 PET machine at the K show. The newly designed IBM machine is specifically designed to run PET resins but can easily switch back to
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An expert at De Montfort University Leicester (DMU), UK, has successfully manufactured the first-of-its-kind prosthetic limb socket made from recycled bottles. Dr Karthikeyan Kandan, senior lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at DMU, found he could grind the bottles down and use the granulated material to spin polyester yarns, which can then be
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Sipa, Hall 13, Booth B11 Sipa’s new XForm GEN4 XP system incorporates the latest generation of preform injection moulding technology to deliver the lowest conversion cost alongside unmatched speed, flexibility and ease of use. New technology incorporated into 250, 350 and 500t system, capable of running with moulds holding up to
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