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Plastics and Rubber Machinery

B.IRD Machinery Takes Off

Companies in the plastics-processing industry must make their operations more efficient, avoid material losses and, at the same time, reduce energy consumption. At K 2025, it became clear which concepts can support these efforts. Many trade visitors had B.IRD Machinery Stricker GmbH’s infrared solution firmly on their agenda. They came specifically to the stand of the family-owned company from Aachen to learn more about its infrared rotary-drum technology. Demand was so strong that several machines were sold directly at the fair.

Ulica Kauczukowa na K 2025

Od surowców do gospodarki o obiegu zamkniętym: innowacje w zakresie elastomerów w całym łańcuchu wartości

Haitian at K 2025

Level Up! Haitian at K 2025

Promix Solutions at K 2025

At the K trade fair in Düsseldorf from October 15 to 19, Promix Solutions will be presenting solutions for mixing, foaming and cooling for the plastics industry in Hall 9, Stand E18. The focus is on raw material savings with the Microcell Technology and real-time monitoring and process control with the Visco-P inline viscometer. The inline viscometer is now available with a closed control loop for connection to a dosing device. This enables fully controlled raw material management depending on the viscosity measured in the production process, such as for example the control of the IV value in PET processing.

Coperion at K 2025

At K 2025 in Dusseldorf (8-15 October 2025) at Booth 14B19 in Hall 14, Coperion is presenting its trailblazing technologies for high-efficiency plastics compounding.

New EYEgate HRS

As industries worldwide seek to optimize production and minimize maintenance costs, Oerlikon HRSflow introduces the new EYEgate HRS, an advanced end ring designed for the MULTIflow HRS® multi-cavity line. Engineered to deliver optimal gate quality and extended lifespan, this innovative solution enhances performance across a wide range of applications.

arburgSOLUTIONworld: Consulting, solution expertise

At Fakuma 2024 in Friedrichshafen, Arburg (hall A3, stand 3101) will once again be offering an interactive exhibition area: the striking arburgSOLUTIONworld brings together Arburg's comprehensive consulting and solution expertise in all aspects of plastics processing, and is a space where trade visitors can obtain individual answers to their questions on key topics of the future. Arburg experts will be on hand to offer advice at six stations around the four-metre-high LED column. There will also be an interesting new exhibition wall with an integrated "transparent" machine, where the company's digital products and services will be brought to life.

Pioneering cooling and temperature control technology

With a focus on sustainability: at Fakuma 2024, technotrans showcases energy-efficient thermal management solutions for the plastics processing industry. A highlight of the trade fair presentation is a live application of several technotrans systems on a fully electric injection moulding machine from KraussMaffei, including variothermal mould temperature control. In the field of cooling technology, visitors can expect an efficient water-cooled chiller from the kws w series. Moreover, technotrans presents a field-tested cold water temperature control unit from the teco cw series using natural refrigerant R290 (propane). Additionally, the company fills an important gap in its product portfolio with a new 18 kW temperature control unit.

New SPEEDFORMER KTR 6.2

Kiefel presents new SPEEDFORMER KTR 6.2 machine for higher output at the same footprint & quality. KIEFEL GmbH, a market leader in the design and manufacture of polymer and natural fiber processing machines, automation and tools, has launched the new tilting machine SPEEDFORMER KTR 6.2 SPEED for the mass production of polymer cups and coffee capsules. This technology solution provides higher productivity and production versatility while offering 10% energy savings due to optimized heating.

Focus on new machines and upcoming topics

Arburg will be attending Fakuma 2024 from 15 to 19 October on Stand 3101 in Hall A3 with eleven exhibits, plus seven additional Allrounders on partner stands. The arburgSOLUTIONworld, augmented by a new exhibition wall on digitalisation including a transparent machine, will highlight compelling upcoming topics for customers. The German premiere of the electric Allrounder 720 E Golden Electric in a new design will be another highlight. Impressive applications and innovative processes, for sectors such as medicine, personal care, leisure and additive manufacturing for example, are set to be presented. Arburg will also be getting involved in the "Mould your future" initiative - not only on Careers Friday at the trade fair, but on the Saturday as well.

Elastomer Processing

As leading developer and manufacturer of injection molding machines, the Austrian machine builder ENGEL, headquartered in Schwertberg, will showcase its expertise in elastomer processing at the German Rubber Conference (DKT) from July 1 to 4, 2024, in Nuremberg. By presenting two specialized exhibits, the family-owned company with a global footprint will demonstrate its technological competence in liquid silicone rubber (LSR) and rubber processing.

It’s a tough situation, calling for courage

At annual conference of the trade associations of plastics and rubber machinery, waste and recycling technology, EMINT, and the project group for hybrid lightweight technologies, Ulrich Ackermann, Head of VDMA Foreign Trade, addressed the geopolitical changes and their impact on the mechanical engineering industry: "The globalisation of the world economy is coming under increasing pressure. China is placing its focus on autonomy, resulting in knock-on effects for the European mechanical engineering industry, and in the US, the Biden administration has continued the "national approach" of the Trump government's trade policy in recent years. As a result, the world is heading towards a new bipolar world order." For the European mechanical engineering industry, this means the need to have its own production facilities in large target markets and being able to offer market-specific products. Many plastics and rubber machinery manufacturers have already adapted in that regard.

Predictive maintenance of industrial plants

The Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems IPMS presents a groundbreaking demonstrator for predictive maintenance of industrial equipment. The demonstrator uses advanced sensor technology combined with artificial intelligence (AI)-based data processing to detect potential machine damage at an early stage and avoid costly downtime.

Economical Hot Runner for Commodity Applications

Mold-Masters®, a leading developer and supplier of hot runners, controllers, auxiliary injection, and co-injection systems for use in every market, is pleased to announce the availability of the new Mold-Masters EcoONE-Series Hot Runner System. The EcoONE-Series is a highly economical solution suitable for processing commodity resins for simple, cost sensitive applications such as consumer goods, small home appliances, basic automotive components, electronic peripherals/accessories and more.

Nowy dystrybutor Hellweg w Polsce

FLEXAL Group Sp . z o. o. jest obecnie partnerem handlowym Hellweg Maschinenbau w Polsce. Firma jest odpowiedzialna za sprzedaż, instalację i doradztwo techniczne w zakresie pełnego asortymentu młynów tnących Hellweg.

Coperion Optimizes ZSK 18 MEGAlab Extruder

Coperion has equipped its ZSK 18 MEGAlab laboratory extruder with numerous new functions that provide significantly greater flexibility and safety in handling. Pluggable cartridge heaters instead of hard wired ones now allow for rapid barrel reconfiguration as well as straightforward cartridge heater exchange. An electrically securable maintenance door on the gearbox lantern increases operational safety and at the same time provides quick access, reducing downtimes for screw changes and system maintenance. Moreover, feeders for this laboratory machine can now be placed on a newly developed patent-pending feeding platform which allows up to four feeders to be arranged with maximum flexibility for adding ingredients in myriad ways.

Orders slump by 30 percent in the first quarter

German plastics and rubber machinery manufacturers closed the year 2022 with a price-adjusted increase in turnover of 10 percent. In nominal terms, the increase amounted to 18 percent. "This growth stems from the numerous orders the sector was able to attract in recent years and shows that the supply chains have eased to some degree," explains Ulrich Reifenhäuser, Chairman of the Plastics and Rubber Machinery Association at the VDMA. Currently, the order books are still reasonably full, which hints at a comparatively good sales year in 2023.
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