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Arburg at Fakuma 2017: Evolution, practical solutions and scale

Arburg's presence at the 25th Fakuma represents a great deal for the plastic processing goliath: evolution as opposed to revolution, highly practical solutions and the fact Arburg has incomparable industry clout. more

VDMA: German moulding machinery makers cash in on US and China rebounds as EU orders slow

The US and China have filled the largest share of German IMM builders' order books, while sales in the EU slow down. more

Happy 65th birthday K

The world's biggest plastics processing event is celebrating a major milestone, as K has turned 65. more

Features

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Ascend Fakuma exhibit shows heat resistant appliance polyamide

American plastic engineers Ascend are at Fakuma with a colour stable PA66 for home appliances. more

17 Oct 2017 16:50 John Carlon FAKUMA 2017

Röchling Maywo spend five million euro on Bavaria warehouse

Expansion of the company to create 25 new jobs in Bad Grönenbach more

17 Oct 2017 15:40 John Carlon industry

Electric Avenue: WITTMANN BATTENFELD shines spotlight on EcoPower Xpress 400 IMM at Fakuma

Under the motto “be smart”, WITTMANN BATTENFELD presents top-level injection moulding technology highlighting the EcoPower Xpress 400 all-electric high-speed injection moulding machine. more

17 Oct 2017 14:46 Rose Brooke FAKUMA 2017

Feddem expands LFT process in pultrusion for Fakuma

ICX technology from Feddem expanded to include LFT process more

17 Oct 2017 11:46 John Carlon FAKUMA 2017

Euromap Alpha version completed by VDMA and moulding firms

Arburg, Engel, Netstal and Negri Bossi have joined Germany's VDMA to release its latest Euromap data exchange. more

11 Oct 2017 16:13 John Carlon industry

Testing protocols link up from Plastic Recyclers Europe and Association of Plastic Recyclers

PRE and its American opposite number have made moves to join protocols in packaging design. more

11 Oct 2017 15:04 John Carlon industry

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Wemo to display versatile monitoring systems at Fakuma

Wemo Group at Fakuma 2017: sprue handling robots and monitoring systems to run over WiFi connections. more

11 Oct 2017 11:59 John Carlon FAKUMA 2017

Evonik hit the slopes with sports impact polyamide

Evonik has launched a winter sports high-impact polyamide, Vestamid, on show at Fakuma. more

11 Oct 2017 11:31 John Carlon FAKUMA 2017

Sole trader: BASF launch Advanced polyurethane for boots

Chemical giant BASF has launched a PU for safety boots. more

10 Oct 2017 15:29 John Carlon materials

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Arburg Poland celebrates 25 years

The Arburg subsidiary in Poland celebrated its silver anniversary on 26 September 2017 in grand style in the grounds of the Old Orangery of the Royal Baths Park. more

10 Oct 2017 14:59 John Carlon industry