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Kunststoffe international 2018/09, PAGE 3

Initiatives for Smart Factories as a Service

Editorial

It’s interesting to note who’s muscling in on the business in the soon-to-be fully digitalized factories. An – at first sight – odd trinity...   more

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Kunststoffe international 2018/09, PAGE 4

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Kunststoffe international 2018/09, PAGE 6 - 10

How Consumers Evaluate Environmental Friendliness

Results of an International Comparative Study on Consumer Preferences

What kind of packaging do consumers evaluate as environmentally friendly? A study conducted in seven countries shows that consumers pay...   more

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Kunststoffe international 2018/09, PAGE 11 - 13

Produce In-House or Buy in?

Different Contract Compounding Models and Services

Sophisticated property profiles and additives that are tricky to handle make it difficult for raw-material producers to perform compounding...   more

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Kunststoffe international 2018/09, PAGE 14 - 22

The Communicative Machine

Fakuma 2018: Injection Molding Networked and Integrated

The announcements in the field of injection molding give the impression that the developments of recent years are continuing. These include...   more

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Kunststoffe international 2018/09, PAGE 23 - 27

Down to the Smallest Detail

Pushing Material Properties to the Limit, Combining Materials, and Finding Alternative Raw Materials

Plastic compounds are becoming increasingly specialized and have to offer more and more functions simultaneously. Not only are the...   more

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Kunststoffe international 2018/09, PAGE 28 - 30

Both Economical and Flexible

Engel and MMS Offer Modular System Solutions for Metal/Plastic Hybrid Components

Highly specialized production cells, tailored precisely to the respective product, are used to produce connectors, switches or contacts in...   more

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Kunststoffe international 2018/09, PAGE 31 - 34

Molded and Assembled in One Work Cycle

Tailored Hot Runner Solution for a Demanding 3-Component Mold Concept

For the production of a container for a disinfectant gel precision mold maker Matrix developed a complex 6+6+6-fold 3-component mold. Two...   more

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Kunststoffe international 2018/09, PAGE 35 - 37

Reliable Connections

Leoni Produces Four Housing Versions with One Flexible Turnkey System

Leoni AG of Nuremberg, Germany, is a well-known worldwide supplier of wires, optical fibers, cables, and cable systems. A subsidiary of the...   more

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Kunststoffe international 2018/09, PAGE 38 - 40

300 Bar Pressurized Nitrogen under Control

Automotive Supplier Uses Airmould Gas Injection Technology

The production plant of the German Witte Automotive group, newly opened in Ostrov, Northern Bohemia, in 2016, specializes in the production...   more

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Kunststoffe international 2018/09, PAGE 41 - 44

The Evolution of Non-Destructive Testing

Progress in IT Facilitates Testing in Production

Humans have honed their senses in the course of evolution. Technical development has created the discipline of non-destructive testing,...   more

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Kunststoffe international 2018/09, PAGE 45 - 51

Clever Tool for Short Cooling Times

Systematic Approach to the Selection of Nucleating Agents

The precise prediction of polypropylene’s crystallization behavior is of great economic importance. Not only do important processing...   more

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Kunststoffe international 2018/09, PAGE 52 - 56

Induction Heating of CF-Reinforced Polymers

Influences of Laminate Parameters on the Induction Heating Behavior of CFRP

Induction as contactless heating technology is also attractive for composite materials. The efficiency of the technology has so far been...   more

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Kunststoffe international 2018/09, PAGE 57 - 59

Faster and Better Welding

Tools Adaption Reduces Process Times and Improves Weld Quality

Hot gas welding has now become an established alternative to vibration and infrared welding. The reasons for this are the mechanically and...   more

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Kunststoffe international 2018/09, PAGE 60 - 64

A UFO Lands in the Home

How a Glowing Green Translucent PMMA Ring Became a Building Systems Sensation

Water treatment systems are not generally synonymous with aesthetic design. However, for the softliQ water-softening unit from Grünbeck, a...   more

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Kunststoffe international 2018/09, PAGE 65 - 70

Plastics for the Mobility of Tomorrow

New Polymers, Efficient Processes, and Advanced Parts for the Automotive Industry

Digitalization, electromobility, energy and resource efficiency are making their mark on future vehicles. These trends were also reflected...   more

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Kunststoffe international 2018/09, PAGE 71 - 73

Elegant Surfaces with Visible Natural Fibers

Natural Fiber Compression Moldings with a Luxury Finish Made with a New Composite Material Press Process

The use of natural fiber-reinforced composite materials is currently gaining new impetus in the form of decoratively finished designs which...   more

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Kunststoffe international 2018/09, PAGE 74

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