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Kunststoffe international 2019/08, PAGE 3

It’s Not Enough to Tighten Your Belt

Editorial

The golden years are behind us: last year, plastics production declined by 3.1 %. For the current year, the VDMA is now reckoning with a...   more

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Kunststoffe international 2019/08, PAGE 4

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Kunststoffe international 2019/08, PAGE 6 - 7

No Circles without Compromises

Pragmatism Predominates When It Comes to Business and Technical Solutions

Several events are traditionally held over the summer to give the trade press a foretaste of the issues that will have shaped the industry...   more

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Kunststoffe international 2019/08, PAGE 8 - 9

Forward Together!

BASF and Its Customers Commit to Chemical Recycling

One of the last major German chemical giants, BASF is fighting back against the weak economy with an extensive efficiency program. Its...   more

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Kunststoffe international 2019/08, PAGE 10 - 11

Variety Enables Stability

Lanxess Is Investing in Specialty Chemicals and Expanding its Development Portfolio

Following its early sale of the last shares in the rubber joint venture Arlanxeo and the takeover of the US chemical company Chemtura,...   more

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Kunststoffe international 2019/08, PAGE 12 - 16

About Drivers and the Driven

Raw Materials Producers See Signs of the Times, and Implement them in Different Ways

Whether it was the motto presented by the trade fair’s committee or threatened prohibition proceedings: material producers are getting more...   more

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Kunststoffe international 2019/08, PAGE 18 - 19

Inline Layer for the Circular Economy Commitment

Systems for Packaging Films Made from Monomaterials and Recyclable Coating

The leading minds of the Brückner Group must have been saddened by the sparse media presence at their trade press event, held at their...   more

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Kunststoffe international 2019/08, PAGE 20 - 21

A Second Life for Plastics

Engel Supports Strong Involvement by the Plastics Industry in a Circular Economy

The Circular Economy is not only the theme topic at the K 2019. It is also the “green” thread running through the fair exhibit by Engel,...   more

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Kunststoffe international 2019/08, PAGE 22 - 23

Green Wave

Arburg Is Pursuing a Closed Value Chain for Plastics

Since 2007, one major construction project has followed another at Arburg in Lossburg, Germany: customer center, assembly hall, tradeshow...   more

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Kunststoffe international 2019/08, PAGE 24 - 25

Immediately Ready for Use

Wittmann Continues to See Itself Well Placed as a One-Stop Supplier

With its Industry 4.0 solution portfolio, the Wittmann Group is receiving a positive echo in the market. This virtually extends the...   more

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Kunststoffe international 2019/08, PAGE 26 - 27

Moving with the Times

KraussMaffei Consolidates Three Divisions and the Previous Group Brands under a Single Brand

Munich-based mechanical engineering group KraussMaffei is repositioning itself and uniting all divisions under a single brand. At a time of...   more

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Kunststoffe international 2019/08, PAGE 28 - 29

Plans for Further Expansion

Haitian’s Success Story Continues with Big Plans

Haitian International, the Chinese manufacturer of injection molding machines, is consolidating its growth of the last ten years while its...   more

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Kunststoffe international 2019/08, PAGE 30 - 37

Trend Setting or Following?

A Journey through the Landscape of the Tool and Mold Making Industry

Tool and mold makers are detail oriented and innovative, but communication of their expertise is not exactly their greatest strength....   more

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Kunststoffe international 2019/08, PAGE 38 - 40

Long Fiber-Reinforcement for Automobiles

Thermoplastics Converter in China Relies on LFT Technology from Germany

A Chinese supplier provides a number of international auto makers with high-quality long fiber-reinforced thermoplastics in pellet form. A...   more

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Kunststoffe international 2019/08, PAGE 41 - 43

Agglomerate-Free Compounding

Comparison of Two Techniques to Produce Thermoplastic-Nanoparticle-Composites

Often pure plastic materials are not able to fulfill the increasing demands of plastic component. It is therefore necessary to adapt the...   more

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Kunststoffe international 2019/08, PAGE 44 - 46

Complex 3D Parts

Plastic Pipes and Tubes from the Multifunctional Blow Molding Machine

As customers become more choosy and the times more uncertain, flexibility is trumps in production. In blow molding, such freedom is created...   more

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Kunststoffe international 2019/08, PAGE 47 - 50

Toward Thermoformed Metal-Plastic Hybrids

Special Processes Open up New Fields of Application through Functional Integration

The hybrid thermoforming of filled plastics expands the range of functions of thermoformed parts, and opens up new fields of application...   more

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Kunststoffe international 2019/08, PAGE 52 - 53

Progressive Metal Replacement

Two New Polyamide Grades Will Make Engineering Components More Cost-Effective

With wide-ranging and specific property modifications, plastics can take more and more applications away from classic metal components....   more

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Kunststoffe international 2019/08, PAGE 54 - 56

Volvo Shows the Way

With Ambitious Goals and Prototypes, the Swedish Auto Manufacturer Aims to Increase the Content of Recycled Material in Vehicles

From 2025, every new vehicle from Volvo will contain 25 wt. % of recycled plastics. In this way, the car manufacturer aims to take not only...   more

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Kunststoffe international 2019/08, PAGE 58

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