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Kosche adds WPC capacity to meet demand
The company plans to add up to three more WPC extrusion lines to keep pace with a reported 30% annual growth in demand 10 November 2009
Fakuma 2009: Leistritz targets difficult feeding
Compounding equipment maker Leistritz launched a new side feeder technology and announced the delivery of its first 180 Maxx extruder 16 October 2009
Battenfeld launches standard thermoforming sheet lines
New standardised systems provide processors with improved performance at reduced investment cost, claims the company 14 October 2009
Reifenhäuser acquires Kiefel blown film business
Germany-based film extrusion firm Reifenhäuser is hoping to build on its blown film business by acquiring Kiefel’s blown film extrusion unit from Brückner 25 August 2009
Battenfeld enhances extrusion process control
A new three-module addition to the company’s extrusion line control is designed to help producers control their production costs and optimise process efficiency 19 August 2009
EDI unveils royalty-free micro-layer film system
The company says the technology is easier to integrate and more flexible than previous systems; it has already built an 84-layer cast film system 31 July 2009
Illig launches pressure forming machine for cups
German machinery builder Illig has launched the RDM-75K - a fully automatic pressure forming machine designed for the high speed production of items such as cups and packaging 17 July 2009
Klöckner Pentaplast invests in UK and US
Films group Klöckner Pentaplast is to invest £3m €3.5m) in a new PET rigid film extrusion line at its Crumlin facility in the UK 2 July 2009
Mexican food firm adopts metallised degradable PE
Bimbo Group will use films which use d2w degradable additive technology from Symphony Environmental Technologies to pack its full range of snack foods by 2011 26 May 2009
350 jobs on line at film machine firm W&H
The blown film machinery maker said it has seen a decline in new order inflow as well as order cancellations over the past six months 18 May 2009
Cincinnati invests but cuts hours
Cincinnati Extrusion is investing close to €3m in new manufacturing equipment but has embarked on a short-time working programme 14 May 2009
BPI lifts production with €11m expansion
Film producer BPI Films is investing £10m (€11m) in expanding its Leominster factory in the UK as part of its plans to increase production capacity by 40% 11 May 2009
3M trials new electronics packaging
3M is trialling packaging system for electronics that it claims can reduce the g-force (shock) loadings affecting the product by up to 50%. 11 May 2009
PET film adds steel finish to keyboards
A new hardcoated PET film from MacDermid enables manufacturers to add a steel-look finish to keyboards but is easier to form and emboss than sheet metal, claims the manufacturer. 6 May 2009
Teijin cuts plastics as economy bites
Teijin will cut plastics production and 2,500 jobs as the economic downturn puts pressure on its PET businesses 29 April 2009


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