Editor Rebekah Jordan caught up with UPM about their goals for a fossil-free future. Their plans include transforming wood-based materials into biochemicals, with its German biorefinery producing renewable alternatives to fossil-based chemicals.
Titan Resource Management has teamed up with the Proton Group to create a circular economy opportunity for their clients. This collaboration is set to bring significant benefits to the hospitality industry, from reducing waste to optimising costs.
In an effort to develop a national network of plastic waste-2-oil systems, QM Recycled Energy (QMRE) has installed a comprehensive pre-treatment system. This ensures that the oil produced from the plastic waste gets purified properly.
With Fakuma 2024 around the corner, GÜNTHER Hotrunner Technology prepares to introduce two new nozzles: PRISMA and a redesigned OktaFlow. They are reliable, cost-effective and high-performing, adapting well to all applications.
GETECHA prepares to launch a new compact low-speed granulator at Fakuma 2024 - RS 150. This tailor-made granulator grind sprues directly at the injection moulding machine and has a powerful three-blade rotor that ensures first-class regrind quality.
Hellweg Maschinenbau is set to showcase its redesigned LSZ 150/100 edge strip shredder at Fakuma 2024. This new technology feeds and shreds the strips in one step with no blade, screen or resharpening of the toothed rollers.
Sumitomo (SHI) Demag announces the launch of a new digital feature, activeMeltControl. This game-changing technology automatically adapts to the injection moulding process, compensating for melt viscosity variations in all applications and materials.
Ahead of FAKUMA 2024, Wittmann examines direct current (DC) solutions for injection moulding, offering potential energy savings, reduced carbon emissions, and lower operating costs compared to traditional AC-powered systems.
Editor Rebekah Jordan spoke to André Lang-Herfurth, SEA ME (zerooo), about the environmental benefits of reusable PET bottles compared to single-use plastic bottles.
Urban Canopee overcame challenges in finding a suitable material for their canopy systems by partnering with Exel Composites to utilise pull-wound composite tubes.
In this Q&A with Magog Industries, general manager, Michael Bate discusses the importance of tailored solutions for screw and barrel components and how Magog is meeting the evolving needs of plastics processors.
