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The new high-temperature polymer can withstand mechanical stress up to 135°C; the glass transition temperature is 155°C. While the modulus of elasticity of a standard product falls by approximately 80% at 120°C, the decrease for Evonik’s…

On March  2018 the Danish Environmental Protection Agency (Miljøstyrelsen) has published a study that analyses the life cycle environmental impacts of production, use and disposal of grocery carrier bags currently available in Danish…

Ettlinger’s newest melt filter ERF350 raises throughput to a whole new level for a global customer base. This advancement in the filtration of contaminated polymer feedstock is a further development on the proven ERF250, which has become…

Starting out with 22 employees, ENGEL's personnel in Stuttgart has more than doubled over the subsidiary's five-year existence. "We will have 50 employees by the end of this year", reports Claus Wilde, Managing Director of ENGEL Deutschland…

EMG, the specialist, industrial communications agency today announces the creation of a practice dedicated to the growing additive manufacturing sector. The practice draws on the experience of 10 consultants, editorial and creative staff…

“We have already successfully produced and tested honeycombs from several high-performance thermoplastics at our refurbished R&D facilities in Leuven, Belgium” says Tomasz Czarnecki, Chief Operating Officer at EconCore. “We have been…

Duravant, a global engineered equipment manufacturer serving the food processing, packaging and material handling sectors, announced it has acquired Ohlson Packaging, a weighing, counting and filling machine manufacturer. The purchase…

Royal DSM, a global science-based company active in health, nutrition, and materials, today announces that Wilfrid Gambade is appointed as President DSM Dyneema as of January 2018. Wilfrid Gambade is an experienced senior leader who…

DS Smith, Europe’s leading packaging strategist, has officially opened a new PackRight Centre in Germany. The new Centre is based in Hövelhof, and will be the sixth to open in the Germany – Switzerland region since the opening of the first…

Additive manufacturing/3D printing has revolutionized the manufacture of more complex or rarely needed components and even enables decentral manufacture on demand. The Dressler Group is making a major contribution here: with its almost 40…