Chinaplas

The plastics industry is undergoing a change that started a few years ago with digitalisation and networking and Industry 4.0 not just buzzwords these days. This year’s Chinaplas show in Guangzhou had companies rolling out the latest smart manufacturing technologies. Digitalisation comes into the main frame German injection moulding machine…

China has successfully transformed itself as a producer of run of the mill products to a global factory manufacturer of competitively priced quality products. That said, being cheap no longer sells as consumers are becoming increasingly quality-aware of the products that they use. TPE maker KRAIBURG TPE says it is…

Officials at thermoforming machine maker Kiefel Technologies had every reason to smile at the Chinaplas 2019 show: the company had clinched a large order of six machines to a Chinese PET recycling firm. Of the six machines sold to Guolong Recyclable Resources Group, five were the KMD Smartformer and one,…

German injection moulding machine firm Arburg was for the first time present a Chinese version of its new arburgXworld customer portal at Chinaplas 2019, to be held from 21-24 May in Guangzhou, China. Meanwhile, against the backdrop of the ongoing trade war “spat” between the US and China and challenges…

At the upcoming Chinaplas show in Guangzhou, to be held from 21-24 May 2019, machinery makers will be showing the latest in automated machinery for medical and packaging applications; as well as digital processing. Digitalisation at the forefront from Arburg German machinery maker Arburg will be presenting the digital future of plastics…

China’s economy is on the road to recovery, having grown slightly more than expected in the first quarter of 2019, according to China’s National Bureau of Statistics. It says the economy expanded by 6.4% in the first three months, compared to a year ago, due to government efforts to rein in…

Headquartered in Pawcatuck, Conn., Davis-Standard is a global leader in the design, development and distribution of extrusion and converting technology. Davis- Standard will promote the company’s equipment innovation and regional growth at Hall 9.2, Booth J41, during Chinaplas 2019 in Guangzhou, 21-24 May, alongside its subsidiaries Maillefer and Brampton Engineering.…

At CHINAPLAS 2019, KraussMaffei will present a locally produced all-electric injection molding machine for the first time. The new PX Agile is tailored to the needs of the Chinese market and manufactured at the new Sanming plant in Fujian Province of the machine builder. Both up-and-coming small and medium-size companies…

Maag will present insights into its broad portfolio of high-performance pelletizers, gear pumps and melt filters that help compounders and recyclers combine high productivity with high product quality. Maag will be showing at CHINAPLAS in Guangzhou from May 21 to 24 on stand S51 in hall 5.1. In the field…

The focuses of presence at CHINAPLAS 2019 for ILLIG, the German leading global supplier of thermoforming systems and mold systems for thermoplastics, will be automatic roll-fed machines. One of the highlights is the new IC-RDM 73K thermoformer which will be displayed in Asia for the first time. The machine is…