Machinery

Switzerland-headquartered blow moulding machinery supplier Sidel Group has concluded the acquisition of PET Engineering Srl, further expanding the company’s portfolio of packaging solutions. Terms were not disclosed. Founded in 1999 and based in San Vendemiano, Italy, PET Engineering has 40 employees. “With packaging increasingly playing a key role in any…

Following the big success of machinery maker Reifenhäuser’s high-performance extrusion lines for PET thermoforming sheets launched in 2013, with the patented mechatronic polishing stacks of the Mirex-MT-V design series, the next generation of this line type was presented this year. As in the past, the heart of these lines is…

It’s no secret that US-based extrusion machinery supplier Davis-Standard has the industry’s most extensive laboratory capabilities for both extrusion and converting applications. With R&D labs in Pawcatuck, Conn., Fulton, N.Y., and at the company’s subsidiary in Suzhou, China, customers have multiple options for making parts for proof-of-concept, experimenting with new…

The food and beverage industry is playing a key role in reducing the carbon footprint by using more recycled content in packaging and increasing material recyclability, says Angelica Buan in this report. Rising consumer awareness on environment protection is a catalyst for government regulations such as levying taxes on plastics…

Maag, a Dover company and manufacturer of gear pumps, pelletising and filtration systems, says it has finalised a contract with Hainan Huasheng New Material Technology Co. to supply pumps, pelletising systems and screen changers for its new polycarbonate-production facility. When completed in 2020, the facility will be capable of producing…

After what are said to be record-breaking figures of the 2017 edition, that marked the move of JEC Asia from Singapore to Seoul, the composites event is returning to South Korea, from 14-16 November at Seoul Coex Centre. The future of mobility is a hot topic for composite materials and…

Bayport Polymers, a 50/50 joint venture owned by French oil/gas major Total and Novealis Holdings, a joint venture of Austrian chemical maker Borealis and Canada-based Nova Chemicals, has finalised its investment decision to build a 625,000-tonne/year PE unit at its production site in Bayport, Texas. The new unit will use…

US-headquartered extrusion machinery firm Davis-Standard is installing its fourth CNC machining centre at its facility in Pawcatuck, Connecticut, to support ongoing growth in feedscrew manufacturing. The US$2 million investment will further boost production efficiency and will enable Davis-Standard to increase feedscrew production by over 25%. The machining centre is expected…