VDL Groep and Royal DSM announce the start of a 50/50 joint venture (JV) that will establish production of medical facemasks and the first permanent production of critical facemask components in the Netherlands. The new joint venture, Dutch…

MAAG Group has strengthened its digital capabilities by acquiring Germany-based XanTec Steuerungs- und EDV Technik GmbH (“XanTec”). XanTec plans, designs and manufactures advanced industrial control systems that are employed in…

Jiangsu Hansu New Material Co., Ltd. introduced at China Composites Expo 2020, in booth #3511, its new family of high-performance, unidirectional (UD) composite tapes — H-poly-Stallone-CF7000_PEI — made with continuous carbon fiber and…

Shannon Global Energy Solutions, a provider, designer and maker of reusable thermal and acoustic insulation, has developed a new product for its INSULTECH line: the Shannon Thermal Blanket for Plastics Extrusion. Designed to cut down on…

"Even in times of Covid-19, there is plenty going on in the ENGEL R&D pipeline", as Dr. Christoph Steger, CSO, emphasises. In order to present the innovations originally planned for Fakuma 2020 to its customers and prospects despite…

StackTeck Systems Ltd., a global manufacturer of multi-cavity, high-volume production molds, has successfully manufactured its first 5-gallon industrial pail mold using newly installed capacity that can handle all components of a pail mold…

The most promising application trends for FLEXflow EVO include cost-efficient family molds and back-injection of films Introduced in early 2020, FLEXflow Evo is an advancement of the FLEXflow technology for servo-electrically…

20 August 1945, the day graduate engineer Heinz List filed a patent for the principle of the continuous kneader, is regarded as this compounding technology's birthday. Convinced by the concept, Buss AG inaugurated the first kneader test…

Just like filter materials used for mask making or in the dust filter sector, roofing underlays are typically produced from various layers of material that are bonded to one another to create a web-shaped product. This can be done using…

UNITED CAPS, an international manufacturer of caps and closures, today issued an interim sustainability report outlining its sustainability targets and how its sustainability strategies inform all of its efforts, from the plant to the…