The Evonik booth will showcase innovations in energy transition, low-altitude economy, hydrogen industry, smart manufacturing, healthcare and circular economy
TWI has been providing thermal spray services and support since 1975, delivering over half a century of knowledge, research and consultancy advice to a range of industry...
Project aims to enable circular use of silicon materials and conserve resources.
Fraunhofer LBF strategically realligns in response to the growing demand from industry for recyclable, reliable high-tech products to stay economical as well as safe and...
As global regulations on (PFAS) tighten across the EU and the US, manufacturers across industries are seeking high-performance materials that meet evolving environmental...
CNC precision machining remains one of the most direct ways to help to turn a concept into a repeatable, production-ready system.
An economic upturn may finally materialize in 2026, providing cautious optimism - particularly for manufacturers of plastic pipes.
Specialist Article on Ultrasonic metal welding (USMW) for joining electrical conductors, especially in the context of lightweighting strategies that involve replacing cop...
Companies are under increasing pressure to make their products and processes more sustainable. The SKZ Plastics Centre supports companies in documenting sustainability as...
As part of the dena Energy Transition Congress in Berlin, five companies were honored on November 3 with the Energy Efficiency Award (EEA). The EEA is presented in four c...
On April 21 to 24, 2026, the plastics and rubber trade fair - Chinaplas 2026 will take place at National Exhibition and Convention Center (NECC) in Hongqiao, Shanghai, PR...
At the K trade fair, Evosys presented laser welding solutions like the EvoWeld Mini made from environmentally friendly wood the EvoWeld Generation 2, and the EVO 0800-TD.
Since July 2025, Dr Alexander Vyhnal has been responsible for research and education in the field of injection moulding and additive manufacturing at the SKZ Plastics Cen...
Envalior recognizes a growing need for polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)-free materials for high-performance Wear & Friction applications, that are sustainable, economical,...
As a young company, Evosys is aware of its responsibility towards future generations and is committed to greater sustainability and environmental protection beyond the le...
The Create innovation cluster supports companies in successfully transferring bio-based plastics and composites into industrial practice. The network is hosting its first...
Fuel cells are considered a key technology for energy transition. They place high demands on the materials used and their mass production has been a major challenge to da...
There are “green” alternatives to plastics made from crude oil or natural gas for an increasing number of applications.
Evosys Laser has been awarded the "Große Preis des Mittelstandes 2025" (Grand Prize for SMEs). This award recognizes companies that set standards in the German economy th...
Low-cost or recycled plastics pose challenges due to their surface structure and composition, which can compromise product quality. Plasmatreat will demonstrate solutions...
Fronius' Fortis product range contains devices in the 270 to 500 A categories, either as compact all-in-one systems or as split versions with an external wirefeeder.
Residue on plastic components impair subsquent processes such as printing or painting. The new LIBS-OF project aims to clean, analyse and activate surfaces inline in a si...
Moog will feature a new generation of hydraulic, electrohydraulic and electrohydrostatic products and systems designed to help machine builders achieve better performance...
A new SKZ research project is developing standards for evaluating recycled surfaces for adhesive bonding and coating processes.
The international chemical distributor Nordmann will be exhibiting alongside its partners Honeywell, Jiangsu Liside New Material (Liside), MARFRAN and PMC Organometallix...
The KUTENO and KPA trade fairs have announced high exhibitor participation and several additions to their trade fair portfolio for 2026.
How can you ensure long-term transparency in injection-molded parts? Is PVC recyclable? What are the pros and cons of prototyping with 3D printing? How exactly can digita...
On July 2 and 3, Plasmatreat celebrated the 30th anniversary of the patent application for its Openair-Plasma technology with its Technology Days 2025 at the headquarters...
Laser-based infrared welding is becoming increasingly important in response to the demand for precise and flexible processes. Joining Plastics spoke with Beatrice Maus, a...
The latest Ceresana report on the global market for bio-based adhesives forecasts that sales of “green” glues will increase to around USD 4.5 billion by 2034.
The SKZ Plastics Center is developing a new testing and evaluation method based on intermittent tensile tests in a research project to efficiently determine application-s...
A pioneering SKZ project developed the first time-lapse method to quantitatively assess stress crack failure in plastics exposed to media.
The SKZ Plastics Center presents modern solutions for high-precision detection of even the smallest defects in plastic products.
The design spaces in industry and handicrafts are subject to a continuous process of change due to constantly changing technical, social and legal conditions. This change...
With the new rapid clamping system Flexline R Roemheld expands its product portfolio with a particularly sturdy solution for the automatic clamping of dies of different s...
Ceresana has analyzed the global market for pipes, pipe components, and fittings made of PVC, polyethylene and other polymers for the seventh time.
The synergies between the trending topics of circular economy and digital transformation were demonstrated at the KPA trade fair in Ulm, Germany using current application...
Caracol, specialist in large-format additive manufacturing (LFAM), announced the launch of its high-throughput xHF Extruder, a new component to boost productivity with a...
Dr. Oliver Tröppner took over the Materials Development Group at the SKZ Plastics Center. This means the Würzburg Institute has chosen a successor from within its own org...
Standards committees in both the UK and overseas are looking for new members to help with the development of standards in plastics welding.
The increasing use of plastics requires a sustainable circular economy, i.e. the cyclical reuse of plastics after the end-of-life of products.
TÜV SÜD is setting a clear signal in favor of sustainability and transparency by expanding its advanced testing and verification services for determining biogenic carbon...
The new market study from Ceresana shows adhesive products that are at least partially made from renewable raw materials or are biodegradable gain significance.
The scarcity of raw materials poses severe challenges to global industries. Recycling and the increased use of secondary raw materials have become essential for many comp...
At the SKZ Plastics Center, the Pipe-safe project has been launched to put an AI assistant for quality assurance of welds in pipeline construction into practical use. Thi...
Continuously recording and analysing relevant data leads to decisive gains in knowledge in order to better understand interrela- tionships and interactions and to control...
The exhibition space is already fully booked. Numerous proven and new specials hone in on the motto “The Power of Plastics! Green – Smart – Responsible”. The exhibitor da...
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System Reliability LBF have further enhanced rheological online testing to identify specific additiv...
Newly developed milling kinematics on a linear axis enables versatile and efficient machining of lightweight materials to metals up to steel with a production tolerance o...
Evosys received a finalist award at the grand finale of the 30th “Großer Preis des Mittelstandes 2024” competition. Evosys made it into the top 6 finalists from Bavaria a...
On March 12 and 13, 2025, the Circular Valley Convention 2025 will bring together players from business, science, politics and society to jointly develop solutions for th...
More than seven million euros are being invested by plastics processor Röchling Industrial in building the new Engineering Centre in Lahnstein, Germany.
Using 3D printing technology and ultrasonic joining technique, researchers at TU Graz succeeded in attaining an extremely strong joining of the renewable raw material woo...
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials IFAM have developed a new polymer patch that can significantly accelerate and...
KUKA is supplying 23 friction stir welding cells with integrated robots for the production of electric vehicles for an automotive customer.
Within the EU programm Clean Sky 2 of the project “Multifunctional Fuselage Demonstrator” (MFFD), a team of researchers in Dresden provided proof of concept for the chipl...
AM Solutions - 3D post processing technology, a brand of the Rösler Group, is expanding its distribution network in Germany. The specialist for the post-processing of add...
Lorch Schweißtechnik präsentiert auf der Global Industrie 2022 in Paris sein umfangreiches Portfolio an innovativen Schweißlösungen unter dem Motto „Smart ist, wenn es Zu...
Fertigungsprozesse für das Premiumsegment im Automobilbau: Bei Anlagen-Konzeption und Entwicklung arbeiten OEMs und Tier-1 mit ihren Zulieferern oftmals Hand in Hand. Zur...
Die möglichen Versorgungsengpässe mit Gas bereiten der deutschen Kupferindustrie Sorgen: als energieintensive Branche ist sie auf eine zuverlässige und nachhaltige Energi...
„Traut Euch mehr. Stellt Euer Licht nicht unter Scheffel!“ Diesen Appell richtet die Managementberaterin Barbara Liebermeister anlässlich des Equal Pay Day am 7. März an...
Der DVS hat das neue Merkblatt 1209 „Hilfestellung zur Minimierung der Gefahren durch Kontamination und Verschleppung im Arbeitsumfeld bei der laseradditiven Verarbeitung...
Das Technologie-Know-how von KUKA kommt zum Einsatz, wenn der schwedische Automobilkonzern sein Angebot an Elektrofahrzeugen in seinem US-Werk erweitert. KUKA wird im US-...
Das Programm der diesjährigen ITSC – International Thermal Spray Conference and Exposition steht fest. Die Besucher erwarten drei Tage voll spannender Fachvorträge zum Th...
Das nordrhein-westfälische Metallhandwerk startet mit vorsichtigem Optimismus ins Jahr 2022. Drei von vier Metallbauern und annährend neun von zehn Feinwerkmechanikern se...
Atlas Copco führt in 2022 seine Online-Seminarreihe fort. Die kostenlosen 30-60 minütigen Webinare bieten neben Einblicken in verschiedene Druckluftfachthemen auch die Mö...
Beim Anbieter von Absaug- und Filtertechnik geht eine Ära zu Ende: Wolfgang Richter wird die Vertriebsleitung an Herrn Marko Höher übergeben.
Um KMU den Einstieg in die Automatisierung zu erleichtern, intensivieren KUKA und ABICOR BINZEL ihre zukunftsweisende Zusammenarbeit in Bezug auf standardisierte, kompakt...
Armin Haller, Chief Sales Officer und Mitglied des Vorstands der Güdel Group AG, wurde auf der Mitglieder-versammlung von EUnited Robotics zum Vice Chairman ernannt.
Die Lage ist derzeit gut, doch die Aussichten sind enttäuschend. Der DIHK sieht den Erholungsprozess erheblich geschwächt und rechnet nicht mit einem nachhaltigen, invest...
Dem Optimieren des Lichtbogenhandschweißens wird oft nicht viel Aufmerksamkeit geschenkt. Verbesserte Schweißmaschinen-einstellungen können dabei helfen.
Die Wirtschaftlichkeitsanforderungen an manuelle Prozesse steigen weiter. Die Abstimmung einiger weniger Einsatzparameter führt beim Einsatz von Hartmetallfrässtiften zur...
Aktuell kämpfen die produzierenden Unternehmen vieler Branchen mit Lieferengpässen bei wichtigen Halbzeugen, Vormaterialien und Rohstoffen. Eine Lösung sind hochpräzise,...
Die UKCA-Kennzeichnung wird ab dem 1. Januar 2022 die herkömmliche CE-Kennzeichnung ersetzen. Betroffene Produkte müssen dann von einer in Großbritannien zugelassenen Ste...
Der Automatisierungsspezialist und Industrieroboterhersteller FANUC hat erneut einen Großauftrag im Bereich der Elektromobilität erhalten. Das Unternehmen wird rund 500 R...
Mensch und Maschine tanzen gemeinsam auf einer virtuellen Ballett-Bühne: Ein KUKA-Industrieroboter ist einer der Hauptdarsteller dieses ungewöhnlichen Stückes des Staatst...
Das Reinigen von Werkstücken mit ständig wechselnden Durchmessern und Formen stellt viele Unternehmen vor zeit- und kostenintensive Herausforderungen. MiniTec hat für die...
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