In this two-day lunch-to-lunch event leading researchers and industry experts will share the latest trends and innovations in laser processing of polymers and other non-m...
An economic upturn may finally materialize in 2026, providing cautious optimism - particularly for manufacturers of plastic pipes.
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.
At the SKZ Plastics Centre in Würzburg, specialist personnel are trained for joining semi-finished producsts to ensure the quality of a finished product.
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...
Das laserstrahlbasierte Infrarotschweißen gewinnt beim Bedarf an präzisen und flexiblen Verfahren immer stärker an Bedeutung. . Joining Plastics sprach mit Beatrice Maus,...
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...
Infrared welding is now a proven technology frequently used for joining thermoplastic polymers. The key reasons for its widespread use are the non-contact melting of weld...
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.
Hydrogen is a highly topical issue and more and more components, such as pipelines, must be able to withstand the use of hydrogen.
The new market study from Ceresana shows adhesive products that are at least partially made from renewable raw materials or are biodegradable gain significance.
RWTH Aachen and BAM are leading the "PolyH2Pipe" research project, which aims to reduce the high costs of green hydrogen production with polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM...
Evosys has been committed to environmental protection and sustainable action within the company for several years. Established measures are now officially recorded and do...
More than seven million euros are being invested by plastics processor Röchling Industrial in building the new Engineering Centre in Lahnstein, Germany.
Franz Lübbers, CEO of Röchling Industrial will retire on July 1, 2025. He will be succeeded by Raphael Wolfram, currently serving as CEO of Röchling Automotive and Spokes...
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...
The laser beam tool has become an integral part of modern production. At the same time, requirements in terms of efficiency and possible applications are growing. LMB las...
The committees of K 2025 chose the motto for next year's K Trade Fair for Plastics & Rubber in Düsseldorf from October 8 through 15, 2025.
Veränderungen verlaufen in den Unternehmen und ihrem Umfeld meist schleichend. Das heißt, man nimmt sie im Alltag kaum wahr. So auch in der betrieblichen Weiterbildung. D...
Die UKCA-Kennzeichnung wird ab dem 1. Januar 2022 die herkömmliche CE-Kennzeichnung ersetzen. Betroffene Produkte müssen dann von einer in Großbritannien zugelassenen Ste...
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