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...
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...
In its annual study for the circular economy service provider Interzero, Fraunhofer Umsicht examined the climate effects and resource savings achieved through recycling a...
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...
One of the most transformative developments in recent years is the rise of high-speed machining (HSM). This article explains high-speed machining, its benefits, clears up...
The SKZ Plastics Centre has launched a new research project to develop innovative materials for high-voltage insulators.
At the SKZ Plastics Centre in Würzburg, specialist personnel are trained for joining semi-finished producsts to ensure the quality of a finished product.
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...
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...
The Lüdenscheid Plastics Institute invites you to attend the ‘Innovative Surfaces’ symposium on 17 September 2025.
The KUTENO and KPA trade fairs have announced high exhibitor participation and several additions to their trade fair portfolio for 2026.
The technotrans Group continued its successful development in the first half of 2025 despite the ongoing challenging economic environment.
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...
Evosys will present laser welding solutions and developments at the K 2025 (October, 8 through 15) trade fair in Essen, Germany. At this year's fair, the laser plastic we...
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...
In 2024, the Röchling Group remained overall stable despite a challenging market environment.
The SKZ Plastics Center presents modern solutions for high-precision detection of even the smallest defects in plastic products.
In the rapidly changing automotive industry, the focus is on technologies that increase efficiency, performance and sustainability in equal measure. Plasma technology pla...
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...
Die K 2025 hat es sich zur Aufgabe gemacht, zentrale Themen unserer Zeit aufzugreifen. Eines ihrer drei Hot Topics lautet: Shaping the circular economy.
Manufacturing and machining processes have evolved dramatically over the decades. One of the most transformative developments in recent years is the rise of high-speed ma...
As industries worldwide undergo rapid modernization, the demand for efficient, lightweight and corrosion-resistant fluid control systems has surged. The plastic valves ma...
The plastics processor Röchling Industrial is investing over 17 million euro in the expansion of the Xanten site. In several construction phases, the site will be extensi...
Plasmatreat continues to grow and opens a new office for the Benelux region. Also, Job van Galen takes over the management of the newly founded subsidiary in Eindhoven, t...
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...
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...
Forschende am Fraunhofer IZM arbeiten gemeinsam mit internationalen Partnern an der Entwicklung eines neuen Spritzgussverfahrens, das fortschrittliche elektronische Funkt...
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...
The increasing use of plastics requires a sustainable circular economy, i.e. the cyclical reuse of plastics after the end-of-life of products.
Hydrogen is a highly topical issue and more and more components, such as pipelines, must be able to withstand the use of hydrogen.
During a product demonstration, Leister showed the advantages of the Penweld A and Penweld S hot-air welders at Air Clean, a company that has been developing and producin...
The courses “Basics of plastic materials” and “Basics of plastics technology” provide an introduction to the world of plastics, especially for career changers, young prof...
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...
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...
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...
Evosys has been committed to environmental protection and sustainable action within the company for several years. Established measures are now officially recorded and do...
technotrans and enesty are combining their expertise in tailor-made thermal management systems for the plastics processing industry. The partnership includes mutual integ...
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...
The SKZ Networking Week is an established meeting place for the plastics industry. This year, the event attracted more than 600 visitors.
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...
Clariant presented the company’s latest solutions to support the plastics industry to improve safety and efficiency, increase circularity, and reduce waste at NPE2024 in...
The surge in demand for Plastic Pipes is attributed to the increasing need for water infrastructure development globally. Plastic pipes offer a compelling solution owing...
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.
PVC is used to make an array of products. The latest Ceresana study forecasts further growth for this versatile material: Until 2032, the global demand is likely to rise...
The start-up Q.ANT offers a compact and industrialised particle sensor based on quantum technology that can be used to measure these parameters in real time and in a way...
Things are looking up again for manufacturers and distributors of plastic pipes: the current year already promises a recovery. Ceresana has analyzed the global market for...
Auf der Sitzung des Senats der Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft am 13. September 2022 war es satzungsgemäß erforderlich, den Senatsvorsitz und die beiden Stellvertretungen durch W...
Lorch Schweißtechnik präsentiert auf der Global Industrie 2022 in Paris sein umfangreiches Portfolio an innovativen Schweißlösungen unter dem Motto „Smart ist, wenn es Zu...
Die möglichen Versorgungsengpässe mit Gas bereiten der deutschen Kupferindustrie Sorgen: als energieintensive Branche ist sie auf eine zuverlässige und nachhaltige Energi...
Die Effizienz von Produktionsmaschinen liegt oft weit unter den technischen Möglichkeiten. Der Grund: Erfahrene Mitarbeitende sind im Fall einer Störung häufig nicht verf...
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...
Eines der jüngsten Produkte, das die langjährige Zusammenarbeit von KUKA und ABICOR BINZEL hervorgebracht hat, ist die „KUKA cell4_arc compact powered by ABICOR BINZEL“....
Das nordrhein-westfälische Metallhandwerk startet mit vorsichtigem Optimismus ins Jahr 2022. Drei von vier Metallbauern und annährend neun von zehn Feinwerkmechanikern se...
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...
Der DVS-Verband und die Messe Essen ziehen ein positives Fazit zum „DVS CONGRESS + EXPO powered by SCHWEISSEN & SCHNEIDEN“.
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...
Mensch und Maschine tanzen gemeinsam auf einer virtuellen Ballett-Bühne: Ein KUKA-Industrieroboter ist einer der Hauptdarsteller dieses ungewöhnlichen Stückes des Staatst...
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