EXHIBITION PREVIEW | PLAST 2018
Italy prepares a global welcome Italy’s 18th Plast trade fair takes place
at the FieraMilano exhibition ground in the Rho-Pero district of Milan from 29 May to 1 June 2018, bringing together more than 1,100 exhibitors across some 52,000m2
of floorspace.
Traditionally a showcase for Italy’s plastics processing machinery sector, the event follows a record year for the industry; Italian plastics and rubber machinery, equipment and mould
manufacturers saw sales hit an all-time record of €4.67bn in 2017 and trade association Amaplast says order books are “considerable extended.” The previous Plast show in 2015 attracted just over 50,000 visitors,
18,000 of which came from outside of Italy. Around 70% of overseas visitors came from other European countries, but African, Middle Eastern and American countries (North and South) were also well represented, according to statistics from show organiser Promaplast. For more information about the show visit the Plast 2018 website or click here to pre-register.
https://www.plastonline.org/en/Visitors/Preregistration https://www.plastonline.org/en/Visitors/Preregistration
Maag puts its focus on pelletisers
The Maag display at Plast will include a Pearlo Underwater Pelletiser, EBG Belt Conveyor Pelletising System and an Extrex X6 Gear Pump. Pearlo is a flexible, small footprint underwater pelletiser that can be configured for through- puts of up to 36 tonne/hr. It incorporates a number of features, such as the EAC knife feed, that are claimed to ensure high pellet quality is main- tained over long periods with minimal interruptions. The ENG conveyor pelletiser is designed to handle water sensitive and highly filled and brittle compounds. Meanwhile, the new Extrex x6 gear pump is claimed to deliver volumetric efficiency at the highest counter pressures and with low shear stress. �
www.maag.com
82
Coperion’s new EGR knife minimises fine generation. Pellets produced on the new system (right) shown compared to current technology
Coperion targets PVC fines
Coperion will present a new knife rotor for its EGR series of eccentric pelletisers that is claimed to dramatically reduce the amount of fines generated when handling
PVC cable compounds. The new rotor and knives use specially developed steel alloys and a thermally- optimised design that allows the blades to remain
Smart solutions from Piovan
Piovan will present the latest additions to its Aquatech industrial coolers, including the new Easycool+ line of air cooled chillers and the Easytherm range of temperature controllers. The latter, which will be shown for the first time in Italy, are high performance units offering Industry 4.0 compliant OPC-UA protocol support. The company will also show the latest additions to its Quantum E line of gravimetric batch blend- ers. Centrepiece will be a medical extrusion installation comprising a Quantum E blender configured with a Pureflo filterless granule receiver and Modula series auto-adaptive dryer. �
www.piovan.com
COMPOUNDING WORLD | May 2018
in contact with the die plate during operation, reducing fine generation down close to detection limits, the company claims. �
www.coperion.com
Plasmec mixes up for TPEs
Mixing technology firm Plasmec will highlight its TRG series mixers, high capacity units for handling components for products such as TPEs. The TRG mixer features a high
hardness, thermally insulated stainless steel vessel with inte- grated plasticiser injection valves, tungsten carbide coated stainless steel mixing blades, and stainless steel covers with horizontal swivel opening for ease of cleaning. �
www.plasmec.it
www.compoundingworld.com
PHOTO: COPERION
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80 |
Page 81 |
Page 82 |
Page 83 |
Page 84 |
Page 85 |
Page 86 |
Page 87 |
Page 88
