NEWS
Monoflo invests in KM machines in expansion
Monoflo is investing in nine additional KraussMaffei injection moulding ma- chines at its site in Winches- ter, Virginia. These comprise an MX 1600, an MX 2300 and seven GX 1100s. They will all be used to produce reusable transport packag- ing once the hall being built to house them is completed. KraussMaffei has been
Monoflo’s machinery partner for systems with advanced technology since 2015. Monoflo currently operates ten MX machines 24/7, with clamping forces from 10,000 to 32,000 kN. Two feature an automatic quick mould-change system that can reduce changeover times from typically 45
Above: Monoflo is building a new production hall for transport packaging
minutes to nine. Monoflo mainly supplies
pallets, pallet boxes and transport totes to large companies in the logistics industry, with the automo- tive, automation and food
industries also being major customers. Many of these require large volumes but sometimes only on short runs, making rapid mould- change essential. �
www.kraussmaffei.com
Change at the top for Röchling
Professor Hanns-Peter Knaebel, CEO of the Mannheim-based plastics processing company Röchling Group and also of its Automotive division, has left the company as of 30 September. He has departed, the group said, in order “to pursue new career opportunities elsewhere for his own private reasons”. The supervisory board has named board member Rainer Schulz and Automotive division CFO Raphael Wolfram to take over Knaebel’s two roles respectively until a permanent successor is appointed. �
www.roechling.com
PlasticsEurope welcomes waste revision
The European plastics industry trade body, PlasticsEurope has said that it welcomed the revision of the EU’s Packaging & Packaging Waste Direc- tive (PPWD) and supports the Euro- pean Commission’s proposal for a mandatory EU recycled content target
for plastics packaging. The association is now calling for a target of 30% minimum recycled content by 2030. Noting that its members are already working towards this target by invest- ing in increased supply of recycled plastics, Plastics Europe added that
“ramping up chemical recycling is essential to achieve such a mandatory target”. Planned investments by members in this technology and infrastructure range from €2.6bn by 2025 to €7.2bn by 2030. �
www.plasticseurope.org
BASF material in Antolin car roof frames
BASF’s Performance Materials division and Spanish Tier One supplier Grupo Antolin have developed and validated a new panorama roof integrated into the ceiling trim (or headliner) of a car, in which BASF’s Ultradur High Speed grade of PBT is used in place of steel in the structural bracket supporting the opening. Using Ultradur High Speed enabled Grupo Antolin to change
the production process. “The panorama reinforcement frame is fixed to the interior trim part, while at the same time the part is formed in the mould. That leads to the elimination of additional process steps,” said Enrique Fernandez from Antolin. �
www.basf.com
10 INJECTION WORLD | October 2021
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