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Comexi Will Focus on Sustainability, Automation, and Digital Printing During Next K 2022 Trade Fair

Petra Löwer (Germany)

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November 1, 2022

Comexi Will Focus on Sustainability, Automation, and Digital Printing During Next K 2022 Trade Fair

The company will unveil the new Digiflex, which currently offers the best digital variable data printing for flexible packaging

Digital printing, more sustainable processes, automation, and added value solutions will be the primary pillars on which Comexi activity is focused at the 2022 K trade fair; the event will be held from the 19th to 26th of October at the Messe in Düsseldorf (Germany).From Hall 4, Stand B31, Comexi will publicly present the new Digiflex. This machine allows the company to currently offer the best digital printing of variable data, such as Datamatrix variable codes, QR codes, barcodes, alphanumeric text, as well as other numbering and marking applications with high quality requirements.

Sustainability, at the Heart of All Innovations

Sustainability, defined as the management of resources to satisfy current needs without jeopardizing future needs, has become a primary global concern in recent years. Consumers are increasingly aware of the environment and do not hesitate to buy sustainable products.

Comexi has always distinguished itself by searching for more innovative sustainable solutions in flexible packaging with a lower carbon footprint: efficient energy management, less material loss, lower ink consumption, as well as reduction of plastic usage and solvents. “At Comexi we are leaders in offering sustainable solutions for printing and converting plastic, and paper packaging. Our goal is to provide products and services that help converters offer added value solutions to their customers. For this reason, in regard to equipment that adapts to the current market needs and requirements, we innovate with consistency,” explains Enric Carrera, the Chief Commercial Officer of Comexi.

As a participant in K, the world’s largest trade fair for the plastics and rubber industry, Comexi will have the opportunity to introduce attendees to the manner by which it applies considerably sustainable processes with solvent-free inks in offset and flexo presses, including options such as WB (water-based) and EB printing.

Additionally, and answering the sustainability claim, water-based coatings are becoming extremely popular for the incoming packaging structures. “We are supplying unique solutions for water-based coatings applications onto paper and film, that are significantly reducing the environmental impact,” says Albert Chicote, the Lamination Business Unit Director of Comexi.

Moreover, Comexi has a strong focus on the automation during the laminating process, for this reason they will show what it has become the most awarded and advanced technology since years in the solventless machinery, the Closed-Loop system, that along with Synaptik Group, provides the highest reliability of the coating weight during a job run without any human intervention.

Automation and Added Value Solutions

Comexi provides “the most sophisticated slitting and rewinding machines, researching and innovating constantly until we satisfy the most demanding needs of our clients and end consumers. We offer various in-line value-added processes associated with these machines, such as in line laser and reel handling solutions”.

Comexi Laser is the revolution of the flexible packaging industry. A laser-in-line processing system can be integrated into Comexi slitting machines. It is the key differentiating technology that optimizes production and follows the most recent technology developments and market trends. Control, precision, and speed can best define this innovative tool, which permits customization, differentiation, and simultaneously, performs a wide range of applications and finishings.

The company Comexi offers the possibility of automating every operation that occurs after rewinding and slitting, such as transport, labelling, weighing, bagging, and palletizing. With the tailored solutions, Comexi sides with their customers to face the biggest challenge of this era in the flexible packaging industry: the lack of skilled operators and the difficulties for retaining talent.

Digiflex: The Solution to Make Each Pack a Unique Unit

Attendees of the K trade fair will have the opportunity to view, for the first time, the new Digiflex, Comexi’s digital printing solution for flexible packaging and labelling in an increasingly demanding market. It is a digital variable data print press that offers extremely high printing speeds, superb quality results, as well as the highest level of performance and production. Digiflex is an all-in-one solution that includes the integration of curing processes, tension control, printing registration, corona treatment, and a video inspection system.

Comexi Digiflex uses low-migration inks that are suitable for food packaging printing; it offers excellent results in regard to quality tests (tape, ethanol, and scratch). The machine allows for the possibility of double-sided printing without treatment, as well as printing on pre-printed material.The Digiflex, as it is a digital press, is an efficient solution due to its ability to reduce set-up times. It can reach a maximum speed of 220 m/min, reduce material waste, and improve lead time.

Furthermore, the machine offers high printing quality with a resolution of up to 1200×1200 dpi, a minimum code size of 8×8 mm, as well as printing and registration consistency.

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SABIC Spotlights Advanced Material Solutions for an Expanding Global Hygiene and Healthcare Market at K 2022

Petra Löwer (Germany)

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October 31, 2022

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SABIC Spotlights Advanced Material Solutions for an Expanding Global Hygiene and Healthcare Market at K 2022

SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry answers the needs of the hygiene and healthcare industry at K 2022 with a broad exhibit of differentiated material solutions, application samples targeting improved functionality, sustainability, safety, design, cost, patient and consumer convenience. A growing global population with an increasing female workforce and elderly people is creating a rising demand for healthcare and hygiene products that require innovative material solutions. This coincides with higher rates of obesity and other illnesses, and an increased awareness for healthcare associated infections (HCAI) and tighter governmental regulations for consumer protection.

Key materials in focus at SABIC’s exhibit at Booth D42 in Hall 6 during the show from October 19 to 26 in Düsseldorf, Germany, include the company’s Purecares polypropylene (PP) solutions for hygiene and medical nonwoven applications, as well as different types of polyethylene (PE) resins for film and laminates in the hygiene market.

SABIC’s healthcare offering includes SABIC PCG – Pharmacopoeia grade poly-olefins such as polypropylene and polyethylene along with a broad portfolio of engineered thermoplastics such as Lexan HP PC,Cycoloy HC ABS/PC, Cycolac HM ABS, Valox HX PBT, Xenoy HX PC/PBT and Xylex HX PC/PET. This portfolio is offered with SABIC’s Health Care Product Policy that includes pre-assessment for biocompatibility (ISO 10993, USP Class VI, European Pharmacopoeia – EP), food contact compliance, formulation lock and stringent management of change process to help customers develop healthcare applications.

SABIC’s Trucircle portfolio includes certified circular and renewable polymers to help customers meet sustainability goals.

Solutions in the spotlight at SABIC’s booth are focused on five key application areas:

Patient care
In this segment, SABIC addresses the need for portable technologies, reduction of HCAI, and regulatory compliance. SABIC’s healthcare portfolio offers enhanced chemical resistance to variety of disinfectants, cleaners, lipids and IV solutions for reducing HCAI. Moreover, these materials offer capability to be sterilized by variety of sterilization processes including Gamma, E-Beam, Autoclave, EtO, etc. This capability can be instrumental to increase the effective time available for patient care. Examples on display:

Diagnostic device using Lexan,Cycoloyand Valox resins provide high stiffness and durable, aesthetic surfaces in addition to chemical resistance for reducing HCAI’s. We are happy to share a recent example where SABIC joined hands with Artcline, a pioneer in healthcare devices, to develop new to the world sepsis treatment device. To know more follow the link illustrating how SABIC’s healthcare portfolio enables development of techniques and technologies for devices that treat bacterial sepsis. Read more.
Further building on our foundation to collaborate, we will be sharing an example of a ventilator, illustrating the strength of our team of experts, and our application knowledge, highlighting SABIC Lexan, Cycoloy, Cycolac and Valox resins, which have been used by several renowned brands and new entrants across the globe for medical device housings that are used to save lives. VOCSN ventilator from Ventec Life Systems for Covid patient care is another example of an industry collaboration with automotive industry, supporting healthcare industry needs.

These examples highlight how we deliver Chemistry that Matters.

Diagnosis
SABIC’s material solutions for diagnosis of patient samples, as well as for pharmaceutical and Bio-pharmaceutical research, offer high clarity for visual inspection along with excellent durability, impact resistance, sterilizability, chemical resistance and biocompatibility. Applications range from disposable vials and containers for sample collection, to hand-held instruments, such as pipettors for sample preparation, to clinical diagnostic equipment for rapid processing/evaluation of multiple samples.

The portfolio also includes a comprehensive range of SABIC PCG PE and PP grades in full compliance with European Pharmacopeia monograph 3.1.4 and USP IV. Some most recent application examples are shatter-resistant test and blood collection tubes, measuring/dosage cups and syringe barrels.

Prevention
Wearable products designed to prevent people from acquiring infections and taking care of their personal hygiene require safe and pure materials for nonwovens with advanced functionality and best comfort, while incorporating care for the environmental impact. Examples on display at K 2022:

Single-use facemasks: In a joint pilot project between Procter & Gamble, Fraunhofer and SABIC and to tackle the billions of facemasks discarded in public spaces during the ongoing pandemic, worldwide, the partners developed a sustainable closed-loop solution that helps reduce critical waste and mitigate resource depletion. Facemasks worn by employees and visitors at P&G sites in Germany are collected, automatically shredded and converted to pyrolysis oil. SABIC uses the oil as feedstock in the production of certified circular Purecares PP resin. Finally, to close the loop, recycled PP polymer was supplied to P&G, where it was processed into nonwoven fibers material. Read more.

Absorbent hygiene film for sanitary pads, panty liners, towels and diapers in feminine, baby and incontinence care as well as disposable medical applications. SABIC, Plastik Group & DryLock Technologies collaborated to develop high-performance, high-purity and sustainable material solutions for use in the production of absorbent hygiene products. Mass balance certified circular PP and PE polymers from SABIC’s Trucircle portfolio are used by Plastik Group to deliver specialty films designed for absorbent disposables offered by Drylock. The drop-in alternatives to virgin plastics are considered a disruptive circular innovation in this market segment with no compromise in processability or product performance. Read more.

Nonwovens: Consumer comfort is achieved by using SABIC PP polymers for bicomponent fiber to answer multiple needs for loft nonwovens, enabling easy lamination to other building blocks on medical nonwovens or absorbent hygiene applications.

Self-medication
An increasingly urban society of health conscious, knowledgeable and empowered consumers has created a growing market and demand for self-medication products and self-care devices. SABIC’s broad portfolio of health-grade and PCG polymer solutions enables manufacturers to implement miniature design concepts and optimize the user-friendliness of devices. These devices and equipment allow connectivity to enable remote patient monitoring. They are portable and durable enough to be worn on a patient’s body for continuous monitoring.

SABIC’s healthcare product portfolio offers improved impact resistance, broad colorability range, improved durability and design freedom for appropriate lightweight applications. These materials allow combination of components necessary to contain, preserve, protect and deliver a safe efficacy drug product: containers, bottles, caps & closures, films and bags for pharmaceutical packaging. Typical examples include blood pressure monitoring devices, continuous glucose monitors, administration dispensers, insulin pump housings and insulin pens, eye droplets, containers for parenteral solutions, syringes, cups and spoons.

Protection
Frontline workers in medical care require reliable protective personal equipment, and surfaces in healthcare facilities must be effectively protected against the hazards of infections as well as fires – all while at the same time ensuring high durability and ease of maintenance. Lexan Sheet and film products from SABIC’s Functional Forms business offer advanced materials to address these challenges.

Lexan Cliniwall sheet: A range of impact, scratch and wear resistant sheet products for interior wall claddings in compliance with fire safety according to EN 135051-1. Excellent resistance to chemicals, including stains of blood and urine, as well as to common hospital cleaners and disinfectants makes these materials a perfect choice for demanding and durable applications in clinics, primary care centers, sterile rooms, medical laboratories and elderly homes. The portfolio also comprises specific pre-colored and anti-bacterial grades. Read more.

Lexan HP92AF anti-fog film: After identifying a gap in the market when it comes to protecting frontline workers against theCovid pathogen, SABIC developed a special Lexan anti-fog film for visors, safety goggles, medical instrument lenses and displays. The outstanding optical clarity and high impact strength of the polymer in combination with SABIC’s superior anti-fog coating technology has already proven its effective protection performance in several healthcare applications, where the time-to-fog can make a critical difference. The film product is available in a wide range of gauges, can easily be thermoformed and shows excellent die cutting and printability. Read more.

Visit SABIC during K 2022 from October 19 to 26 in Düsseldorf, Germany, at Booth D42 in Hall 6 to learn more about these and other advanced healthcare and hygiene solutions. The company’s experts will also be available at the booth to discuss how SABIC’s materials portfolio and design services can help you accelerate your journey towards profitable circularity and reduce the climate impact of your products as you address the growing demand for safe and functional applications in this market.

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Sidel Launches Its 1Skin Bottle, the Future of Sustainable Packaging for Sensitive Drinks

Petra Löwer (Germany)

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October 31, 2022

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Sidel Launches Its 1Skin Bottle, the Future of Sustainable Packaging for Sensitive Drinks

Sidel has created 1Skin, a unique label-less recycled Pet bottle. Combining distinctive shelf-appeal with the highest eco credentials, it has been designed to help Sidel’s customers achieve their sustainability goals and drive sales of high-end products.

The one-litre bottle is destined for the booming market in sensitive juices, teas and flavoured drinks. The new 1Skin concept represents a breakthrough both in sustainability and in its streamlined design.

Designed for easy recycling

Made with readily available 100% recycled Pet (r-Pet), 1Skin has been designed by Sidel for easy recycling. The label-free bottle with its tethered cap can immediately enter the recycling stream with no need to separate additional raw materials such as ink, glue, labels or sleeves. Customers choosing 1Skin will stay ahead of the main worldwide regulations and market trends for sustainable packaging.

Launched at the international beverages trade fair, drinktec in Germany in September, the bottle has attracted interest from customers from all over the world seeking to make their packaging more sustainable. Many of the major brands are embracing higher sustainability standards, driven by consumer influence as well as growing legislation to encourage recycling.

“We are delighted with the positive response to 1Skin,” says Vincent Le Guen, Vice President – Packaging at Sidel. “We have demonstrated that it is possible to combine outstanding design and strong sustainability credentials in one affordable premium bottle.”

Appealing looks and drinking experience

1Skin is made to stand out on shelves in one of the fastest growing and most comPetitive beverage segments. The bottle is designed to deliver an appealing drinking experience, with an ergonomic grip for comfortable pouring. It has a wide neck and a cap lock feature to keep the open bottle top away from the consumer’s face. On the bottle’s label-free surface there are multiple options to use differing fonts and textures, with the transparency enabling great opportunities for natural light and shadow play. The ultra-precise graphic elements are created using Sidel’s most advanced mould technologies combined with its blow moulding expertise. QR or bar codes can be printed on the bottle closure to provide information to consumers or enable individual unit sales.

The bottle design guarantees safety and protects the integrity of products with a long shelf life. Sidel’s patented Starlite Sensitive base technology combines a premium glass-like design with optimised weight and performance on high-speed lines.

Immediate availability on new or existing lines

Sidel can include the 1Skin solution in new equipment, or add it to existing lines using its dedicated line conversion services. The line equipment is adapted accordingly, ensuring a quick and efficient start-up. The bottle’s optimised neck requires less raw materials and so can also reduce production costs.

Inspired by healthy living

Sidel describes 1Skin as being inspired by nature and the importance of healthy living, offering a bottle which protects its contents with a minimalist approach and premium shelf-appeal.

“It is an ideal design solution that makes the packaging industry more sustainable,” concludes Vincent Le Guen.

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SABIC Wins 2022 EPSE Awards in Design & Innovation Categories

Petra Löwer (Germany)

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October 31, 2022

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SABIC Wins 2022 EPSE Awards in Design & Innovation Categories

SABIC has received two awards –– one for Innovation, the other for Design –– from European Polycarbonate Sheet Extruders (EPSE). The Brussels-based association announced the results today in an award ceremony during the K 2022 trade fair in Düsseldorf, hosted at the SABIC booth.

In the “Innovation” category, SABIC won for its Lexan Extrite Sheet panels that were used to create an exterior dome in a beautiful private home located at Kavouri Beach, Vouliagmeni, just south of Athens, Greece.

In the “Design” category, SABIC was honored for its Lexan Exell-D Sheet panels that were used to create the façade design of the LuLu Hypermarket in Sharjah Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.

An innovative dome
The material chosen by Glazetech – Mich.Vakirtzis & Co. (www.glazetech.gr) for the Greek dome needed to be UV-resistant, with high weatherability, and provide protection from the elements and against abrasion. SABIC’s Lexan Extrite Sheet, in 6mm thickness, was used to fulfill the task, as a substitute for glass. SABIC produced the sheet in an Infra-Red (IR) Green color.

This polycarbonate (PC) sheet has a high abrasion-resistant coating and can withstand aggressive atmospheres such as saline environments and areas facing sand storms, making it the perfect solution. As SABIC’s Lexan Extrite Sheet has a protective layer on both sides, it is ideal for applications where abrasion, scratch, and chemical resistance are crucial. This low-maintenance, cost-effective PC sheet also has a long life.

A stunning façade
London-based architects Design International has developed a unique visual signature of using triangles in backlighted façades in its projects for the LuLu Group supermarket/shopping mall chain around the world. For the LuLu Hypermarket in UAE’s Sharjah Dubai, the group cited the design freedom and aesthetics of SABIC’s Lexan Exell-D sheet as the primary reasons for that material choice. Especially at night, the building’s backlit façade creates an almost magical atmosphere to the surrounding of Sharjah.

Design International (www.designinternational.com) and Blue Rhine (www.bluerhine.com) chose to use a 3mm-gauge Lexan Exell-D sheet to incorporate into the façade design. Other benefits included the ease of cutting the PC sheet versus cutting glass, polycarbonate’s excellent screen-printing capabilities, and the virtually unbreakable impact resistance of the lightweight PC sheet.

SABIC is proud of this project, which is a testament to the promise of polycarbonate solutions such as Lexan Exell-D Sheet being able to meet high aesthetic standards and design preferences. At SABIC, being an industry leader means always meeting the highest standards related to safety, innovation, sustainability and circularity.

In the “Innovation” category, SABIC won for its Lexan Extrite Sheet panels that were used to create an exterior dome in a beautiful private home located at Kavouri Beach, Vouliagmeni, just south of Athens, Greece.

Winning these EPSE Awards is a wonderful recognition of the work we do, in which SABIC’s solutions have been implemented to meet the needs of clients who are seeking the most innovative choice possible.

The annual EPSE Awards are an internal competition designed to promote the unique properties of polycarbonate sheet and showcase the wide range of applications where it can be used. EPSE (www.epse.org) has been organizing this awards competition since 2007, as a way to recognize the most innovative, sustainable, and best-designed projects made out of polycarbonate.

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Coperion Supplies Plant for Chemical Recycling of PMMA to Renov8

Petra Löwer (Germany)

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October 31, 2022

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Coperion Supplies Plant for Chemical Recycling of PMMA to Renov8

Highly economical process and technology solution for recycling PMMA

Coperion is supplying a complete system for the chemical recycling of PMMA (polymethyl methacrylate) to Renov8, a subsidiary of just right based in JAFZA, Dubai, one of the leading manufacturers in plastics processing and manufacturing, specializing in sustainable solutions.

The Coperion system for the chemical recycling of PMMA will be installed at the Kezad Polymers Park in Abu Dhabi, which is among the most popular vertically integrated Polymers downstream manufacturing eco-systems in the region. It will thermally convert PMMA into liquid rMMA in a continuous process. The system includes material handling, two ARW discharge agitators with discharge screws and two Smart Weigh Belt (SWB) feeders, as well as a ZSK 92 Mc 18 twin screw extruder with 92 mm screw diameter, a vacuum system and a condenser. Key components of the system are produced in-house by Coperion.

Nilesh Jain, founder of Renov8, visited Coperion at its booth 14/B19 at K 2022 to sign the contract. The conclusion of the contract was preceded by extensive tests on the chemical recycling of PMMA at Coperion’s Test Center.

Coperion solution for the chemical recycling of PMMA

Coperion’s process solution allows for the thermal recycling of PMMA to rMMA in a very economical, continuous process.

The PMMA recyclate is conveyed via a discharge agitator ARW and a discharge screw to a Smart Weigh Belt (SWB) feeder. This low-headroom gravimetric feeder weighs large quantities of bulk material with at high accuracy and feeds it reliably into a ZSK twin screw extruder.

In the Coperion ZSK Mc 18 twin screw extruder a great deal of mechanical energy is quickly introduced into the PMMA via the co-rotating twin screws thanks to the very high torque of 18 Nm/cm³. The temperature of the melt rises very energy-efficiently in a very short time. The material depolymerizes. Gaseous MMA is produced, which is reliably extracted via the degassing domes of a vacuum system and then converted into liquid rMMA in a condenser. Coperion’s solution for chemical recycling takes place with significantly lower energy consumption than pyrolysis processes without extruders or compared to recycling with single screw extruders.

The chemical recycling system for Renov8 will allow the processing of two separate product streams. Thanks to its very good self-cleaning properties, PMMA with different light transmittances can be recycled on the same ZSK 92 Mc 18 twin screw extruder in a very short time without any loss of quality.

Closing the loop through plastic recycling

Renov8 specializes in the recycling of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), polystyrene (PS), acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), polycarbonate (PC), polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE). Located in Kezad Polymers Park Abu Dhabi which is fully integrated with one of the fastest growing ports in the world, Khalifa port, the company’s 30,000 m² site is dedicated to using closed-loop process solutions and best-in-class, efficient technologies to conserve resources, eliminate waste and save energy for a sustainable, long-term future.

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Borealis and Rehau Accelerate Circularity for Furniture Products With Bornewables Premium Circular Polyolefins

Petra Löwer (Germany)

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October 31, 2022

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Borealis and Rehau Accelerate Circularity for Furniture Products With Bornewables Premium Circular Polyolefins

Rehau chooses Borealis’ Bornewables over conventional polypropylene (PP) for production of their Raukantex evo sustainable edgebands
Robust and durable, the Bornewables boast colour-stable chemistry and flexibility, and are suited for straight and contour processing
Partnership embodies Ever Minds approach to unlocking plastics circularity by using innovative and more sustainable material solutions in a variety of industries

Borealis, one of the world’s leading providers of advanced and sustainable polyolefin solutions and a European front-runner in polyolefin recycling, and Rehau, a leading supplier of polymer solutions to the automotive, construction, medical, and furniture industries, are advancing circularity in furniture manufacturing through the use of grades from Borealis’ Bornewables portfolio of premium polyolefins based on renewable feedstock. Rehau has selected the Bornewables material for the manufacture of edgebands based on its durability and robustness in combination with suitability for straight and contour processing. In the spirit of EverMinds, the long-term partnership between Borealis and Rehau has been taken to the next level as they drive plastics circularity in furniture manufacturing.

Polypropylene (PP) has long been a preferred material in the production of polymer edgebands thanks to its excellent chemical and heat resistance, and the wide range of processing opportunities it enables. It is also fully recyclable and odourless. As drop-in replacement solutions in edgeband manufacturing, grades from the Bornewables portfolio are also suitable for use on standard edgebanders and contour processing machinery due to their colour-stable chemistry and flexibility. Like conventional PP, the Bornewables offer:

Very good heat conductivity and absorption
Excellent UV stability
High degree of heat resistance
Extremely low shrinkage.

The Bornewables grades are ISCC Plus certified polyolefins (International Sustainability and Carbon Certification) produced according to the mass balance model in which fossil-based feedstocks can be replaced by identical volumes of more sustainable ones. Using the Bornewables – which are made using renewable feedstock derived solely from waste and residue streams not fit for human consumption – reduces the carbon footprint of the end product.

“As accelerators for plastics circularity, we appreciate how important it is for the furniture industry to have a range of renewable-based and recycled material solutions in order to lower their own carbon footprint,” says John Webster, Borealis Global Commercial Director Infrastructure. “We believe that leveraging our polymers expertise and collaborating with trusted partners like Rehau is the best way to re-invent essentials for sustainable living.”

“The home furnishing sector is keen to find new ways to enhance the circularity of everyday products, but maintaining top product quality and longevity is essential,” explains Daniel Elfe-Degel, Manager Product Management Edgebands and Sustainability Officer at Rehau Industrial Solutions Division. “Borealis has long been a reliable and trusted partner. We are glad to have enhanced the sustainability of our product portfolio through the use of a more circular material solution.”

K 2022 is taking place from 19 to 26 October 2022 in Düsseldorf, Germany.

We invite you to “Innovate Collaborate Accelerate” together with us by visiting Borealis and Borouge in Hall 6 at Stand A43.

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SABIC to Debut at PCIM Asia Conference 2022 40% Thinner ELCRES HTV150a Film to Support High-heat SiC Inverter Technology for xEV

Petra Löwer (Germany)

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October 31, 2022

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SABIC to Debut at PCIM Asia Conference 2022 40% Thinner ELCRES HTV150a Film to Support High-heat SiC Inverter Technology for xEV

SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, will introduce at the PCIM Asia Conference 2022 a thinner gauge of its ELCRES HTV150A dielectric film. This new product can be used for capacitors in the traction inverters, onboard chargers and electrical compressors of hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery electric vehicles (xEV). The 3-micron (µm) film is 40 percent thinner than SABIC’s previously announced 5 µm film, enabling further volume and weight reductions and greater design flexibility through enhanced energy density for the capacitor. Like the 5 µm ELCRES HTV150A film, this exceptionally thin film maintains stable performance at high operating temperatures up to 150°C and addresses the critical performance gap experienced by traditional polypropylene (PP) films above 135°C. This new level of thermal performance helps customers increase the adoption of SiC power modules, improving inverter efficiency. A smaller package size with a thinner gauge film reduces weight while providing improved performance such as range and acceleration desired by xEV consumers.

SABIC will conduct a presentation at the PCIM Asia Conference 2022 titled, “Reliability Evaluation of New Generation High Temperature Capacitor Films for Inverter Applications,” which is part of the Packaging and Reliability session. Yuan Zhou, lead scientist, Technology & Innovation, SABIC, China, will present on Wednesday, Oct. 26 at 12: 20 pm in conference room 2F201.

“When we launched the five-micron ELCRES HTV150A film last year, we committed to develop thinner gauges to meet requirements for different capacitor voltages – and we’ve delivered on that pledge,” said Greg Stoddard, technical director, Resins and New Chemistries, SABIC. “Our new three-micron film can help customers design smaller package sizes that potentially avoid the use of active cooling systems associated with films that perform at lower temperatures. As OEMs design electric and hybrid vehicles to operate at specific voltages, the new three-micron film can help with differentiation by providing tailored properties. Segmentation of voltage performance aids automakers to match capacitor performance to the needs of different vehicles in their product lines.”

Higher Temperatures, Thinner Gauges

ELCRES HTV150A dielectric film is the first capacitor film in the industry to be engineered for stable performance at operating temperatures of -40°C to 150°C and frequencies up to 100 kHz, while offering stable capacitance, high insulation resistance and good dielectric performance (dielectric constant (Dk) of 2.9, dissipation factor (Df) of 0.0017). Other key properties include high breakdown strength over the full temperature range, good self-healing and excellent adhesion to aluminum and zinc. The film has been validated by customers for use with both film-foil and metalized electrodes. Capacitors built with 3 µm and 5 µm metalized films pass standard electrical and life tests at 150°C for 2,000 hours with low capacitance change and stable insulation resistance. Additional key features and benefits, typical properties and potential applications for SABIC’s ELCRES HTV150A film portfolio can be found in SABIC’s new brochure.

SABIC will continue to develop new products to meet higher dielectric and thermal performance requirements as inverter technology advances, demonstrating its strong commitment to deliver innovative material and film technologies to the power electronics industry.

The PCIM Asia Conference 2022 will be held on Oct. 26-27 at the Chuangjing Technology Center in Shanghai, China.

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K 2022: Starlinger Focuses on Reducing Resource Consumption

Petra Löwer (Germany)

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October 31, 2022

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K 2022: Starlinger Focuses on Reducing Resource Consumption

After two years of pandemic, interest in the packaging solutions made of woven plastic tape fabric supplied by the Austrian world market leader Starlinger & Co GmbH continues to be high. Especially sought after are sustainable packaging and closed-loop solutions.

The most important exhibition for the international plastics industry has been a success for the Vienna-based machine manufacturing company. “This year’s K show has been sensational for us. Everybody is happy to get together personally and talk about the developments in the sector after all the restrictions due to the pandemic”, said Hermann Adrigan, Head of Sales at Starlinger, summing up the exhibition. “A lot of customers, among them many long-time business partners, visited us both here at our booth in Düsseldorf as well as in Austria during our Open House in our factory which took place at the same time.” The number of deals closed during the exhibition shows that many companies in the sector are willing to invest. “For us, K 2022 equals K 2019 in this respect”, confirmed Adrigan. “Both here in Hall 16 as well as at the booth of our division Starlinger recycling technology in Hall 9 we sold a number of projects already in the course of the exhibition.”

A main attraction for many customers was the conversion line for Adstar woven polypropylene block bottom valve sacks at the Starlinger booth in Hall 16: It produced Adstar sacks with a share of 22 % recycled content at a speed of 140 sacks/minute. Also, big bags made of 100 % recycled polypropylene and 100 % recycled Pet supplied by Starlinger customers drew a lot of interest. With the “Circular Packaging” concept for big bags initiated in 2019 Starlinger offers a model for a closed packaging loop for packaging producers.

“Sustainability plays a major role in almost all inquiries we receive nowadays”, explained Adrigan. “As machine manufacturers we have been putting the reduction of resource consumption – be it energy, be it raw materials – in the central focus of our technical developments for decades. Now, also recycled material can be processed on our lines without loss of quality. Packaging producers know: If you want to produce woven PP or Pet sacks in a sustainable way, Starlinger is the place to go.”

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W&h Presented New Machine Technologies and Packaging Solutions for Sustainable Flexible Packaging Production at a Very Successful K 2022.

Petra Löwer (Germany)

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October 31, 2022

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W&h Presented New Machine Technologies and Packaging Solutions for Sustainable Flexible Packaging Production at a Very Successful K 2022.

Windmöller & Hölscher, specialist for machinery in the flexible packaging market, presented new developments in three areas at K 2022: Efficient Production, Circular Economy, and Digitization. The W&H slogan at K 2022, “Get in the Loop” and the infinity symbol illustrate the way these three topics influence each other and contribute to the success of sustainability.

“The K trade fair has proven itself as a meeting point for the industry, as a performance show and as an important point of contact with our customers,” says Peter Steinbeck, CEO of W&H. “Just like before the pandemic, we had visitors from all over the world at the W&H booth. With the live machine demonstrations three times a day, we reached several hundred visitors each time,” adds Dr. Sascha Witt, CSO of W&H. On four exhibition days, W&H hosted an in-house Expo at its headquarters in Lengerich, where another 12 lines including extrusion, printing, and converting machinery were presented. Around 1,100 visitors from 83 countries traveled to Lengerich.

The highlight for trade fair visitors was the Varex II blown film line in operation at the booth. The daily machine show in Düsseldorf featured live demonstrations of the new Easy2 Change assistance system, an autopilot for product changes. Compared to an experienced operator, the number of necessary clicks for a product change is reduced by more than 70% and the time needed is cut by more than half – and all that with the certainty that no errors are made. This is especially important for difficult products, for example containing recycled materials with varying qualities. After the end of the trade show, the line is now being delivered to the customer IsoFlex Packaging, a member of the Sigma Plastics Group in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

W&H also highlighted new packaging solutions ready for the Circular Economy: Six examples that are made for recycling and four solutions that use high percentages of recycled materials. All solutions have been extruded and printed with W&H lines and have been tested for their practicability with W&H sack making lines or with converting partners – proving that sustainable solutions with the required functionalities are possible today.

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Circular Economy – Solutions ready for recycling Recyclable pet food bags: W&H is showing two different approaches to this recyclable packaging solution, that is trending in the market: a blown film with a co-extruded EVOH barrier layer and one made with a functional barrier coating during the printing process. Recyclable Coffee Pouch: A stretched MDO PE-film with an EVOH barrier layer combined with PE sealing film. With a total amount of only 2% EVOH this solution exceeds the current recycling regulations, while at the same time providing the barrier properties for oxygen and water vapor required for this kind of packaging.

Circular Economy – Solutions using recyclates

50% PCR Collation Shrink: All new collation shrink film with 50% post-consumer recycled material. It offers the same shrink values and

Mechanical properties as conventional, non-PCR recipes. PE Valve Sack: All new film recipe with 30 % post-industrial material that displays similar mechanical properties as a conventionally produced film.

Digitization
Easy2 Change: The new Easy2 Change assistance system supports the operator during every necessary step of a product changeover saving time,waste, and resources.

RUBY App: The brand-new app for mobile production monitoring based on the IOT-System by W&H.

Efficient Production
MDO-PE in 2×1260 MM: W&H shows a new line set-up for MDO-PE producing 2×1260 mm net width with optimal film properties, increased output and bag-making efficiency. This solution shows that recyclable monomaterial solutions can be produced at highest efficiency. Filmatic II V: The new winder generation with best-in-class winding performance, Easy operation and excellent safety standards. The start of the winding process is critical, therefore the surface winding from the beginning to the very end of the roll was improved.

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Arburg Makes an Impressive Showing With “Plan A” at K 2022, the World’s Leading Trade Fair

Petra Löwer (Germany)

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October 31, 2022

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Arburg Makes an Impressive Showing With “Plan A” at K 2022, the World’s Leading Trade Fair

Centre stage: Sustainability, digitalisation and resilience
Plan A: Trends, technologies and strategies for sustainable plastic parts production
Overwhelming: Thousands of enthusiastic visitors at the Arburg stand

“There is only a Plan A”: Arburg clearly hit the bull’s eye with this message at the world’s leading trade fair, K 2022, in Düsseldorf, Germany – inspiring countless trade fair visitors in the process. A total of around 30 machine exhibits on its main stand, in the arburg Green world pavilion in the VDMA Circular Economy Forum, and on partners’ stands showcased sophisticated applications and technologies in injection moulding, additive manufacturing and automation. Sustainability, digitalisation and resilience were the topics that took centre stage.

“We experienced a huge footfall at our main stand 13A13 and the arburg Green world pavilion in the VDMA Circular Economy Forum. We are very much satisfied with the quantity, quality and internationality of the visitors, especially in view of the current conditions,” said Juliane Hehl, Managing Partner responsible for Marketing and Business Development, summing up the company’s successful trade fair appearance. “At K, we gave an impressive demonstration of where the journey is headed.”

Innovative solutions for resource conservation
“As a machine manufacturer, we are vigorously pursuing a strategy towards greater resource efficiency, CO2 reduction and circular economy. This is an important issue for our customers worldwide, and one that we are bringing to life,” said Gerhard Böhm, Arburg Managing Director Sales and Service. Among the items on show was a demonstration of how PIR and PCR recyclates can be processed into high-quality products with the help of hardware and software together with the new “aXw Control RecyclatePilot” and other smart controller functions. One such product was a tool case in Arburg design, probably one of the most coveted give-aways at the entire trade fair.

Visitors to the arburg Green world pavilion were able to gain an impressive insight into how Arburg, with its “Plan A”, is playing its part in solving a global problem affecting society as a whole. It was there that Arburg trainees not only “rocked” the pavilion but also held numerous discussions on the future of plastics as a recyclable material – with young visitors in particular. Talks were also held with experts from science and industry. And an electric Allrounder produced “Greenline” anchors from Fischer using plastic based on castor oil.

Arburg shed a focused light on the multifaceted issue of sustainable plastic parts production at the arburg Green world pavilion in the VDMA Circular Economy Forum.

High-end injection moulding technology
At its main stand 13A13, Arburg presented a wide range of sophisticated applications and innovative technologies from its entire portfolio: injection moulding machines, additive manufacturing, automation, plus internally developed control systems, drive trains and digital products and services. “We offer our customers everything they need not only to work in an energy- and production-efficient way in these challenging times, but also to strengthen resilience in the long term,” explained Guido Frohnhaus, Arburg Managing Director Technology & Engineering.

The Freeformer 750-3X celebrated its world premiere at K 2022. The machine is systematically designed for industrial additive manufacturing, and boasts a part carrier around 2.5 times larger than the previous model.

One highlight in terms of injection moulding and mould technology was an automated three-component Allrounder Cube 1800, which produced a functional component from PP, TPE and POM using an 8+8+8-cavity cube mould including new index turning technology from Arburg’s partner Foboha. The challenging assembly process took place in the gripper of the associated six-axis robot.

Another application that attracted a lot of interest was an all-electric packaging application. As an alternative to thermoforming, an Allrounder 720 A with a new 1300 electric injection unit and in the new “Ultimate” performance variant produced thin-walled IML cups with a wall thickness of only 0.37 millimetres using the injection compression moulding process, achieving an injection speed of up to 400 millimetres per second.

Together with its mould partner Braunform, Arburg used a two-component Allrounder More 1600 to demonstrate how time and costs can be saved by integrating functions, with Luer connectors made of PP and TPE as an example. Capping and unscrewing took place directly in the mould. Handling was carried out by a Yaskawa six-axis robot, which Arburg will add to its automation range from spring 2023 as it becomes a system integrator.

On show as an example of particularly compact automation without additional floor space was an interlinked turnkey system based around a vertical Allrounder 375 V, which produced a bicycle tool called a “tyre lever” from PIR recyclate. Handling and “ready-to-use” assembly were carried out by a suspended six-axis robot. The Arburg Turnkey Control Module (ATCM) ensured 100 percent traceability in this application.

An example of the future of digital production cells was the “smart” turnkey system based around a hybrid Allrounder 630 H. The injection moulding machine produced blood tubes from PET and communicated with the mould, hot runner controller, material dryer and automation via the Gestica control system and OPC UA. The “Moldlife Sense” computer system integrated into the 32-cavity mould provided by Arburg’s partner Hack, also enabled monitoring across the complete life cycle.

Full house: Arburg trade fair stand 13A13 was the place to be at K 2022.

Digital Center – All-round digitalisation
In the “Digital Center” exhibition area, Arburg gave a very hands-on demonstration of digital products and services for the injection moulding world. In addition to the Arburg host computer system and Remote Service ALS, a large number of features for the arburg Xworld customer portal were presented. New to the Machine Center app is the digital product passport, for example, which indicates the carbon footprint of each machine’s manufacture. Another new feature is a machine comparison tool in the Machine Finder app, which has been expanded to include equipment options.

Visitors could see for themselves just how much transparency the Machine Terminal app offers. Each exhibit was equipped with an iPad, which could be used to access information such as current production figures.

An automated three-component Allrounder Cube 1800 produced a functional component from PP, TPE and POM using a cube mould from partner Foboha – including assembly injection moulding and capping directly in the gripper.

New developments in additive manufacturing
The Freeformer 750-3X celebrated its world premiere at K 2022. The latest machine for Arburg Plastic Freeforming (APF) is systematically designed to meet the requirements of the industry. Compared to the previous model, the part carrier is around 2.5 times larger – with the same external dimensions. The APF process is also around seven times faster and more economical. Another exhibit, a high-temperature Freeformer 300-3X, demonstrated the production of complex components from original material Ultem 9085 and a new break-away support material. The additive manufacturing portfolio was supplemented with two exhibits from Arburg’s sister company innovatiQ, including the new TiQ2 for entry into filament-based industrial 3D printing.

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