Since everybody has been pre-occupied with the coronavirus pandemic, some important issues have unfortunately been neglected – probably the most prominent among them: climate protection. At the end of September,…
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PET-processing companies all around the globe share one major problem: the complex behaviour of polyethylene terephtalate, given its mechanical and thermal sensitivity, during the injection-moulding process. This is because flow…
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The VDMA’s Association for “Food Processing and Packaging Machinery” has posted on the net a new knowledge portal themed around sustainable packaging and the associated technologies. Why and what for…
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At the K show I was invited to give a presentation at the VDMA booth. What I was probably supposed to do is to tell the audience about the contributions…
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Especially on the Internet, it can frequently be read that PET could contain plasticisers or the hormone-like chemical bisphenol A. Both reservations are unfounded and are based on incorrect or…
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Why don't we just do away with plastics? In view of the worldwide waste catastrophe, the desire for a plastic-free life is understandable – at least emotionally. However, from a…
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