Mondi joins forces with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and UN to eliminate plastic waste and pollution

MondiVienna, 29 October 2018 – Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, has today become one of the first signatories of The New Plastics Economy Global Commitment which will work towards eliminating plastic pollution and creating 100% reusable, recyclable, or compostable plastic packaging by 2025.

Jump-start your sustainability journey at SGP Community Day 2018 Conference

Jump-start your sustainability journey at SGP Community Day 2018 ConferenceThe Sustainable Green Printing Partnership (SGP), the leading authority in sustainable printing certifications for print manufacturers, encourages printers and brands to start or continue their sustainability journey to attend SGP Community Day 2018 in Cincinnati, November 14.

TE Connectivity offers efficient on-demand labeling for industrial environments

TE Connectivity offers efficient on-demand labeling for industrial environments. 
(Source: TE Connectivity, PR261)TE Connectivity (TE), a world leader in connectivity and sensors, introduces an innovative and cost-efficient solution to create labels and barcodes on-site by self-printing them. The new thermal transfer and foam-backed Panel Label enables in-house labeling and increases the flexibility of implementing text, image and barcode changes while saving a minimum of 25 percent of installation costs compared to using traditional engraved plastic or metal plates.

Building blocks for sustainable refrigeration highlighted at Inter Lubric, Shanghai

The right choice of base oil for Reflubes can have a great impact on the environment.
(Photo: Perstorp)Perstorp is increasing its efforts to support a more environmentally friendly refrigeration industry. The company’s polyols and acids are a key components of polyol ester (POE) refrigeration oils, which play a vital role in sustainable, energy-efficient systems using the latest refrigerants.

TE Connectivity completes its offering to machine builders by integrating the extensive portfolio of ENTRELEC terminal blocks

TE Connectivity completes its offering to machine builders by integrating the extensive portfolio of ENTRELEC terminal blocks. 
(Source: TE Connectivity, PR324)TE Connectivity (TE), a world leader in connectivity and sensors, is now offering an extensive range of connection technologies for machinery following the acquisition of ABB’s ENTRELEC terminal block business. Combined with TE’s existing offering of HDC power connectors for machinery and robotics, the ENTRELEC SNK terminal blocks and DBL power distribution blocks ensure the efficient supply and distribution of power inside control cabinets.

Les KRAIBURG TPE THERMOLAST® K soutiennent Askoll dans la mobilité électrique de ses vélos et de ses scooters

Sur les vélos à pédalage assisté d’Askoll, la batterie est logée dans un boîtier sur le tube de direction d’où elle peut être facilement retirée pour être rechargée. Les joints en THERMOLAST® K de KRAIBURG TPE veillent à ce que le boîtier soit étanche et ne laissent aucune chance aux émissions sonores. 
(Illustration: © 2018 Askoll EVA)Le principal fabricant italien de deux-roues électriques mise sur les THERMOLAST® K pour deux joints de précision sur le nouveau boîtier de ses batteries en vue de répondre à la demande croissante de vélos à pédalage assisté et de scooters électriques. L’entreprise Askoll dont le siège se trouve à Dueville (Vicence, Italie) utilise les élastomères thermoplastiques de KRAIBURG TPE pour amortir le bruit et les vibrations au niveau du raccordement de la batterie et pour assurer l’étanchéité du boîtier. Malgré la petite taille de la surface de contact, la fiabilité de l’adhérence sur le PBT renforcé de fibres de verre fait ici partie des exigences les plus importantes.

Clariant highlights industrial 3D printing materials at formnext 2018

Clariant highlights industrial 3D printing materials at formnext 2018. 
(Photo: Clariant)Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, will present its effective 3D printing materials and solutions for intelligent industrial manufacturing at formnext 2018.

Clariant promueve los aditivos GEKO para moldeo en arena verde en Fundiexpo 2018 

Clariant promueve los aditivos GEKO para moldeo en arena verde en Fundiexpo 2018. 
(Fotografía: Clariant)Clariant, una de las empresas líderes mundiales en especialidades químicas, presentará sus aditivos naturales GEKO, una solución eficiente y sustentable para la industria de fundición, durante Fundiexpo 2018, en el pabellón Expo Guadalajara, en Jalisco, México, del 24 al 26 de octubre.