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Drupa 2024 Focuses on Key Future Themes With Special Forums

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Drupa 2024 Focuses on Key Future Themes With Special Forums

Drupa 2024 Focuses on Key Future Themes With Special Forums

They provide a deep dive into tomorrow’s print and packaging industries, connect technology leaders, newcomers and users and specifically focus on the top trends in the industry: the five Special Forums of drupa 2024 will open up new perspectives.

Being the biggest leading trade fair for print technologies, drupa is associated with innovations and novel approaches like no other. This is why again five Special Forums are planned for next year that will then turn into hot spots for new technologies, applications and ideas. The drupa cube, drupa next age (dna) as well as touchpoints packaging, textile and sustainability all pick up on global mega trends, future technologies with growth potential and best practices covering a comprehensive spectrum of themes.

The experts among our partners include DITF Deutsche Institute für Textil- und Faserforschung Denkendorf (German Institutes for Textile and Fibre Research), epda (European Brand and Packaging Design Association), ESMA (European Specialist Printing Manufacturers Association), The Marketing Cloud UK as well as VDMA (German Engineering Association).

“In times of continuous change, disruptive processes and the resulting new business models our Special Forums provide important guidance and are indispensable for the sector,” says Sabine Geldermann, Director drupa, Print Technologies Messe Düsseldorf, and underlines: “Jointly with our partners we bank on impressive industry expertise and on the topics defining the future for our target groups.”

Drupa Cube

The drupa cube stands for Thought Leadership and will also serve as the central stage for pioneering content in 2024. Keynotes, expert panels and workshops ensure knowledge transfer and interaction. The conceptual and strategic partner is the British agency The Marketing Cloud, which was already in charge of programme implementation at the previous editions.

Drupa Dna

The Special Forum drupa dna is the innovative technology driver for connecting industry newcomers, young talents, start-ups and well-established companies. dna offers scope for networking at eye level and gives a preview of tomorrow’s technologies setting the pace for the industry. Focal themes include, amongst others, Additive Manufacturing, Artificial Intelligence, Business Intelligence, New Materials, Platform Economy, Predictive Maintenance, Printed Electronics, Remote Services, New Business Models, and Process Design.

Touchpoint Packaging

touchpoint packaging (tpp) focuses on visionary packaging solutions and introduces brand owners to designers, material suppliers, print service providers and converters. The involvement of students and young talents such as NABA, Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti (New Academy of Fine Arts Milan) in partner projects with exhibitors promises to deliver smart packaging solutions for folding boxes, labels, flexible packaging and corrugated cardboard. Furthermore, important questions regarding such focal themes as sustainability or e-Commerce will be discussed. The participating companies will represent the complete process chain.

Responsible for the Special Forum is the European Brand and Packaging Design Association (epda), Europe’s leading association of brand and packaging design agencies. MINTEL Germany, an innovative enterprise in the area of consumer research will be the content partner of this project and is guaranteed to provide insights into consumer trends and their impact on the industry. The tpp enjoys the additional support of the EHI Retail Institute Cologne as a representative of retail.

Touchpoint Textile

The textile industry offers cross-industry technologies for many sectors –touchpoint textile brings these companies together providing a space for cross-sector cooperation, new projects as well as product and manufacturing ideas. In cooperation with industry partners DITF, Deutsche Institute für Textil- und Faserforschung Denkendorf, will set up a digital textile micro factory at drupa and, hence, a fully connected, integrated process chain ranging from the buyers’ requests and design through to large-format digital textile prints. Many exciting projects such as the efficient, personalised production of sportswear and outerwear from sustainable materials in one consistent digital workflow or a creative competition for young and upcoming designers feature on the agenda here. touchpoint textile is supported by renowned partners such as Assyst, Brother, d.gen, the Albstadt-Sigmaringen University, KURZ, Luxion (KeyShot), Mey, Mitwill, Multiplot, Vaude and Zünd.

Another partner responsible for the lecture programme at touchpoint textile is ESMA. Speakers from research, development, and industry will address questions related to print and finishing technologies, workflows, market developments or sustainability, to name but a few. The focus is also on trends and applications that tap into ever new potentials through the interplay between digital printing and textile print substrates.

Touchpoint Sustainability

touchpoint sustainability is THE “port of call” for learning more about the circular economy and sustainable print production. This Special Show comes care of the VDMA as a longstanding partner of drupa. Visitors can look forward to best-practice examples as well as innovative solutions associated with the sustainability theme: How can energy and resource consumption be reduced by using optimised techniques in manufacturing processes? How are materials and printing inks reduced to a minimum in new low-threshold areas? And how is finishing applied in an environment-friendly manner? For these and many other questions touchpoint sustainability will provide a central platform and stage for high-calibre knowledge transfer.

The next drupa will be held at the Düsseldorf Exhibition Centre from 28 May to 7 June 2024. Interested exhibitors can still apply for participation at all Special Forums and introduce their products and solutions to a high-quality target group.

For more information visit www.drupa.com

 

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Covestro to Build its Largest TPU Site in China

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Covestro to Build its Largest TPU Site in China

Covestro to Build its Largest TPU Site in China

  • New site to be built in Zhuhai, South China, with an annual capacity of 120,000 tons of TPU per year after final phase of expansion
  • Expansion to happen in three phases: First phase to be completed in late 2025, final phase to be completed in 2033
  • Total investment expected to be in the low three-digit million Euro range
  • Own innovation team on-site to rapidly develop and adjust products with customers

Covestro will build its largest Thermoplastic Polyurethanes (TPU) site in Zhuhai, China. With an overall investment in the low three-digit million Euro range it will also be the company’s largest investment in its TPU business. TPU are a highly versatile plastic material, a real multi-talent that offers a broad range of properties for a diverse set of applications like sports shoe soles, IT devices such as sweepers, smart speakers and phonecases or automotive applications.

“This investment shows our ongoing commitment to growth in our Solutions & Specialties business entities”, said Covestro CCO Sucheta Govil. “With this new plant for TPU we want to capture the expected fast and high market growth of the TPU market globally, and especially in Asia and China. The production site will be able to serve both the growing Asian markets, as well as demand in Europe and North America.”

Located in the Zhuhai Gaolan Port Economic Development Zone in Guangdong province, the new site will eventually span across 45,000 square meters. It shall be completed by 2033 and is expected to achieve a production capacity of nearly 120,000 tons of TPU per year. It will be built in three phases. The mechanical completion of the first phase is estimated for the end of 2025. This will lead to a production capacity of about 30,000 tons per year and the creation of about 80 new jobs. The initial investment for this phase lies in the mid double-digit million Euro range.

“I’m delighted to share this important news for our Business Entity. This new plant will enable us to be in close proximity to our customers and the value chains in the IT, consumer electronics, footwear and other industries”, said Dr. Andrea Maier-Richter, Head of TPU at Covestro. “The majority of the TPU market and its growth prospects are in Asia and particularly in China. Our investment there shows our clear intention: We want to remain successful with our customers and partners in the long run.”

An innovation center will also be part of the investment, enabling researchers on-site to design customized material formulas and to do formula adjustment to meet customer demands within very short cycles. Sustainable and ever more circular solutions are among the long-term core target for these efforts. This shall also support broadening the offerings under the recently introduced, sustainable “CQ” product line. Products labelled as such consist of at least 25% alternative, non-fossil raw materials. The site will furthermore utilize the most advanced production technologies and be run on 100% green power. It will produce injection molding grades for footwear and a wide range of IT devices, as well as extrusion grades for cables, hoses and tubes or automotive applications.

www.covestro.com

 

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Major Milestone Achieved: Project STOP Pasuruan Hands Over the Programme to the Local Government

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Major Milestone Achieved: Project STOP Pasuruan Hands Over the Programme to the Local Government

Major Milestone Achieved: Project STOP Pasuruan Hands Over the Programme to the Local Government

  • Project STOP Pasuruan provides waste collection to more than 132,000 people in Lekok and Nguling Municipality, East Java, created 120 new permanent jobs for the community, and collected over 5,000 tonnes of waste (thereof over 700 tonnes of plastic) since the start of the programme in 2019 and officially launched in 2020 with Pasuruan Government.
  • Nestlé was the first food and beverage company to join the project as a strategic partner and is the majority funder of STOP Pasuruan. Other funders of STOP Pasuruan include Siegwerk, Borealis, Borouge and Nova Chemicals.
  • Strong commitment from Project STOP Pasuruan partners and Pasuruan government to contribute to the Indonesian Government’s target of reducing ocean plastic pollution by 70% in 2025 and to provide contributions towards circularity of materials.
  • The programme reached its economic autonomy and will be managed in the future solely by the local government and community in Lekok and Nguling Municipality.

Project STOP celebrates a major milestone this year: the handover of its second city partnership in the Pasuruan Regency, East Java, demonstrating how a strong public-private partnership can reduce waste and plastics leakage into the environment and support circularity of materials. On the occasion of Indonesia’s National Waste Awareness Day, Project STOP handed over the programme to the Pasuruan government, to be managed solely by them and the communities of Lekok and Nguling.

Launched in 2017 by Borealis and Systemiq, Project STOP (STOP Ocean Plastics) works with cities in Indonesia to create effective, circular waste management systems. Supported by industry and government partners, Project STOP aims to achieve zero leakage of waste into the environment, recycle more plastics, build economically sustainable programs, and create economic and health benefits for local communities.

Community participation is at the heart of the programme. To date, Project STOP Pasuruan has reached 132,000 people with formal waste collection services and is both recycling and composting waste in its two material processing facilities (MRF). Each MRF has a capacity of 25 tonnes per day, creating 120 permanent jobs for the community, and collecting over 5,000 tonnes of waste, including 700 tonnes of plastic.

“Since 2019, we have been partnering with Project STOP Pasuruan to provide a circular waste system accessible to the community. We are very pleased with the multi-stakeholder collaboration operated continuously by the local government to promote sustainable waste systems that are economically profitable and provide new job opportunities for the local communities,” said H. M. Irsyad Yusuf, Regent of Pasuruan during the handoff ceremony.

Ministry of Environment and Forestry, through Directorate General PSLB3, Vivien Rosa Ratnawati, said, “Indonesian government appreciates the role and contribution of Project STOP, Nestlé, Systemiq, local government and all the parties with their active role in supporting government’s efforts to create circular economy and finding total solutions in waste management to increase the community welfare. I hope that initiatives like this will inspires other parties to do the same thing.”

A handover ceremony was hosted at the Pasuruan regency auditorium to celebrate Lekok and Nguling’s autonomy with key local, national, and international stakeholders joining in person. Attendees consisted of numerous government officials, local organisations, village heads, village business units, and Project STOP’s founding partners and funders.

“Project STOP has been very close to our hearts ever since we created it and then initiated it together with our partner Systemiq,” commented Thomas Gangl, Borealis CEO. “Being able to hand over the second city partnership programme to the local government fills us with joy. After Project STOP Muncar, now also Project STOP Pasuruan has “grown up” and reached economic autonomy. We celebrate this milestone together with all our project partners and look forward to continued success for this important programme.”

“Proper waste management requires lasting efforts and significant contributions from all stakeholders involved and is vital for the health and well-being of our local communities,” said Mike Webster, Programme Director of Project STOP at Systemiq. “We are extremely grateful for the partnership with the Indonesian government, the Pasuruan government, our project funders and partners, and community leaders. It is wonderful to be able to hand over an established waste management system so that they can continue efforts on the ground.”

Nestlé was the first food and beverage company to join Project STOP as a strategic partner and is a main funder of the city partnership in Pasuruan, together with Siegwerk, one of the leading global providers of printing inks and coatings. “A clean environment is a fundamental human right. Project STOP shows that waste management systems can be built and financially maintained if all stakeholders participate. It was an honour to support Pasuruan. We are confident that this success can be replicated. A multi-stakeholder approach is very important in the waste management sector to ensure the sustainability of the system. This effort would not be possible without the tireless commitment from the Indonesian and Pasuruan government including the community,” said Janarthanan Nallasura, President Director at Siegwerk, “we are driven by our commitment to support circularity through Project STOP and would like to thank you for the continuous support from all stakeholders to stop waste and go circular.”

“Our vision is that no plastic waste ends up in landfills or as litter in the environment. We are proud to have supported Project STOP to achieve its independence – and keep valuable packaging and organic residues in the economy – and out of nature. Moreover, these collaborative efforts support Indonesia’s national target to achieve 70% of waste management,” said Prawitya Soemadijo, Director of Sustainability, Nestlé Indonesia.

For more information on Project STOP :  www.stopoceanplastics.com
www.borealisgroup.com

 

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Hubergroup Print Solutions Launches Web Offset Inks for Food Packaging

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Hubergroup Print Solutions Launches Web Offset Inks for Food Packaging

Hubergroup Print Solutions Launches Web Offset Inks for Food Packaging

Paper packaging is becoming increasingly popular in the food sector due to its good recyclability. Web offset printers can now also benefit from this increasing demand as hubergroup Print Solutions is launching the first coldset and heatset inks for foodcompliant paper packaging. While printers can thus build up another mainstay, the food industry has a new opportunity to design sustainable paper packaging in a colourful and creative way. The mineral oil-free and low-migration ink series MGA Food News and MGA Evolution are initially available in Europe and Asia.

Until now, low-migration offset inks were only used in sheetfed printing. A new binder developed by hubergroup has paved the way for this innovation in web offset printing. Thomas Stumpf, Director Web Offset at hubergroup, explains: “With the help of a special binder and the careful selection of raw materials as well as production methods, we have succeeded in developing the first low-migration and low-odour web offset inks. As safety and sustainability are our top priorities, we worked closely with our sheetfed offset experts who have been developing inks for food packaging for many years.” In addition to thorough laboratory work, hubergroup has carried out extensive practical tests in cooperation with well-known brand owners, printers, and the special paper manufacturer DREWSEN.

With these new printing inks, it is possible for the first time to produce food-compliant paper packaging in large quantities using four-colour printing in web offset. Food manufacturers can thus make their packaging more colourful, for example, by reproducing their products true-to-life on it. Seasonally or regionally changing designs are also possible and affordable even in small quantities, allowing large and small retailers to become even more creative with their packaging.

Both the coldset series MGA Food News and the heatset series MGA Evolution are ideal for printing on packaging of baked goods, fast food such as burgers or wraps, and products from the deli counter, but also for all other paper packaging in the food sector. Printers can use the new ink series on all common coldset or heatset machines and are supported by the hubergroup service team during implementation.

MGA FOOD NEWS and MGA EVOLUTION are the first web offset inks for food packaging.

 

www.hubergroup.com

 

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More Climate-Friendly Headlamp Concept with Polycarbonate

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More Climate-Friendly Headlamp Concept with Polycarbonate

More Climate-Friendly Headlamp Concept with Polycarbonate

  • NALYSES research project looks at the entire product cycle
  • Consortium of industry and science
  • Transfer of project results to other industries planned
  • Funding by German Federal Ministry of Education and Research

How can complex products such as car headlights be transferred to a circular economy? This is the question being addressed by a consortium led by FORVIA company HELLA, which also includes Covestro, BMW, geba Kunststoffcompounds as well as the Fraunhofer Institute for Mechatronic Systems Design IEM, the Heinz Nixdorf Institute and Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences. The aim is to optimize sustainability throughout the entire life cycle in order to make products more climate-friendly and conserve resources.

The research project, called NALYSES, started in October 2022, is designed to last three years and is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)1. Miele is also involved in the project as an associated partner in order to evaluate the transferability of the results to the production of household appliances.

Modern materials such as the plastic polycarbonate fulfill important requirements in the development and design of today’s headlights, including the transparent cover of such lighting systems. However, they also play an important role when it comes to their reuse, remanufacturing or end-of-life material recycling. Current developments are also aimed at a more sustainable raw material base.

“The focus of our involvement in this pioneering project is the design of a materials and recycling strategy. We have extensive expertise in this area,” explains Jan Helmig, Global Technical Marketing Manager Lighting and Project Manager for NALYSES at Covestro. “As part of the new project, we want to work with partners to develop a near-series solution that incorporates the entire product cycle.”

Simplified recycling by focusing on one plastic

A few years ago, Covestro already presented a visionary headlamp concept for the vehicle lighting of the future. The modular approach is based on different types of polycarbonate and reduces assembly steps, space requirements, costs – and CO2 emissions, as the weight of the prototype can be reduced by up to 1.5 kilograms compared to conventional solutions. The key, however, is focusing on one plastic, as this can reduce the labor required to separate, sort and store it in recycling streams without sacrificing performance.

Covestro also offers more sustainable polycarbonate grades. These Makrolon RE products are climate neutral2 from cradle to Covestro´s factory gate, thanks to the use of renewable electricity for its own production processes and the introduction of raw materials derived from mass-balanced biowaste and residues.

In the future, lighting systems are to be designed in such a way that they can be recycled at the highest possible value-added level. This also includes the reuse of entire assemblies. As part of the NALYSES project, Covestro is supporting these developments, including the evaluation of technologies for materials recycling. The company is also responsible for characterizing and optimizing material properties and is working to extend the service life of headlights with the help of suitable materials.

Digital twin

The new project looks at the entire value chain from raw materials to design and overall system requirements, as defined by car manufacturers such as BMW. The development and analysis of a digital twin ensures the assessment of recyclability and carbon footprint at any stage of the development process. In this way, less sustainable developments can be avoided even before design and production.

www.covestro.com

 

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INEOS Styrolution’s Styroflex Proven to Be a Superior Cost-Effective Binder for Bio Based Products

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INEOS Styrolution’s Styroflex Proven to Be a Superior Cost-Effective Binder for Bio Based Products

INEOS Styrolution’s Styroflex Proven to Be a Superior Cost-Effective Binder for Bio Based Products

INEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, today announced that their Styroflex SBC product is a superior, cost-effective binder for bio based products such as cork. The new solution is a cork-Styroflex-compound requiring no further additives or additional binders. It is expected to be a cost-effective and fully recyclable alternative to commonly used Polyurethane based binders.

In 2020, INEOS Styrolution developed the idea of binding biomass like cork granules with Styroflex, a unique styrene-based material with very high flow at compounding temperatures above 150°C. Two years later, the company began to explore if Styroflex can indeed act as a binder for cork granules. Ultimately, a solution was found with the help of a ring extruder.

Styroflex is a styrene-butadiene block copolymer (SBC) with the properties of a thermoplastic elastomer (S-TPE) that is suitable for extrusion (including both blown and cast film) and injection molding. The product demonstrates high resiliency, toughness, optical clarity and process stability. In film applications, Styroflex provides excellent stretch recovery, puncture resistance, superior transparency as well as high oxygen and moisture permeability. Key applications for Styroflex include medical tubes, stretch hoods, impact-modified compounds and flexible films.

Styroflex is currently cleared for a range of food contact applications, however, further testing is being planned for the cork binder application to ensure all food safety requirements are met. .

Stefan Meier, Business Development Manager at INEOS Styrolution, stated: “The amazing properties of Styroflex make it the material of choice for a very broad range of applications. I look forward to popping a Styroflex cork on a lovely bottle of wine in the future.”

More information: www.ineos-styrolution.com

 

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Robert Welford Appointed as President of Xeikon

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Robert Welford Appointed as President of Xeikon

Robert Welford Appointed as President of Xeikon

Flint Group has announced the appointment of Robert Welford as President for Xeikon, its digital division. Stepping up from his current position as Vice President of Research & Development, he will now lead Xeikon through the next phase of success, reaffirming its deep commitment to bringing the latest innovations in digital printing to customers across the globe.

Robert joined Xeikon in September 2018 when he took over the management of Research & Development, with a broad remit overlooking the engineering operations, the ink and toner competence centres, and the print process and project management office. As the new President, he will further leverage these competences and his solid background in the printing industry, as the company accelerates the industrialisation of its broad product line and continued integration with Flint Group.

“I’m very proud to be given the opportunity to head up this industry-leading technology company which has been a pioneer in digital printing since the very beginning,” says Robert. “Xeikon has always had a strong focus on customer-centric developments and application-driven solutions, and its name has become synonymous with breakthrough innovations and technology. Crucially, it comes with an excellent team of professionals, who are known for their vast experience and in-depth expertise.”

He adds, “This is an exciting industry to be part of, but like all other companies, I’m certain that we will have our share of new challenges and pressures as the market and our customers’ needs keep changing and evolving. Therefore, Xeikon will continue on its unwavering mission to support printers and converters with the tools they need to successfully navigate the future and grow their businesses – in labels, corrugated packaging and graphic arts.”

For more information about Xeikon, visit www.xeikon.com

 

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High-End Technology on Show in Slovenia

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High-End Technology on Show in Slovenia

High-End Technology on Show in Slovenia

  • Turnkey system at the most important industrial fair in South-East Europe
  • Further focus on digitalisation with arburgXworld customer portal
  • Vertical Allrounder 375 V produces practical bicycle tool

The most important and largest industrial fair in the South-East European region, the “Industry Fair” in Celje, Slovenia, will open its doors again from 18 to 21 April 2023. Arburg will be presenting a compact turnkey system with a vertical Allrounder 375 V and showcasing the hot topic of digitalisation with its arburgXworld customer portal at stand no. 31 in Hall K.

Steffen Eppler, Sales Director Europe at Arburg, is aware of the huge importance of this trade fair: “The market for injection moulding machines is growing rapidly in South-Eastern Europe, especially in the area of the former Yugoslavia. This region is becoming more and more interesting to Western European companies in particular, not least because of its affiliation or proximity to the EU.” Other reasons for this are clear to Eppler: “If you can reckon on lower labour costs, you can also invest more in machines and new technologies. And that in turn ultimately means economic growth.” Celje naturally provides an opportunity to talk to potential customers and to cultivate contacts with companies from Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Northern Macedonia and Albania, all of which are serviced by Arburg’s trading partner Nomis.

Test arburgXworld customer portal in detail
Arburg is advancing the digitalisation of services and business processes. Its arburgXworld customer portal features all digital services available around the clock in the form of various apps. Users can get started free of charge with apps such as MachineCenter, ServiceCenter and Shop, which offer a better overview, simple communication, increased flexibility and faster responses. This saves considerable time and costs in day-to-day operations. At a demo screen during the fair, these basic features can be easily tried out with the help of specialists.

Allrounder 375 V produces practical bicycle tool
One highlight on the Arburg stand in Celje, Hall K, No. 31, is a space-saving, vertical Allrounder 375 V with a clamping force of 500 kN and a size 170 injection unit. A six-axis robot handles all the parts handling, while the Thermolift 100-2 dries and conveys the material with recycled content. A bicycle tool known as a tyre lever is injection moulded in a 1+1 family mould. The ‘installer’ with inserted push-button and the ‘remover’ are therefore created in a single mould. The tyre lever is a small, practical tool that makes it easier to remove the tyre and inner tube from the wheel rim. The plastic/plastic combination is made from fibre-reinforced recyclate; the shot weight is 43 grams and the cycle time is 45 seconds.

The Allrounder is equipped with the recyclate package for the reliable processing of reprocessed plastics, and the Arburg Turnkey Control Module (ATCM) in use enables one hundred percent traceability of individual parts or entire assemblies. The turnkey solution with multi-axis robot, overmoulding of inserts and parts assembly is a sophisticated automation solution with a high degree of autonomy.

Steffen Eppler believes that the trade fair exhibits offer significant benefits to the intended target groups: “Arburg will be showcasing itself as a highly technical and sophisticated manufacturer of injection moulding machines with complete automation solutions as well as digitalisation concepts with great potential for the future.”

The practical tyre lever is created in a 1+1 family mould.

 

Strong partner in the field: Nomis
Steffen Eppler reveals Arburg’s special trump card in this particular part of Europe: “We can offer a presence and support in these markets and excellent cooperation with Nomis as a trading partner – indeed Nomis acts as an extension of Arburg in this region.” In practice, this means that questions, installations and maintenance can be handled promptly wherever the respective customer is located. Eppler is well aware of the brand’s significance and the expectations associated with it: “Arburg is the market leader in injection moulding for technical products, complex parts, sophisticated technologies and turnkey solutions. The company has a long history in this field.”

Compact: the turnkey system based around a vertical Allrounder 375 V with six-axis robot.

 

www.arburg.com

 

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Scientex Achieved Impressive Stiffness and Toughness in MDO Films Using Exceed S Performance Polyethylene

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Scientex Achieved Impressive Stiffness and Toughness in MDO Films Using Exceed S Performance Polyethylene

Scientex Achieved Impressive Stiffness and Toughness in MDO Films Using Exceed S Performance Polyethylene

Challenge:

Scientex, a leading player in flexible plastic packaging with headquarters in Malaysia and plants in Malaysia, Vietnam, Myanmar and the US, had been testing various solutions for its machine-direction orientation (MDO) films for some time. In MDO film production, a polymer is heated to a temperature slightly below its melting point and stretched in a particular orientation. Stretching film in machine direction accentuates its properties many times over and makes two or three times more product with the same amount of plastic.

However, the MDO process is highly demanding as the stretching operation to make thin films requires an easyto-process resin with low gel, good bubble stability and low melt pressure characteristics to prevent intermittent production stoppage or turbulence. For Scientex and other film manufacturers using MDO technology, process stability is critical and key to maximizing production rate and minimizing production wastage.

Scientex was looking for a solution that reduces gel and film breakage, which is the main issue faced during the MDO process, as well as maintains good stiffness, toughness, and optical properties in the MDO films.

Solution:

Knowing the requirement from Scientex with its MDO film, the ExxonMobil team introduced Scientex to its latest and most advanced performance polyethylene, Exceed S, before it was commercially available in April, 2022. Scientex was one of the first in the world to trial and test the new resin in their MDO film.

After intensive and prolonged trials, Scientex knew they had found a solution by using Exceed S 9243.

The Scientex team was impressed by the Exceed S 9243 trial results. They found they could run the Exceed S MDO solution continuously without much issue. The start-up was easy; the operation was smooth with no time wasted on any film breakage. Processing stability featuring good melt strength, excellent bubble stability, acceptable melt pressure, and less gel in the film resulted in significant cost savings to Scientex from a reduction in film wastage and man-hours. The team was also impressed with the significant boost to stiffness and high tear performance they saw with the Exceed S solution.

Yong Chee Ming, Scientex Great Wall General Manager, enthused: “The key advantage of Exceed S is process stability with good melt strength and bubble stability during the extrusion process. We have achieved much better yield in the MDO process due to improved stretchability, lesser gels and better stiffness compared to our existin film”.

Results and gains

Stiffness is a critical requirement in MDO film as it allows Scientex to market its MDO films more competitively against traditional PET or other oriented non-PE-based laminates. Currently, flexible packaging films are mostly composite laminates comprising a PE sealant film with PA/PET substrate films. These multi-material structures can be difficult to recycle with mechanical processes. A PE-based MDO film can replace PA/PET substrate films to make fullpolyethylene packaging suitable for liquid and solid contents.

Exceed S 9243 stiffness performance vs incumbent film by Scientex

By combining state-of-art converting technology from Scientex with an innovative Exceed S platform from ExxonMobil, both companies are pushing the boundaries of MDO full-PE packaging design by offering mono-material packaging solutions with sustainability benefits.

Due to successful trials and Scientex’ confidence in the new Exceed S MDO solution, they are leveraging it in end applications such as frozen food packaging, stand-up pouches for shampoo, detergent and pet food and glove packaging.

Tear performance of Exceed S 9243 versus incumbent film by Scientex

Tests/test results performed and provided by Scientex.

 

Contact us for more information: www.exxonmobilchemical.com/pe

 

 

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Belden Launches Solutions to Manage Media Outputs and Security System Connections in Q1 2023

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Belden Launches Solutions to Manage Media Outputs and Security System Connections in Q1 2023

Belden Launches Solutions to Manage Media Outputs and Security System Connections in Q1 2023

New releases include Custom Broadcast Panels and Enclosures and NewGen CPR-Rated Access Control Cables

Belden, a leading global supplier of network infrastructure and digitization solutions, announces two new products in Q1 2023 that bring versatility, cost-effectiveness and adaptability to data acquisition and transmission projects.

  • Belden Custom Broadcast Panels and Enclosures offer unmatched levels of adaptability to manage multiple media outputs in large venues. They can be designed to accommodate whatever broadcast and professional AV connector types and configurations are needed to best fit the application. Customization features include etching, prewiring, panel height and connector location and alignment. Custom Broadcast Panels and Enclosures can be used in racks, in broadcast panel junction boxes or on walls in stadiums, arenas, university auditoriums and broadcast AV environments. (Only available in Americas and LATAM regions).
  • Belden NewGen CPR-Rated Access Control Cables bring a new level of simplicity and convenience to any security installation to reduce labor costs while achieving optimal signal transmission performance. A cost-effective solution to support connectivity of security systems, NewGen CPR-Rated Access Control Cables are available with a high flame rating to enhance safety and meet North American and European fire safety regulations.

To learn more about these solutions, as well as the types of technology and applications they support, visit www.belden.com

 

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