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On the Swiss Plastics Platform, leading companies in the plastics industry publish innovations, videos, specialist know-how, events, and much more.

Swiss Plastics Expo June 27, 2023
News

For the SPE Award winners, the sky was the limit

On Friday, 23 June 2023, the Swiss Plastics Expo exhibition team invited the winners of the Swiss Plastic Expo Awards from 2020 and 2023 to a joint excursion to Mount Pilatus.

Swiss Plastics Expo June 16, 2023
Story

From discussion at a trade fair to company merger

As the crow flies, the distance between the two companies Torson Kunststofftechnik AG and Injex AG in Zurich was barely 350 m. But they only became acquainted at the 2020 Swiss Plastics Expo in Lucerne. Today, these two companies are working towards a common cause – as Torson Injex AG.

Swiss Plastics Expo March 20, 2023
Video

Adhesion promotion and new material combinations: overmolding of plasma functionalized surfaces

"Binding what does not bind" is the motto of plasma surface functionalization. Innovation often requires that two materials that naturally do not bond must be joined. Plasma surface functionalizations are an elegant solution to overcome this challenge.

Swiss Plastics Cluster March 20, 2023
Video

Sustainability strategy for plastics companies

Through the Swiss Triple Impact programme, Swiss Plastics Cluster proposes a sustainability approach adapted to the challenges of the plastics industry.

IWK Institut für Werkstofftechnik und Kunststoffverarbeitung March 15, 2023
Video

New technique for welding thermoplastic materials by friction stirring

Discover the friction stir welding technique, its specificities and advantages. You will see how this technology is applied to non-fibrous or fibrous thermoplastic polymers and guarantees high mechanical properties of the welded joint.