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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Recycling of biosourced composites

Discover the research projects related to the recycling of flax-PP composites that allow Bcomp to orient its solutions towards a zero waste production.

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Protect your materials from bacteria and viruses

Do you want to protect your materials from bacteria and viruses? In this speech you reserve impulses how this is possible without problems by adding additives.

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Processing of biobased polymers

Bioplastics from agricultural residues offer clear advantages in terms of environmental protection. Like all products made out of natural elements, they are very variable. So how can they be processed? Find out more in the speech.

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Industrial symbiosis from recycled coffee grounds

You will receive impulses about how Coffeefrom startup, together with its supply chain partners like Nexeo Plastics, has managed to create a new industrial symbiosis to transform coffee wastes into new valuable resources.

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Consolidation of additive manufactured composites

The focus of this speech is the experimental and numerical analysis of the consolidation process for additive manufactured continuous fiber reinforced composites. You will receive insights of composite fusion performed to improve the final composite quality by reducing porosity and warpage.

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Extreme engraving for molded products

Counterfeiting decreases sales and erodes brands. With Morphotonix technology, brands can now secure and authenticate their products quickly and without any consumables, with diffractive, personalized and eye-catching elements.

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Milling tools with SLX3 coating

In its tool for zirconium dioxide, the toolmaker was able to increase the service life by up to 30 percent while maintaining the same quality. Hufschmied specializes in material- and process-specific tools and is known in various industries for optimization potential.

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Combined metal turning and plastic parts

With our injection molding machines with clamping forces of 15-250 tons, we provide you with competent support in injection molding. With a high level of expertise in various disciplines, our strengths lie primarily in hybrid parts and assemblies. You benefit from short distances and clear implement

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Swiss Plastics Expo 2023 without restriction

Swiss Plastics Expo will be held in the halls of Messe Luzern from January 17 to 19, 2023. This will give exhibitors the all-important meeting place to exchange ideas with their customers and partners in person and to present new products and solutions.

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Successful inclusion in the STI Directory for sustainability

We are the first Swiss industrial company to successfully complete the Swiss Triple Impact Program (STI) and have been included in the STI Directory. An important step in the sustainable transformation and in support of the UN Agenda 2030!

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Laboratory bottles from the circular economy

Semadeni presents CircularLine - the first laboratory bottles made of sustainable PE-LD with over 30% recycled content from renewable raw materials. They are a resource-saving alternative and the first laboratory bottles to come from the circular economy.

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SFS successfully relies on NETSTAL for medical precision injection molding

Since 2004, SFS uses two-component injection molding machines from NETSTAL for the complex production of dental, latex-free dental products. In the course of the latest capacity expansion, 4 ELION 4200 2C machines were equipped with the SMART OPERATION control option.

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Injection overmolding of sensitive components

Discover the latest article we published in KunststoffXtra in collaboration with iRAP - (Institute for Applied Plastics Research). Das Projekt Assytronic, das zwischen dem Institut iRAP und 8 Industriepartnern des Swiss Plastics Cluster durchgeführt wird, zeigt die konkreten Möglichkeiten des direk

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Efficient turn-key solution for multi-component production

With ACH Solution, ENGEL presents a holistic production solution for high-quality 2C respirators with silicone sealing lip and replaceable filter on two injection moulding machines.

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Virtual Masterclass arouses great interest

2 successful online events are behind us, which we were able to hold together with our partners Tebis AG and FOOKE GmbH. The topics ranged from digital twins to the production of a vacuum clamping device made of polyurethane block material. Learn more about the highlights here.

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HEXACUT® - End mill

Through close cooperation with end users in the CFRP industry, we were able to develop a new cutter geometry based on the HEXACUT® CFRP cutter geometry. The new DIP®6p diamond coating enables maximum tool life - even with challenging materials.

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Machining peek with the HC402

Thread milling in particular is an ideal option for threading of both PEEK holes and bosses. This threading technique can yield better quality threads and higher productivity than its alternatives. But see for yourself in the video!