Companies in the plastics-processing industry must make their operations more efficient, avoid material losses and, at the same time, reduce energy consumption. At K 2025, it became clear which concepts can support these efforts. Many trade visitors had B.IRD Machinery Stricker GmbH’s infrared solution firmly on their agenda. They came specifically to the stand of the family-owned company from…
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Trade fair advisory board and trade fair organiser give the starting signal for the 30th Fakuma 2026: Annemarie Schur, Fakuma project manager at trade fair organiser P. E. Schall; Dr Friedrich Kastner, owner of Dr Kastner GmbH and CEO and Managing Partner of NGA, COLLIN and BritAS; Nico Küls, Managing Director of technotrans SE; Andreas Wittur, member of the management board at trade fair…
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With over 25 years of experience in monoaxial stretching, Hosokawa Alpine is the pioneer in MDO technology and has been regularly improving its process ever since. Today, customers benefit from the highest MDO film quality with outstanding processability and optimised flatness thanks to the vacuum technology introduced in 2021. The unique TRIO technology “Trim Reduction for Inline Orientation”,…
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Achieving IE4 energy efficiency, the new asynchronous motor series from ELIN Motoren delivers maximum performance with minimal losses.With a power range up to 3,000 kW, voltages from 380 V to 15 kV, and frame sizes 200 to 630, the motors are designed for heavy-duty use across multiple industries.The water-jacket-cooled design ensures consistent temperature control, long lifetime, and reliable…
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Oliver Funk will be joining the sales team at Neuenhauser Vorwald, a leading manufacturer of clamping elements, on 1 November 2025.
Funk has been known as an industry specialist for many years. “New colleague, new potential. We’re off to a flying start,” emphasises Gerd Bouwer, Head of Business Unit at Neuenhauser Vorwald.
Expertise, customer focus and technical experience
Neuenhauser Vorwald…
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The new automated BOBST EXPERT K5 is leading innovation in metallization for high-quality film production with integrated process expertise powered by AI. By leveraging BOBST iMA technology for intelligent operator support, the metallizer directly addresses challenges in the flexible packaging sector while guaranteeing improved productivity, consistency and quality.
With a market share of 70%,…
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On 1 January 2026, Hosokawa Alpine AG will undergo a significant change in the company's management. The current executive board – CEO Dr Antonio Fernández and CFO/COO Jürgen Wilde – will step down from their positions. He will be succeeded by Michael Kuhnen as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Kathrin Dörle as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
Long-standing management bids farewell…
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The pharmaceutical industry is one of the most innovative and biggest-selling sectors in the world. In 2024, the European pharmaceutical market generated sales of around 280 billion US dollars. In Germany alone, sales in the first quarter of 2025 totalled around 16.6 billion euros, making the…
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