Starlinger combine FMS technology and woven fabric

Starlinger combine FMS technology and woven fabric .To combine these two successful concepts - on the one hand, the FFS-filling technology for bulk solids, the other packing materials from woven fabric - this challenge Dow, Starlinger and Haver & Boecker have taken on together.

Woven fabric is a packaging material stretched plastic tape. Woven fabric bags are insensitive to pressure, fracture and buckling. Even if they are moved by hook or damaged by nails, they break not occur and the valuable content is in the bag. In addition, woven fabric, in comparison to conventional films very thin, making it easy, but is still robust and durable - and with low raw material consumption. What is more, that it is completely recyclable.

The FMS technology (Form, Fill & Seal - Form, Fill & Seal) is a fully-automated, cost-effective packaging method for powder, granules, flakes and many other bulk goods. On the filling machine are made of plastic film tube endless bags that are immediately filled with the product and then sealed. The top of the filled bag and the bottom of the next bag to be welded simultaneously. The great advantage of the FFS method is that the bags are closed by welding. FFS machines do not need needles (which can easily break) or yarn (must be actual power again and again). As a result, no thread groups mingle with the medium, and the bags are hermetically sealed, because there are no stitch holes.

To date, it was not possible to use tissue from plastic strips on FFS-filling. Through joint Abstrengungen it is now the first woven fabric that was produced on machinery from Starlinger-Dow pellets to use for FFS-filling of Haver & Boecker. The so-called "woven * FFS" technology is specifically aimed at bottling plants in the chemical industry and building material and food industries.

The advantages of woven sacks * FFS include:
Robust but lightweight packaging material
Protection of the packaged goods from all around the sealed, waterproof packaging
Thanks to the fully automatic FFS machines from Haver & Boecker, the control activities are limited to roles and format changes.
Optimized bags: constant monitoring of the bulk density, and adjust the bag length.
Clean blind surfaces and greater safety during transport due to compact filled bags.
The lower consumption of raw materials helps to save resources and money.

In the development of "woven * FFS" Dow, Starlinger and Haver & Boecker claims to have paid particular attention to making the switch from PET to PE woven fabric for the bottlers as easy as possible. Customers who already have FFS systems of Haver & Boecker, should have to make any major conversions. To take advantage of woven fabric, a few minor changes to the FFS system was needed - and simply using a different material roll.

Even companies that have processed so far, due to customer and market requirements, tissue and could therefore not use FFS bottling plants, will now have the opportunity to take advantage of this fully automatic, cost-packaging concept. The high production capacity of the facilities and the time and cost savings in operation and maintenance would mean that the investment pay off in this new system in a short time.

The new packaging concept is presented for the first time at K 2010.

Source : plasticker.de

INTERPLASTICA 2011 - 14th International Plastics Exhibition Of Plastic & Rubber Industry

The Russian market is showing signs of movement again if the universal mood following INTERPLASTICA 2011, the International Trade Fair for Plastics & Rubber, the leading trade fair in the region, is anything to go by. The 14th INTERPLASTICA took place from 25 - 28 January 2011 and was held at the Krasnaya Presnya Expocenter in Moscow, once again in parallel to the UPAKOVKA/UPAK ITALIA trade fair for packaging technology. A sum total of around 800 exhibitors rented approximately 15,000 square metres of exhibition space.

“The market appears to have bottomed out now and things seem to be gradually improving for the Russian market. Companies that took advantage of the tough spell to work on their medium and long term business development and customer relations are profiting from this in particular. INTERPLASTICA offers the ideal platform“, said Erhard Wienkamp, Member of the Management Board of Messe Düsseldorf responsible for international trade fairs.

INTERPLASTICA is organised by Messe Düsseldorf and its Russian subsidiary OOO Messe Düsseldorf Moscow. Mechanical engineers, raw material producers, manufacturers of plastic and rubber products, logistics companies and service providers all showcased their product ranges. Official national presentations from Germany, Italy, China, Austria, Taiwan, France and Portugal were part of the fair.

Of the countries represented, Germany, Russia and Italy had the largest number of exhibitors, with 135, 129 and 61 respectively. In total, exhibitors from 28 different countries were represented at INTERPLASTICA, presenting a very extensive range of products to the visitors.

Coming in at third place in the export ranking, Russia and Eastern Europe remains one of the most important markets for the German manufacturers of plastics and rubber machinery. According to figures provided by the VDMA (German Engineering Federation), Germany exported about €96.7 million worth of machinery for plastics and rubber to Russia in the first three quarters of 2011 a drop of almost 50% in comparison to the figures from the same period last year. Before the global economic crisis, sales in the region had seen years of steady growth. Bernd Nötel from the association for plastics and rubber machinery, a division of VDMA, confirmed that there are signs of a new wind.

Alessio Fineo from the Italian plastics and rubber machinery manufacturers association Assocomaplast confirmed the optimism expressed by his German counterparts – albeit somewhat more cautiously. “Although the number of Italian exhibitors has dropped in comparison to last year, the companies represented here have reported having made excellent contacts and are very satisfied. Overall, the signs show that the market is recovering, but the industries which our customers are in are too diverse to draw any general conclusions. 

One sector showing very crisis-resistant development is medical products.The Russian market is also very important to the Italian manufacturers in the industry, who are the second-largest supplier of machinery to the region.

This International Exhibition Includes Following :

# Machinery and equipment for production and processing of plastics and rubber

# Machines and facilities for plastic waste

# Processing Machinery and Equipment

# Extruders and extrusion machines

# Injection Machines

# Blow molding machines

# Newspapers

# Machines for foam plastic and reactive, including reinforced

# Equipment for further treatment

# Welding equipment

# Machines for improvement, finishing, printing and labeling

# Auxiliary equipment, components, forms

# Peripheral equipment

# Measuring, control and monitoring equipment

# Cyrevye and auxiliary materials

# Plastic and rubber

# Logistics: warehouse equipment

# Services in the production of plastics and rubber

# Consulting

# Specialized literature

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