Interview

Performance Meets Circularity: Fibre-Reinforced Plastics Become Recyclable Interview with Prof. Dr. Silke Rathgeber, Head of the Department of Physics, Institute for Integrated Natural Sciences of the Department of Mathematics / Natural…
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Traceless: Material Made From Plant-Based Polymers Protects Climate and Environment Interview with Dr.-Ing. Anne Lamp, CEO & Co-Founder, traceless materials GmbH As early as 1908, textile engineer Jacques Brandenberger invented…
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Wonderfully Versatile: Plastics Shape the Car of the Future Interview with Alex Horisberger, Senior Specialist Product Design, BASF The versatility of plastic is one of its strongest characteristics, and it makes it particularly popular…
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"We Need Concerted Action" The shortage of personnel is becoming increasingly noticeable in the plastics and rubber machinery industry. In an interview, Thorsten Kühmann, Managing Director of the Plastics and Rubber Machinery Association…
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"Recyclates Are Still Banned From Many Food Packaging Products Today" Interview with Gerold Schley, CEO Battenfeld Cincinnati Mr. Schley, is the use of plastics likely to increase or decrease in the long run? It always depends on the…
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"The Image of Plastics Must Improve" Interview with Dr. Stefan Engleder, CEO of Engel Austria GmbH Dr. Engleder, what options does an injection moulding machine manufacturer have to reduce the CO2 footprint? As a mechanical engineering…
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" All Machines Must Speak the Same Language" Interview with Thorsten Kühmann, Managing Director of VDMA Plastics and Rubber Machinery, at the K 2022 Mr. Kühmann, OPC UA, a global language of production is considered a prerequisite for…
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Dr. Bob Maughon, Executive Vice President Sustainability, Technology & Innovation, and Chief Technology and Sustainability Officer, SABIC 1. In today’s challenges how has SABIC helped to retain the no 2 chemical company worldwide?…
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Machine Communication: OPC UA as The Linguistic Basis Interview with Thorsten Kühmann, Managing Director Plastics and Rubber Machinery, VDMA e.V. Communication is key, and this also applies to machines, since the ability of machines to…
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"The Demand for Recyclates is All Across the Board" Interview with Martina Schmidt, Head of the Business Unit Recycling at Vecoplan AG Ms. Schmidt, is the circular economy gaining momentum? Yes, this great collaborative project has…
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