Old flooring becomes new recyclable material (www.polyformnext.de)
EU project converts PVC flooring into plasticizer-free recyclates
After five years of intensive research, the Circular Flooring consortium has proven that it is possible to produce plasticizer-free PVC recyclates from old soft floor coverings.
read more...Fraunhofer research project (www.polyformnext.de)
Fully recyclable films made from monomaterial
In an ongoing project coordinated by the Fraunhofer IVV, four Fraunhofer Institutes are researching the development of a completely recyclable mono-material film that meets all the requirements of the packaging industry.
read more...Research (www.industrial-production.de)
New institute management at the Fraunhofer IVV
Prof. Andrea Büttner took over as Director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV in Freising on November 1, 2019.
read more...Packaging technology (www.polyformnext.de)
Andrea Büttner heads the Fraunhofer IVV
On November 1, 2019, Prof. Dr. Andrea Büttner will become Director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV in Freising.
read more...Innovative packaging technology (www.polyformnext.de)
Excellent thermoforming
Two developments from the Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV in Dresden have made it from idea to market-ready product. Cera2heat and self-learning assistance systems for machine operators, or SAM for short. The Cera2heat heating system was convincing in the material- and energy-saving thermoforming of plastic films.
read more...Food shelf life (www.polyformnext.de)
Service for all aspects of recyclable packaging
Simulations should make it possible to reliably predict the shelf life of food in recyclable packaging.
read more...Sensors (www.computer-automation.de)
The self-learning assistance system
Conventional sensor-based diagnostics provide information about production faults without drawing any conclusions about their causes. This is not the case with an adaptive diagnostic system that uses the machine operator's experience and offers situation-specific solutions.
read more...Sensor systems (www.industrial-production.de)
Keeping an eye on the dirt
The Fraunhofer IVV has developed a mobile cleaning device that uses Baumer sensors and cameras to detect contamination in processing systems and then cleans them in a hygienic manner.
read more...Extendo Bopp films (www.polyformnext.de)
Films protect food against mineral oil migration
Contamination of food with mineral oils continues to be a topic in the media. Although no EU or national regulations have yet come into force to limit mineral oil contamination, more and more people are calling for protection against mineral oil contamination.
read more...Packaging technology (www.polyformnext.de)
Oxygen-absorbing film with 40 µm
New oxygen-absorbing films based on Shelfplus O2 technology, which are just 20 micrometres thick, should also enable bag and top film manufacturers without their own extrusion facilities to easily implement projects for active packaging.
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