
3D printing with recycled plastic
Materialise launches 3D printing service with up to one hundred percent recycled plastic powder.
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Materialise launches 3D printing service with up to one hundred percent recycled plastic powder.
Igus founding couple celebrates 90th birthday

In 1964, Günter and Margret Blase founded the company Igus in their backyard garage in Cologne-Mülheim. Both are celebrating their 90th birthday this year.

With the arburgGreenworld program, Arburg is committed to the circular economy and resource conservation. Together with renowned partners, the company is working on innovative technologies for a closed-loop circular economy, among other things.

Pöppelmann K-Tech develops plastic products based on eco-design, for use in the automotive industry, among others, which combine economic and ecological advantages.

3D printing is also becoming increasingly important for the production of components for rail vehicles. 3D-printed plastic components are used for both exterior and interior applications.

Auer now ships selected products from its own online store within one day. A third production hall enables faster processes.

FDA-compliant knife edge rollers
Igus has developed a high-performance plastic especially for use in food production: Rollers made of Iglidur A250 reliably transport food across the gap between conveyor belts.

Exoskeletons can help stroke patients to rebuild the nerve pathways in their arms and shoulders. With Igus bearings, the systems can be quickly adapted to different body sizes.

Researchers at the Technical University of Kaiserslautern have developed a process with which spoked wheels made of fiber-plastic composites can be produced efficiently and without waste. This enables automated production tailored to customer requirements.

Maschinenbau Technologie Herrde (MTH) presents the further developed USH 40E and USH 30E manual welding machines.