Mondi Frantschach invests €20 million in sustainable pulp production

Mondi Frantschach invests €20 million in sustainable pulp production. 
(Photo: Mondi, PR198)Mondi, a leading global packaging and paper company, is investing €20 million to further improve the sustainability of its pulp production at the Frantschach mill in Austria. The mill, which is celebrating its 140th anniversary in 2021, has already been self-sufficient in terms of energy for many years and supplies surrounding communities and industrial companies with surplus heat from the pulp production process.

Solvay Launches New Amodel® Supreme and Bios Grades to Support Further Sustainable Innovation in E-Mobility

Solvay launches new Amodel® Supreme and Bios grades to support further sustainable innovation in e-mobility. (Photo: Solvay, PR010)Solvay is accelerating the pace of providing the automotive industry with an entirely new generation of Amodel® polyphthalamide (PPA) materials targeted at higher demands of performance and sustainability for advanced electrical and electronic applications in e-mobility.

INEOS Styrolution and University Bayreuth continue successful R&D cooperation

INEOS Styrolution and University Bayreuth continue successful R&D cooperation.
(Courtesy of Universität Bayreuth)INEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, and the University of Bayreuth continue their long-established R&D collaboration preparing for future projects. A new twin screw extruder will allow the university to perform plastics compounding at a new level.

DOMO helps manufacturers use recycled polyamides to make future mobility more sustainable

Material modelling platform.
Image courtesy of Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence.Leading polyamides producer DOMO Chemicals (DOMO) has introduced new material cards to fast-track the adoption of its innovative line of eco-friendly polyamides, TECHNYL® 4EARTH®. This new feature in DOMO’s advanced predictive simulation platform, MMI® TECHNYL® Design, will help manufacturers to develop lighter, more cost-effective parts, using peak-performing recycled polyamides.

US Air Force and GE reach next milestone in Pacer Edge Program

Bellcrank and cross shaft arm, metal 3D printed in colbalt-chrome on a GE Additive M2 Series 5 machine.
(Photo: GE Additive, GEADPR056)Building on the earlier success and momentum of the Pacer Edge program, the US Air Force (USAF) and GE have entered Phase III of its metal additive manufacturing pathfinder. This phase tackles the USAF’s sustainment behemoth of ‘cold starts’ head-on.

Discover Clariant’s new FIXAT Optimum: minimizing mycotoxin effects in feed for healthier animals

Mycotoxin cycle from feed to meat and dairy products. Clariant has unveiled its latest solution against dangerous mycotoxins, formed by mold fungi, that occur in up to 25% of global feed production. Launched at the nutriFORUM Conference in Spain, FIXAT Optimum protects animals against these dangerous toxins, including highly poisonous aflatoxins.

GE Additive formnext 2021

Colibrium AdditiveGE Additive – part of GE (NYSE: GE) is a world leader in metal additive design and manufacturing, a pioneering process that has the power and potential to transform businesses. Through our integrated offering of additive experts, advanced machines, and quality powders, we empower our customers to build innovative new products. Products that solve manufacturing challenges, improve business outcomes, and help change the world for the better. GE Additive includes additive machine brands Concept Laser and Arcam EBM, along with additive powder supplier AP&C.

GE Additive introduces Amp

Using simulation-based compensation software reduced deformation by about 60 percent on the GE Catalyst sump housing.
(Photo: GE Additive, GEADPR054)Today at formnext, GE Additive debuted its Amp cloud-based, process management software platform. It also announced limited release from mid-November 2021 of the first two modules; Print Model and Simulation & Compensation, for Concept Laser M2 machine users, with wider release planned for the second quarter of 2022.