The dossier shows how plastics technology is becoming more precise, efficient, and sustainable. One injection molding company is expanding its international production network with fully electric multi-component cells that integrate peripherals and conveyor technology and produce complex geometries for battery modules. Another manufacturer is automating the deburring of thermoset housings: a gentle wire belt blasting machine halves the number of personnel required, removes residual media, and complies with Atex specifications.

For fluctuating properties of PIR/PCR recyclates, new control functions demonstrate how viscosity fluctuations are detected, switching points are tracked, and fill levels are kept stable – either with a cavity pressure sensor or purely on the machine side.

In packaging, an extremely lightweight PET bottle sets new standards: 591 ml at only 5.89 g, around 30% less material, high top-load stability, and line suitability. The picture is rounded off by automated processing, which pre-sorts chrome-plated ABS rejects, demetallizes them using shock waves, and returns them to the cycle as plastic and metal fractions with up to 98% recovery.