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Waldemar Birkle took over as the Managing Director of OOO ENGEL in Moscow in November. He succeeds Olaf Kassek, who is retiring on this date.

The 2000th injection molding machine was recently delivered to M/s Suja shoei Industries in Tindivanam, which also has a joint venture with the Japanese M/s Shoei Cooperation.  The 2000th machine was one of the 5 vertical machines of the SIGMA 250 series installed at the same time. The products produced on DESMA machines are exported to more than 20 different countries

KnowHow Webinars announces a webinar on Improving Performance of Filled Elastomers led by Professor Robert Schuster will be held December 12-15, 2021. This 3-day program spans 10 modules covering Carbon Black, Precipitated Silica, Filler Dispersions and more.

The Board of Scandinavian Enviro Systems (Enviro) decided on the final location for establishing the previously announced recycling plant in Uddevalla, Sweden, and approved the company’s environmental permit application. The company intends to formally submit the application on Friday, 19 November. According to the company’s earlier announcement, the application process can take up to one year.

With 91 competitors in seven classes and running during the final two days of the automotive aftermarket industry’s SEMA Show, the Ultimate Street Car Association had a full slate of activities and Falken Tires was front and center throughout, earning 10 National and Invitational Winners among the classes.

While most of the competition ran at nearby Las Vegas Motor Speedway, one of the five segments – the timed acceleration and deceleration challenge – took place at the SEMA Show. Crowds appreciated the precision work of the drivers and marveled at the variety of entries that competed.

Orion Engineered Carbons (Orion) laboratories rely on the Hauschild SpeedMixer® DAC 400 FVZ for all work where formulation components have to be mixed. Many companies active in the polymer, paint and printing ink industries opt for Eirich mixers, three-roll mills or even shaker mixers as well as dissolvers when producing homogeneous paints or coatings. Orion Engineered Carbons additionally relies on the “Hauschild SpeedMixer®” centrifugal mixer for the homogenization of liquid components. Drawing on this sophisticated mixing technology, homogeneous multi-material compounds such as liquids, highly viscous pastes and powders can be produced in just a few short minutes without stirring tools.

KnowHow webinars is presenting a master class on EPDM rubber technology & application led by Eric Jourdain on December 7-8