About the Show Specialised Show for Plastic, CFRP, Cellulose Nano Fiber and Bio Plastic. The show gathers all kinds of plastics/composite materials as well as its manufacturing and processing technologies. It is held twice a year in Osaka and Tokyo.

World's leading Show for Highly-functional Materials! Highly-functional Material Week is a world's leading materials show consisting of 6 specialised fairs for advanced film, plastics, metal, ceramics, joining and coating technologies. The show gathers a wide range of highly-functional materials and processing equipment, testing/analysis equipment, recycling technolog...

The World's No. 1 Trade Fair for Plastics and Rubber, takes a close look at the application areas of plastics, highlights technological innovations and discusses key challenges facing the industry.

HighlightsPlastic & Rubber Processing MachineryBlow Molding MachineryMachines and Equipment for Recycling

Scaling and corrosion are persistent risks in plastic machinery cooling systems. This article outlines their causes, their effect on heat transfer and flow stability, and practical maintenance measures manufacturers can use to reduce efficiency loss, blockage risk, and long-term equipment damage.

For buyers, factory owners, and packaging manufacturers, selecting an automatic blow molding machine is no longer just a matter of comparing output speed or initial price. In real production environments, the performance of a plastic blowing machine is often determined by the quality and coordination of its core components. A machine may appear competitive on paper, yet still create costly problems once production begins. Uneven wall thickness, unstable parison formation, excessive scrap, slow cooling, and difficult maintenance are all issues that can usually be traced back to the design of several key modules. This is why experienced buyers tend to look beyond catalog specifications and focus instead on the machine’s screw, die head, clamping system, and cooling design. These components do more than support production. They directly influence product quality, material efficiency, energy use, maintenance frequency, and overall return on investment.

A practical look at how recycled PET bottle flakes are converted into food-grade sheet materials for thermoformed packaging and other high-value applications.