Winners of 2018 Ringier Technology Innovation Awards

After six months of careful selection by a panel of plastics industry experts, 35 innovative products from outstanding enterprises were given recognition by the 2018 Ringier Technology Innovation Awards for the Plastics Industry. Held on 7 March 2018, the awarding ceremony in Shanghai, China was attended by representatives of plastics industry associations, industry professionals, media practitioners, members of the academe and experts from leading companies engaged in plastics manufacturing and related sectors. 

 

Organised by Ringier Trade Media Ltd., this year’s Ringier Technology Innovation Awards for the Plastics Industry was a double celebration as 2018 marks the 20th anniversary of Ringier in China. As Mr. Michael Hay, President of Ringier Trade Media Ltd, puts it: “When the company started 20 years ago with our International Plastics for China and International Packaging News for China, life was simple then. Over the years, Ringier’s www.industrysourcing.com website saw substantial growth in terms of readership and services that we launched digital editions and introduced web-based seminars and other services – all for the purpose of promoting our clients’ products and services. We have evolved alongside China’s plastics industry, and in the process we are able to recognise new technologies, materials and end-products.”   

 

During the awarding ceremony, Ringier Trade Media took time to present the valuable contributions of the winners in the 10 categories that include raw materials and additives, injection moulding technology, extrusion/blow technology, key component, moulds & components, measurement & inspection, auxiliary equipment, automation, recycling machinery and others.   

 

This year’s “Innovation Team of the Year Award” went to Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics with its entry gaining exceptionally high popularity amongst judges and users. Dow Packaging’s “INTUNE(TM) Compatibilizer for Innovative Polyolefins Multilayer Tubes” features excellent compatibility and adhesion with PE and PP combining the respective advantages of PPR and PE pipe together, cleverly solved the problems of PPR pipe’s low temperature brittleness as well as PE tube’s poor thermal resistance and low-intensity. This technology, for the first time, enables a breakthrough in the use of PP and PE pipe industry, which is of great importance to the development of the pipeline industry. Dow Packaging’s Tenter Frame Biaxially Oriented Polyethylene (TF-BOPE) also won in the Raw Materials & Additives Category. 

 

 

The 2018 Ringier Technology Innovation Awards for Plastics winners are: 

 

Raw Materials & Additives Category

Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics (INTUNETM Compatibilizer for Innovative Polyolefin Multi-layer Pipe Polyolefin and Multi-layer Pipe and Tenter Frame Biaxially Oriented Polyethylene [TF-BOPE]); Shanghai Sunny Technology Co., Ltd. (Low temperature and humidity-heat resistant PBT material); Zhongshan Zenhe Color Resources Co.,LTD (PET blowing high glossy color masterbatch instead of spray); Chongqing Glion New Material Technology Co. (Polyphenylene sulfide); Hunan He Zhu New Material Technology Co. Ltd (RPMI foam); NatureWorks LLC (Ingeo™ compostable and high performance coffee capsules); and Zhejiang Java Specialty Chemicals Co., Ltd (Javachem® AF stain resistance solution to polymer materials)

 

Injection Moulding Category 

Husky Injection Molding Systems (Shanghai) Ltd. (Multi-layer Technology for Beverage Packaging); Guangdong Yizumi Precision Machinery Co., Ltd (FoamPro microcellular foam technology); Borch Machinery Co., Ltd (Large plastic enclosure high-speed intelligent unmanned production line); ENGEL Machinery (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (DecoJect – fully automated production process for high quality interior components); Wittmann Group (Wittmann 4.0); Ningbo Zhafir Plastics Machinery Co., Ltd (Haitian JE series electro-hydraulic hybrid plastic injection moulding machine); and Demag Plastics Machinery (Ningbo) Co.,Ltd. (2.9s high dynamic IML application solution)

 

Key Component Category

Ningbo Hilectro Precision Machinery Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (high speed and heavy-duty ball screw pair); and Zambello Group (Corotating Twin Screw Gearbox TST series -  Super High Torque series)

 

Extrusion & Blow Moulding Category

Nanjing KY Chemical Machinery Co., Ltd. (DHK series co-rotating dual speed twin screw extruder); Coperion (Nanjing) Machinery Co., Ltd (STS 96 Mc11 Twin Screw extruder); Jinming Machinery(Guangdong) Co.,Ltd. (Superex 5-layer Non Barrier Blown Film Line); Jiangsu Beier Machinery Co.,Ltd. (PVC-O Intelligent Pipe Extrusion Line); and Changzhou JWELL Plate & Sheet Equipment Co ., Ltd (LVT soft composite floor)

 

Moulds & Components Category

Zhejiang Kaihua Moulds Co., Ltd (MUCELL Instrument panel injection mould); JingCheng Times Group (Screw suction type self-cleaning continual screen changer); and Dongguan Hostar Hot Runner Technology Co.,Ltd (Dural color cool and/or hot half for thermoplastics and thermosetting plastics)

 

Measurement & Inspection Category

iNOEX Trading (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (WARP portable)

 

Auxiliary Equipment Category

General Extrusion Technology (Fully automatic Winder); and Autodesk Software (China) Co., Ltd. (Autodesk Helius PFA 2018)

 

Automation

Ningbo Techmation Co.,Ltd. (Combo control system of Blow Molding ,Parison); Zhuzhou HVR Magnetics Co.,Ltd (New Generation Magnetic Quick Mold Change System with Circle Poles); and Qingdao Lici Electric Inc. (Magnetic Template quick mould change system for two-colour injection moulding machine with dual injection unit)

 

Recycling Machinery & Components Category

TOMRA Sorting Technology (Xiamen) Co., Ltd. (AUTOSORT Laser)

 

Other Innovative Products/Technologies Category

Jiangsu Victor Machinery Co.,Ltd (Full Automatically 360°In-mould-labeling Injection Blow Moulding Machine); Ningbo Shuangma Machinery Industry Co., Ltd. (On-line Injection and hotpress moulding [DC power supply bracket]); and Borch Machinery Co., Ltd (iPHM injection moulding machine full life health big data platform)

 

 

Chosen by a panel of industry experts 

The 2018 Ringier Technology Innovation Awards for the Plastics Industry had the participation of a team of experts who served as panel of judges. The panel is composed of representatives from China's authoritative associations, universities and research institutes. It follows a strict selection process, with all winners selected in a principle of neutrality, authority and fairness. 

 

This year’s panel of judges include: Hou Peimin, Director of Information Department, The Plastic Trade Association of Shanghai; Mr. Zheng Kai, Vice President and Secretary General of China Synthetic Resin Association (CSRA); Mr. Zhu Jianyi, Secretary-general, Guangdong Plastics Industry Association (GDPIA), Modified Plastic Committee; Mr. Li Jian, Deputy Secretary-General, China Light Industry Machinery Association; Mr. Chen Gengxin, Expert Member of the Plastics Expert Committee, CPPIA; Mr. Wang Wenguang, Secretary-general of Shenzhen Polymer Industry Association; Mr. Qian Yaoen, Executive Vice President, China Plastics Machinery Industry Association (CPMIA);  Mr. Wang Jianping, Vice President & Secretary-General, Zhejiang Plastics Industry Association; Mr. He YaDong, Professor, Ph.D, Beijing University of Chemical Technology.