Interview

" All Machines Must Speak the Same Language" Interview with Thorsten Kühmann, Managing Director of VDMA Plastics and Rubber Machinery, at the K 2022 Mr. Kühmann, OPC UA, a global language of production is considered a prerequisite for machines to be able to communicate with each...

Dr. Bob Maughon, Executive Vice President Sustainability, Technology & Innovation, and Chief Technology and Sustainability Officer, SABIC 1. In today’s challenges how has SABIC helped to retain the no 2 chemical company worldwide? From making transportation more fuel-efficient, to helping conserve the world’s water supply, to...

Machine Communication: OPC UA as The Linguistic Basis Interview with Thorsten Kühmann, Managing Director Plastics and Rubber Machinery, VDMA e.V. Communication is key, and this also applies to machines, since the ability of machines to communicate has economic advantages. However, this first requires a common linguistic...

"The Demand for Recyclates is All Across the Board" Interview with Martina Schmidt, Head of the Business Unit Recycling at Vecoplan AG Ms. Schmidt, is the circular economy gaining momentum? Yes, this great collaborative project has picked up enormous pace. The circular economy is now perceived very...

"Economically, Recycling is Perfectly Feasible" Interview with Jochen Hirdina, Head of Plastics Technology at Krones AG Mr. Hirdina, Krones is pursuing its own sustainability strategy. What are the cornerstones? Krones has set itself very ambitious climate targets for 2030. As a company, we will have reduced our...

"They Are Recyclables, Not Waste" – Recycling of Rigid Polyurethane Foams Circular Economy is teamwork. Everyone can contribute, and every single step counts. Covestro is making its contribution – together with other partners such as Circularise – with the Circular Foam research project. This is...