Construction is underway on major upgrades to KraussMaffei Corporation’s 30,000-square-foot Innovation Center located at the company’s North American Headquarters in northern Kentucky.

In view of the growing mountains of waste in the oceans and on land, the plastics industry is currently looking for new ways to significantly improve the recyclability of plastics. The long-term goal is to create a recycling economy in which most of the plastic waste can be reused in a high-quality manner.

No matter whether you want to manufacture bumper elements or small caps from high-cavity molds—the hydraulic GX series from KraussMaffei masters packaging as well as medical technology and automotive. The GX 1100, the new heavyweight of the series, sees its market launch at the K 2019 trade show.