Technology

You don’t always need big machines to achieve significant production advances. At Medtec (Stuttgart, April 4-6) LPKF showcased technologies and developments which can give a major boost to productivity and economic efficiency. The new laser welding systems are supplied with a calibrated working area, Soft-PLC, and...

The SA-V line for the 4-track production of "doypack" bags with 3 bottom gussets was recently exhibited by Elba at the Interpack fair (Düsseldorf, May 4-10). This range of welders, the pride of this manufacturer from Magnago (Milan), is designed and manufactured to produce pre-made bags at high speed and in a versatile...

Stratasys, the 3D printing and additive manufacturing solutions company, took a significant step into low-volume, continuous production using additive technology today when it unveiled a new product under development - the Stratasys Continuous Build 3D Demonstrator - at the Rapid + TCT show in Pittsburgh...

At the twenty-first Plastpol, being held at the Kielce Exhibition & Conference Centre from May 23 to 26, Negri Bossi, together with its local agent NTQ, will be showing the all-electric 180-630 machine, featuring a clamping force of 180 tonnes, producing a ping pong bat. The machine is injecting the body in a PBT material from the main 45mm…

Moss family of printing equipment for plastic caps has been extended with the new Laser Cap model, engineered to etch the inside of bottle caps with a high-speed laser. The laser beam is suitable to mark ID matrix, bar codes or QR codes and graphics such as logos, icons or symbols. Thanks to the special software integrated in the touchscreen panel…

From May 4 to 10 WM Thermoforming Machines will exhibit at Interpack 2017 in Düsseldorf, the event where all the producers of machineries and devices for the packaging industry meet the main players from the food, beverage, pharmaceutics and consumer goods industries from all over the world. It is one of the...

The AXevo series of chillers by Eurochiller is the result of a development process that, combining refined aesthetics with rational design, has resulted in the creation of a platform for versatile and reliable industrial chillers that make it possible to tackle, in a cost-effective fashion, a number of different applications, drawing from a wide…

The new Genesys line of auto-adaptive single hopper drying systems from Piovan delivers optimal and consistent operating conditions and lower energy consumption. It is one of the first patent issued in Europe for a high-efficiency polymer drying system. The plastics industry processes non-hygroscopic and hygroscopic polymers...

With its FLEXflow technology, Italian hot-runner specialist HRSflow has developed an innovative solution for the injection moulding of high-quality parts primarily for the automotive industry. FLEXflow is a servo-driven, finely regulated valve gate system for hot-runner systems. The precise control of the melt flow of each individual...

Gefran launches the new Performance family of PID controllers including three models: 850, 1650, and 1850. Numerous integrated functions reduce the number of devices installed on a machine and simplify configuration. Accurate regulation, numerous options and exclusive functions make these devices so intelligent that the system regulating and...

An exclusive automatic manifold plate for resin-machine allocation in plastics centralized feeding systems, Dolphin by Moretto is based on a plunger movement of mechanical arms managed by a pneumatic cylinder, thus ensuring a very efficient an easy to control automation system with a reaction time of only one second. Starting from the...

McLaren Racing is expanding its use of Stratasys 3D printing to produce components for its 2017 Formula 1 MCL32 race car with the goal of accelerating design modifications and reducing weight to increase performance. Some of the 3D printed parts designed to improve performance which have been applied to the 2017...

An innovative method patented by Sica makes it possible to cut PP, HDPE and PVC-UP pipes performing two operating cycles simultaneously, on the same machine, thus reaching very high production rates. For example, the Duet125 automatic cut-off saw can reach hourly production rates of 2000 and 2300 pipes, of 150 mm and 500 mm in...

“Battenfeld-cincinnati was the only machine manufacturer able to meet our requirements in terms of full automation and ultimate flexibility”, is how Kenn E. Byllemos, COO of Emtelle Denmark based in Sønder Felding, explains their decision to work with the German-Austrian extruder specialist. The plastics processor has been operating a...

Performance, flexibility and, what's more, equipped on request with the automatic centrifugal positioning unit which makes it ideal, in terms of compactness and efficiency, for the downstream installation of any injection press, new or existent. This is the innovative PVS-3 preform vision system, developed by Sacmi's Automation & Inspection...

The motorhome of Moretto in Motion left on April 4 from the Moretto’s headquarter in Massanzago (Padua, Italy), starting the new 2017 tour. After a first stop in Slovenia at Formatool Exhibition centre from April 4 to 7, it will move towards Denmark, Poland and France. The stop in Denmark will be the occasion to show to local customers...

ExxonMobil has launched Mobil Serv Lubricant Analysis, a new mobile-enabled used oil analysis service. The new service will help operators identify equipment issues before they happen and avoid unscheduled equipment maintenance. The service, which replaces ExxonMobil’s Signum, is vital in helping engineers maintain a...

Participating for the first time in the Mecspe fair in Parma (from 23 to 25 March), the multinational HP has just publicly unveiled its very latest HP Jet Fusion 3D 4200 printer and its Processing Station with Fast Cooling system. This is a solution that, thanks to the innovative MultiJet Fusion technology, allows rapid modification of the…

A leading manufacturer of injection moulds, Gefit celebrates its fiftieth year in the business in 2017 with the development of three multi-cavity injection moulds for the production of PET blood tubes that will be working on three Engel e-motion all-electric injection moulding machines. This partnership and the “technical cooperation” between the…

At Mecspe 2017 (Parma, Italy, March 23-25), Star Automation Europe will be exhibiting the “top” version of an IML system equipped with an XW-1000VI vertical entry robot, the best-seller model in the XW-VI range that combines efficiency with accuracy. Installed on a BMB eKW 25Pi injection press, the system will be producing a crystal PS tray in a...