Technology

Domiciled in Blaufelden, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Fröbel has developed a high-quality community mask for the fight against Covid-19 together with its partner company AKO Kunststoffe Alfred Kolb in Hoffenheim. The parts for this mask are produced at Fröbel using latest injection molding technology from Wittmann Battenfeld...

The demand for test swabs for nasal and throat swab tests will continue to grow strongly due to Covid-19. Injection moulding machine manufacturer Engel and Hack Formenbau are jointly committed to ensuring the global supply of test swabs. By providing an integrated system solution and process technology consulting, they are helping plastics...

In 2019 the company Upax-Unity, based in Perm, Russia, has purchased three thermoforming machines by WM Thermoforming Machines, to enlarge their existing fleet of over 10 units by a well-known German supplier. The equipment by WM was delivered to the facility in Perm just before the world faced the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic...

Effective June 1, 2020, Luca Ceresa has been appointed as then Commercial Director of Saip. He joined Saip in 2012 and since then has been holding the role of Area Manager for Americas, West Europe and North Europe, with exciting results. Ceresa graduated at the Liceo Scientifico high school and attended the law courses at...

Volumes of over 1.25 billion euros, growing employment (4,650 people), a net equity of 676 million euros: this is the picture that emerges from the Sacmi Group's 2019 Annual Report, presented at the Sacmi Imola shareholder's meeting. “The year 2019 saw Sacmi maintaining its market shares”, began the President of Sacmi...

The thermoforming division of the multinational Amut Group, Comi, has recently designed a special purpose version of the automated ACF820 thermoforming machines, helpful in limiting the spread of Covid-19. The ACF series, featuring die-cutting technology, is a flexible solution to adapt to different kinds of production. The basic model of the…

Helmar Franz has resigned as Member of the Board of Haitian International Holdings. He joined the Haitian Group as Executive Vice President Strategic Business Development in 2005 and after the listing of Haitian International Holdings at the Stock Exchange in Hong Kong for a total of 13 years he acted as Member on the Board, including as...

In this recovery phase after the emergency caused by the Covid-19 virus, before everything returns as before, it’s necessary to find out new solutions to meet the new needs caused by the pandemic. For this reason Gefit successfully finalized its first online FAT: by using cameras and...

Introduced in early 2020, Flexflow Evo is an advancement of the Flexflow technology for servo-electrically driven valve gate systems from HRSflow, which had revolutionized sequential injection molding. With actuators directly fixed on the manifold, the result is a ready-to-install system for quick and safe installation on the mold. The...

The Italian manufacturer Omipa has chosen the Brazilian company C Picolo Business Consulting as the distributor of its products in the Brazilian market. Established in 1963, Omipa has ever since been active in the design and construction of extrusion and coextrusion lines for the production of high-performance technical sheets...

In the weeks preceding the spread of the Covid-19 epidemic in Italy, an important German company, leading the market of cosmetics packaging manufacturers, entrusted Moss with the construction of a screen-printing machine, whose FAT and delivery date has fallen during the pandemic lockdown in Italy...

The evolution of discontinuous plants means that production is much more adaptable to customers’ needs with maximum flexibility: a large variety of panel sizes, different thicknesses, variable production densities, and numerous panel types with different designs and geometries. Hennecke-OMS is one of the...

New release of the app for QE1008-W, a system measuring deformation in injection moulding applications, created by Sensormate - a company of the Gefran Group. QE1008-W is a complete set including deformation sensors which are easily and rapidly assembled thanks to their press-on magnetic technology. It is the preferred solution by many of the...

The Amut Group takes a further step in its growth trajectory in Asia. Following the latest success scored in the region, the Italy-based group is now committed to maintain its strong position as a preferred partner for Chip Mong Group in the South East Asian market, by providing an additional extrusion line for the expansion of its production…

From remote factory acceptance tests (FAT) to the ability to provide a true remote start up service (SAT - Site Acceptance Test), ensuring customers, wherever they are, maximise the opportunities provided by 4.0 technology and expertise. Thus Sacmi is leading the reopening of international markets by providing customers with close support…

Since the 4th quarter of 2019, HRSflow is the number one worldwide in the field of hot runner technology for automotive applications. This is shown by the regular internal comparison of the company's own sales figures with the corresponding accessible figures of competitors...

It was May 12, 1950 when two long-time friends, who had first shared their childhood years and then known the pain of the World War II, decided to build themselves a future based on the ideals of new-found freedom, reconstruction, and work which then went on to give life to Union...

Despite the difficulties caused by Covid-19, Sipa is fully operational and ready to provide a high level of services to support its customers during this emergency, through its local networks, remote help desk and troubleshooting. Since the very beginning of this crisis, Sipa has been collaborating with its various sources of supply to ensure the…

Bandera announced the appointment of Daniele Cerasaro as new General Sales and Marketing Director. Daniele Cerasaro has joined the company as an executive officer and his main task will be overseeing sales and marketing strategies of Bandera in the blown film and rigid flat die Technologies...

The evolution of Baruffaldi Plastic Technology know-how has led to the construction of the MM100 automatic line for the production of surgical face masks, the first model of which will be ready in June and will be delivered to Codice, a company which, just like the manufacturer, has its headquarters in Fusignano (Ravenna, Italy)...