Technology

The list of attendees at the Engel trend.scaut 2017 reads like a who’s who of the international automobile industry. More than 500 development and production managers, managing directors and market analysts attended the two-day conference at the end of June in Linz and St. Valentin, Austria, where they discussed...

The XC high efficiency horizontal coolers from Promixon are designed to give the best performance in cooling the hot dry-blend coming from the XM turbomixer, offered by the manufacturer for all the applications requiring the dispersion of powders with powders, granules or the addition of liquids...

Pneumatics is intrinsically a user-friendly technology. And it is set to become even more straightforward, versatile and flexible as the brand new Festo Motion Terminal VTEM is catapulting pneumatics into the era of Industry 4.0 - with apps that can replace over 50 individual components. All this is made possible by the latest developments in...

With the Quantum E dosing system, Piovan improves both the effectiveness of the production processes and the product thanks to the high technological content of the new dosing systems, which ensure maximum precision in pellet dosing and total processing control...

A new series of small servo motors with an integrated screw was recently launched at SPS IPC Drives by Wittenstein cyber motor for use in highly dynamic positioning axes, especially when the machine has to be installed in a confined space. It is the screw drive, fully integrated in the actuator housing, that makes this series so unique: the...

A new technology developed by Bielomatik combines the advantages of the well-known, robust two-step infrared welding of mechanical engineering with the quasi-simultaneous laser-based welding. Inside the separate periods of heating and joining, the joining surfaces are heated flexibly with high scanning speed before they are pressure-welded. For…

The undisputed star of the FIP exhibition (Lyon, 13-16 June) was the recently launched Ele all-electric 180-630 machine which, with a clamping force of 180 tonnes, produced ping pong bats utilising the FMC (Foam Microcellular Moulding) process. To this end, the main injection unit injected a PBT material to produce the body of the bat...

Around 10 million euros is the turnover amount achieved with the deals signed during and

The Success 5, the newest and smallest in Sepro Group’s range of economical, general-purpose Cartesian robots for plastics injection moulding, delivers precise, 3-axis servo performance in simple pick-and-place and stacking applications. First announced in late 2016 (along with the S5 Picker, which shares a similar mechanical...

The latest equipment built in the Gefit plant of Fubine, Italy, is dedicated to the assembly of a top-of-the-line product for beauty and body care. It’s a complete platform, designed and realized to handle components characterized by very specific geometry, colour and materials, just like this demanding industry requires...

Big numbers again this year for Chinaplas 2017 (Guangzhou, 16-19 May): more than 3,000 exhibitors and an impressive 155,000 visitors (26% from overseas). In Guangzhou, Frigosystem had a booth in hall 4.1 as part of the collective exhibition organized by Amaplast, as well as at the Amut Group booth, where it showcased a chiller from...

The new polyurethane (PU) foam seal from Sonderhoff in the Fermapor K31 product range received sought-after American FDA conformity. It is considered to be the recognised standard for food packaging worldwide. The PU seal is also approved for direct contact with food in accordance with the EU Regulation No. 10/2011 which entered into force on 1…

Major Chinese company in the dairy sector purchases two more CBF (Compression Blow Forming) systems, taking the total number of installed solutions to four. Highly innovative process combining high bottle quality with weight reduction proved to be a major plus factor. These, then, are the distinctive characteristics of the...

The new digital positioning sensor of the SMC Italia ISA3 series makes measuring the gap between the surface and the tool easy thanks to a simple three-stage configuration procedure, which reduces the confirmation time for correct positioning, delivering savings in operating costs, labour, and energy...

About 450 people attended the fourth Maplan Days of Technology on May 31 and June 1, 2017, at the new company premises in Kottingbrunn (Austria). The first day of the symposium focused on the presentation of the status and perspectives of the Austrian machinery manufacturer. Furthermore, the 2-day lecture program provided a...

The German-based Conextru designs and builds cross heads for any kind of pipe coating application, from bundling of small pipes for optical fibres to coating multilayer structures with barrier layer for small pipes, like those used for floor heating, as well as for large pipes, like water transportation pipes, through to single layer coatings as...

A plant by Amut Ecotech - recycling division of Amut Group - was recently installed in Edwa city of Minya Governorate, Egypt, for the recycling of municipal solid wastes (MSW); the plant is planned to go into full operation by June. The manufacturer was awarded the public tender issued by UNDP solid waste management in...

A specialist manufacturer of thermoforming moulds, Termostampi has recently developed a set of moulds for the production of PET containers with lids. The set comprises four separate units designed to be mounted on the respective thermoformer stations, which correspond to the four steps in the production cycle...

The use of PET is steadily gaining market share in food, home care and personal care (FHPC) markets traditionally dominated by HDPE and PP and is expected to grow by an average of 3% for all three sectors until 2020. Within these highly FHPC competitive markets, Sidel's new SteadyEdge base provides...

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...