Technology

At the Drinktec 2017, which will be held from 11 to 15 September 2017 in Munich (Germany), Arburg will demonstrate its injection moulding technology which has been specially optimised for the packaging industry, particularly for fast sequence and high-cavity moulds. The exhibit, a packaging version of the hybrid Allrounder 570 H, has...

Stratasys Direct Manufacturing, a subsidiary of Stratasys and one of the world’s largest 3D printing and advanced manufacturing service providers, has been chosen by Airbus to produce 3D printed polymer parts for use on A350 XWB aircraft. The company will print non-structural parts such as brackets, and other parts used for...

At the Competence Day Pultrusion on June 28, KraussMaffei presented iPul, the first complete system for continuous pultrusion. "It is the easiest way of producing profiles, there are hardly any turnkey offers, and it is a growth sector. In addition, we are knowledgeable about fibres, metering technology and even about extrusion". Thus...

Bandera’s sales of extrusion lines all over the world are making a continuous remarkable progress. In particular, in the first quarter of 2017 four agreements were signed for the supply of plants for the production of silo-stretch and stretch film. The production lines are destined for leading companies in the European and Middle East...

The G-Max 23 is the latest model in a series of flexible, custom-made and belt-driven compact granulators. The G-Max 23 is specifically designed for the closed-loop recycling of sprues/runners from injection moulding machines with up to 240 tons of clamping force. It is a portable piece of equipment which allows for great versatility and can be...

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...