Technology

  • 12 June 2019

    3D printing of final flight parts for an innovative aircraft program

    Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group is now using advanced 3D printing from Stratasys to manufacture, flight-ready parts for several of its military, civil and business aircraft - while producing specific ground-running equipment at a lower cost than aluminium alternatives. The company is currently one of the world’s largest privately owned and...
  • 12 June 2019

    Condition monitoring system awarded

    At this year’s Plastpol in Kielce, Wittmann Battenfeld was able to convince an independent jury consisting of experts from universities and specialist institutes of the benefits offered by its condition monitoring system (CMS) when used in injection moulding machines for processing plastics. CMS is a system of sensors to monitor the condition of…
  • 12 June 2019

    Scholz received its hundredth Allrounder

    Recently, Scholz from Kronach, Germany, received its one-hundredth Allrounder in a ceremony. For this special occasion, Gertrud Ebert, Managing Director and limited partner, as well as Karl-Herbert Ebert, Head of Technology and Development and authorized signatory of Scholz, travelled to the Arburg parent factory in Lossburg. The...
  • 05 June 2019

    1,000 injection moulding machines in 5-10 years

    One of the world’s largest producers of plastic injection moulding machines, Haitian International Holdings has opened the construction of one of its manufacturing site in the Americas, following its global long-term strategy to manufacture and assemble locally. The new Mexican plant with an area of 92,000 sqm is located in...
  • 05 June 2019

    An ACF thermoforming machine worked with Ingeo PLA during Chinaplas

    Bioplastics is certainly the main topic discussed by plastics players nowadays. The targets globally pursued include to eliminate unnecessary packaging, move from single use to re-use attitude and promote the utilisation of materials made from renewable resources to be applied in different sectors. Since many governments have expressed the...
  • 05 June 2019

    Flexible thermoforming for unconventional materials

    On June 6 and 7, WM Thermoforming Machines will hold an open house event at its headquarters in Stabio (Switzerland), in order to showcase the new Flex 92 steel-rule-knife thermoforming machine and the latest version of the Twist 700 model: two machines able to respond to the fast-changing market trends and to reduce the environmental impact of...
  • 05 June 2019

    GRI invests in a Comerio Ercole calender to boost efficiency

    Sri Lankan industrial and agricultural tyre manufacturer Global Rubber Industries (GRI), headquartered in Sri Lanka, has invested around 36 million euros in the purchase of a Comerio Ercole calender in order to improve process efficiency at its Badalgama plant. The calender stands out for its capacity to process...
  • 29 May 2019

    A European centre of excellence for BKG pelletizers and melt delivery systems

    At a recent ribbon-cutting ceremony, Nordson Corporation celebrated the successful conclusion of a two-year project to build an extensive new facility to serve as a global hub for the company’s BKG pelletizers and melt delivery components. Located at a site that has been the longstanding home of BKG pelletizers, the new...
  • 29 May 2019

    Arburg strengthens in Portugal with a new technology centre

    With a recent ceremony, Arburg officially inaugurated a new technology centre in Marinha Grande (Portugal). The premises offer sufficient space for machines, spare parts and training. One hundred guests were able to see the new possibilities for themselves during the open house event...
  • 29 May 2019

    The Italian "Rubber Valley": where rubber moulding is at home

    A specialist manufacturer of moulds for rubber parts, ORP Stampi organised a joint open house together with Engel at its headquarters in Viadanica (near Bergamo, Italy), in the heart of the so-called Italian “Rubber Valley”. For the occasion, Engel supplied two injection moulding machines: a victory 120 LIM and a flexseals 300. Other partners...
  • 29 May 2019

    In The Netherlands with Agility

    Bandera’s business fellowship with an important company located in The Netherlands started in 2012 and has continued up to the current time with the supply of four rigid film and sheet extrusion lines for thermoforming addressed to food packaging and industrial applications. Installation of the fourth and most recent one, a specially conceived...
  • 29 May 2019

    Precise injection moulding of light components

    At Molding Expo 2019, which takes place from May 21 to 24 in Stuttgart, HRSflow presented its new small-sized SA series hot runner nozzles for injection moulding small technical components with a very compact cut-out in the tool. The company also showcased extensions of its cylinder portfolio which are particularly...
  • 22 May 2019

    e-connect thousandfold in use

    Engel celebrates the 1000th user of its new customer portal e-connect. At its Nivnice plant in the South East of the Czech Republic, the automotive supplier Teknia produces a wide range of products from technical parts to sophisticated visual components. e-connect offers on-site support to maintenance staff and machine operators in providing…
  • 22 May 2019

    Wittmann Battenfeld Italia inaugurates its new headquarters

    Over 250 people - customers, industry professionals and members of the specialised press - recently gathered for the official opening of the new Wittmann Battenfeld Italia headquarters in Ceriano Laghetto (near Monza), and for two days (May 9th and 10th) given over to presentations and an open house event...
  • 22 May 2019

    Productivity, cleanliness and safety for the pharmaceutical sector

    In April, Icma San Giorgio (San Giorgio su Legnano, Milan, Italy) has delivered a complete extrusion system to a major European pharma group. The new line extrudes several types of TPE foil for pharma applications. Gravimetric dosing units, a high-efficient corotating extruder Icma MCM 60 and downstream equipment of a three-roll calender and...
  • 15 May 2019

    Two US investment funds are the new owners of Uniloy

    On May 14, Milacron announced that it entered into a definitive agreement with Osgood Capital Group and Cyprium Investment Partners to sell its Uniloy blow moulding business. Tom Goeke, Milacron President and CEO, said, “The sale of the Uniloy blow moulding business is being transacted in the best interests of Milacron, its stockholders, and its...
  • 15 May 2019

    Two lines for Chinese waterproofing membranes

    Two extrusion lines for the production of waterproofing membranes in PVC and TPO have been recently supplied by Amut to Jiangsu Canlon. “We are becoming the largest supplier of waterproofing materials around China reaching a productivity capacity of 10 million sqm per year of waterproofing membranes in polymer...
  • 15 May 2019

    ST Blow Moulding enters the field of industrial packaging

    The blow moulding machine manufacturer ST Blow Moulding recently entered a strategic partnership with AST Kunststoffverarbeitung as a multinational producer as well as with W. Müller as a supplier and specialist for multilayer extrusion heads. In this way, ST Blow Moulding lays down the track for entering...
  • 15 May 2019

    Three days devoted to the ALLrollEX for stretch film

    The latest open house of Colines was widely appreciated by all the customers. The event, which took place at the Colines facility in Marano Ticino (Novara, Italy) on May 8, 9, and 10, gave the company the chance to meet several customers from worldwide and show them the latest improvements in its ALLrollEX production line...