Technology

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...

Built from the ground-up for touch interaction, the Bluehill Universal software brings enhanced functionality and improved workflows to Instron (a wholly owned subsidiary of ITW, present in Italy with ITW Test and Measurement Italia, based in Pianezza, Near Turin) machines. The software features a portrait layout with meticulously crafted...

The French mould manufacturer Plastisud has just received an Elios 7500 to supplement its technical centre. Plastisud is one of the world's leading manufacturers of high-precision injection moulds for thin-wall packaging, beverage closures and medical components. Plastisud will use the Elios 7500 for intensive functionality and performance tests…

A 1,600-ton injection moulding machine was recently supplied by Presma to a major Italian processor. This machine stands out thanks to its ability of co-injecting shots up to 20 kg for the production of sandwich structures. Designed as an automatic moulding cell, the press is worth 1 million euros and will allow the...

From March 6 to 10 Colines hosts a demo show of the ALLrollEX-1500 cast stretch film line at its factory in Nibbia (near Novara, Italy). Since the launch of the first line at the last K2013, ALLrollEX series has been representing the best-seller for Colines in all widths, from 1000 up to 4000 mm...

With its breakthrough Klear Can T technology, Milacron has just reached another significant milestone. The group confirmed the sale of the first Milacron Klear Can production system. After extremely successful qualitative testing with consumers in Asia conducted by Nielsen Market Research, the customer plans for the Klear Can to be in-market, on...

India will host the next public event of Saip, taking part in PU Tech 2017, the international fair dedicated to polyurethane to be held from 8 to 10 March at the India Expo Centre, Greater Noida, about 40 km away from New Delhi. The polyurethane industry in India is growing at a very fast pace. It has registered double digit growth during the past…

The completely automatic dual coiler TR1400, by FB Balzanelli, is designed to coil flexible PE and XPE-Al-XPE pipes and copper tubing with diameters ranging from 10 to 50 mm. Each unit is automatically adjusted thanks to sophisticated software that makes it possible to program the management of different production lots and achieve precision pipe…

ST Soffiaggio Tecnica has closed a very positive 2016 with orders for three Aspi Seco machines for the sequential extrusion of engine compartment ducts. Last June an Aspi Seco machine was delivered to the DuPont European technical centre in Meyrin (Switzerland). At the end of 2016 two new Aspi Seco machines...

At the end of January, KraussMaffei ceremonially commissioned its hundredth injection moulding machine at Grohe, the leading manufacturer of sanitary fittings, showers and installation systems. The hydraulic two-platen machine CX 80-380 is part of a new, economical production line at the Porta Westfalica location for the manufacture of...

The Italian manufacturer of machinery and systems for polyurethane foam processing, Saip, will be attending Foam Expo for the first time ever. The exhibition and conference targeted to the technical foam industry will take place in Novi (Michigan) from 28 February to 2 March 2017. Through their local partner Foam Supplies, Earth City (Missouri)...

The bubble film extrusion lines produced by Bandera are currently doing well. In a press release, the company has reported an increase in orders for these lines, especially the kind destined to be used in the production of agricultural film, of which Bandera is now one of the world’s leading manufacturers. The agricultural applications market is...