Technology

The short-circuit protection function integrated on Xtra power controllers from Gefran has recently obtained the international patent. Such a function protects the system and the power junctions in the device against transient current peaks and short-circuits without extra-rapid fuses or circuit breakers...

The Italian manufacturer of extrusion lines and extrusion heads Tecnomatic and the US company Puma Plastics Solutions (Texas), part of JDC Manufacturing, enter into a business partnership to pursue a common goal in the US market. This marks Tecnomatic official entrance into the world of extrusion in the...

The WiBa QuickLook app from Wittmann Battenfeld provides a very simple and comfortable way to check the status of injection molding machines and robots via Smartphone. A status request on injection molding machines from Wittmann Battenfeld and on Wittmann robots is now possible via smartphone...

On February 13, 2015 the type C standard EN 289:2014 on the safety requirements of compression and transfer moulding machines was published on the European Official Journal n. C 54 and has come into force. Such standard was studied by CEN/TC 145, whose presidency and secretariat have been managed...

Once again this year - in Parma (Italy) on February 25 to be precise - operators are offered a date with innovation in industrial automation at the third edition of B&R Innovations Day. Technical presentations, live demos, illustrious guests from the world of research and industry and an entire dedicated exhibition area are the...

At NPE 2015 (Orlando, March 23-27 ) Negri Bossi, in collaboration with its American subsidiary, will be exhibiting four working injection presses, and the emphasis will be on multimaterial moulding. Furthermore, all four machines will be equipped with a Sytrama robot. First, a 330-ton Vesta press will be equipped with...

A blow moulding machine Aspi150.2, equipped with 70-mm extruder and 2-litre accumulator head, will be displayed by the Italian company ST Soffiaggio Tecnica at NPE 2015 (Orlando, March 23-27), to demonstrate the technological level reached with such a range of machines, devoted to the 3D applications, in particular...

The Power of Converting: Goebel Schneid- und Wickelsysteme, IMS, and Rotomac will be exhibiting the finest and most innovative in slitter rewinding on one stand at ICE Europe (Munich, March 10-12). Goebel will be presenting its innovative, high-end slitter rewinder Xtraslit 2. This machine...

With its expansion programme, international profile and increased sales volumes, the Piovan group has consolidated its position as a worldwide market leader laying the ground work for further expansion in 2015. Bucking the international economic trends, the group based in Santa Maria di Sala (near Venice, Italy) closed 2014 with growing sales...

An open house event - running for thirteen days from February 16 to 28 at the headquarters of Union in San Vittore Olona (near Milan) - will provide the stage for a new line for the production of five-layer PET sheets in widths ranging from 850 to 1000 mm. This line will consist of a co-rotary twin-screw main extruder mod. ZP 92X/52D with four...

A leading provider of testing equipment designed to evaluate the mechanical properties of materials and components, Instron - a division of ITW Test and Measurement Italia, headquartered in Pianezza, near Turin, Italy - will be exhibiting at JEC 2015 (Paris, March 10-12) the new Advanced Video Extensometer (AVE2) that conforms...

The Swiss manufacturer of thermoforming lines WM Wrapping Machinery has its sights set on the US market. For this reason, it has recruited the help of North American thermoforming expert Kent Johansonn, who has started working closely with the area manager Luca Oliverio in order to coordinate and train a team of agents...

An EOS 80 and a Canbio V580 machines are being exhibited by Negri Bossi at the Plastindia fair, running in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India, from 5 to 10 February. The EOS machine, unveiled in India for the first time, is a digitally controlled compact hydraulic injection press which features...

Bandera has announced, well in advance, the forthcoming opening of its new research and development centre at its headquarters in Busto Arsizio (Varese, Italy). The ceremony will take place on May 8, with Plast 2015 in full swing. Plast, the international event devoted to the plastics and rubber industries, being held at the...

With its new TestProfiler, Instron, a division of ITW Test and Measurement Italia (headquartered in Pianezza, near Turin, Italy), offers wholly redesigned functionality of the Bluehill 3 software. By simulating the functional use of the product during the testing phase, high flexibility is ensured in the creation of automated finished-product…

A manufacturing company based in Santa Maria di Sala (near Venice, Italy), Piovan has acquired a majority stake in Penta, which is headquartered in Poggio Renatico (near Ferrara, Italy). Established in 1993, Penta specialises in the design and supply of large storing and feeding systems for raw materials for the plastics and food sectors...

Water tank manufacturer Al Zamil turned to the British firm IsoCool to produce a chilled water supply system for the new blow moulding unit at the plant in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The system will include NAX chillers and GRP pumping units manufactured by Eurochiller. The Jeddah blow moulding plant...

On February 6 and 7, Turin (Italy) will provide the setting for a presentation of the latest technologies available for the injection moulding of plastic materials. The event is the “Molding Technology Day” workshop being held at Four Studios. The programme also includes the participation of Moretto, which, outside the event venue...

A 160-ton machine from the eCanbio series by Negri Bossi, featuring Smart Flex clamping (which makes it possible to create an oil-free moulding area) and prismatic guides, is among the exhibits at Interplastica 2015 (Moscow, 27-30 January). This compact and fast machine stands out for the attention to detail...

Over 500 visitors attended the two-day open house event held by Maicopresse on January 16 and 17 at its Borgosatollo site (near Brescia, Italy). “The level of participation in the event was even greater than expected: indeed, in addition to seeing our historical customers, we met many potential new clients; it was...