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Global Processors Establishing U.S. Footprint
Two major international processors establish plants in central Pennsylvania to serve the U.S. market.
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Wittmann Battenfeld Previews New Tech For Composites & Cell Integration
Open house in Austria offered a vision of a future with controls linking injection machines to a wide range of auxiliaries. Wittmann also signaled its debut in composite organosheet overmolding—with an added twist.
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INJECTION MOLDING AT NPE: Presses, Robots & Cell Automation
Everything molders need to compete in markets from automotive to medical was on display in Orlando. Besides a huge number of new machine models, there was emphasis on cell integration and automation.
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CT Scanning Gives Precision Molder X-Ray Vision of Part Quality
It beats other techniques for measuring critical part dimensions, and it provides unique visibility inside parts, nondestructively. One molder’s experience illustrates the benefits.
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PE, PS, PVC Prices Up, PP Down
The pricing trajectory has been upwards for three of the four commodity resins, though it may be slowing for two.
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Falcon Plastics Purchases Three All-Electric Toshiba Machines
South Dakota molder placed order after booth visit during NPE2015.
Read MoreSPI Helps UMass Lowell Secure Equipment For Recycling Lab
Donations enable the university to offer education in plastics recycling.
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Planting The Seeds For A Future In Plastics
Winners of the Techmer PM sponsored Student Design Awards. There have been several stories lately from a number of companies describing the ways in which its employees are engaging with the younger generation.
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Wittmann Battenfeld to Make Injection Molding Machines in China
The Austrian headquartered supplier of injection molding machines, robotics and auxiliaries is planning a 2017 expansion that will add the manufacture of presses in China.
Read MoreMilacron’s Mold-Masters Business Marks 10 Years In China With Plans to Double Capacity
By the end of 2016, the Milacron subsidiary will have doubled capacity for hot runners and components in Jiangsu, with total headcount approaching 1000.
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Arburg Debuts ‘freeformer’ Additive Manufacturing Tech in China
The world tour of Arburg’s freeformer additive manufacturing platform continues with its Asian launch at Chinaplas and addition of local staff to support it.
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In-Situ Nucleated PP Rivals Conventional Nucleation
A technology that produces a nucleating effect during the polymerization of PP boasts numerous advantages over adding a nucleating agent during pelletization.
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