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K 2019 Report: Auxiliaries Stake Their Claim in the Circular Economy
The theme of sustainable plastics pervaded the exhibits at K 2019, even those of auxiliary equipment suppliers, where everything from dryers to blenders to hopper loaders was reimagined as part of a circular plastics process.
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GW Plastics Expands Vermont Facility
GW Plastics has expanded its Royalton, Vt. Facility for the second time in three years, adding 30,000-ft2, including space for a clean room, warehouse and the capacity for 30 additional injection molding machines.
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Arburg Unveils Inline Fiber-Reinforced Additive Manufacturing
At the Hannover Messe 2020, Arburg is producing fiber-reinforced grippers on a Freeformer additive manufacturing machine modified with a feed unit for glass or carbon fibers.
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Chinaplas 2020 Postponed
Under instruction by the Shanghai city government in response to the coronavirus epidemic Chinaplas 2020 will be postponed.
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Teradyne Plans New Cobot Hub for Portfolio Companies UR and MiR
Teradyne, parent to Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) and Universal Robots (UR), is investing $36 million in a new shared “cobot hub” in Denmark for its portfolio companies.
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K 2019 Report: More Control, Faster Ordering for Molds, Hot Runners
Online monitoring of existing systems and configuration and ordering of new molds were featured at K 2019, as were numerous advances in valve-gate controls.
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Injection Molding: Servo-Hydraulic Line of Toggle-Style Machines Headed Stateside
Korea’s LS Mtron will be offering its WIZ-TA series of servo-hydraulic toggle injection molding machines in the U.S. with clamp forces ranging from 55 to 420 tons.
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Milacron Renews Partnership With Barr for Screw Technology
Milacron has extended its exclusive partnership to offer Robert Barr Inc. designed screws on new Milacron injection molding machines or as aftermarket add-on to existing presses.
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FCS Opens Production Plant in India
The Taiwanese manufacturer of injection molding machines said the facility in Ahmedabad —its fifth production site globally—will cover approximately 430,000 sq ft once completed in 2023.
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Asiamold 2020 Postponed Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
The annual event organized in part by Messe Frankfurt was to be help Feb. 26-28 in Guangzhou in conjunction SPS – Industrial Automation Fair Guangzhou (SIAF); new dates have not been announced.
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Injection Molding: Training Program Launches New App to Serve Mobile Device Users
Routsis Training has launched the new LMSBridge app on iOS and Android to give users on mobile devices learning experience optimized for various platforms.
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Comar Acquires iMARK Molding
The New Jersey based maker of rigid plastics packaging has acquired the Wisconsin based contract manufacturer and custom molder focused on medical.
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