May 20,2012
Sacmi, the industry's leading manufacturer of compression molding equipment for closures, created a breakthrough process which combines compression molding and blow molding that delivers significant advantages over conventional ...
May 19,2012
Some of the latest developments in processing liquid silicone rubber and fluoropolymers for medical applications will be featured at the June 11-12 Plastics in Medical Devices conference, organized by Plastics News. The event in ...
May 17,2012
GigOptix Inc of San Jose,CA,USA(a fabless supplier of semiconductor and optical components for high-speed information streaming)has begun engineering sampling of its GX62472,a Surface Mounted Technology(SMT)Mach Zehnder ...
May 17,2012
Business in North America continues to improve for giant Chinese injection molding machine maker Haitian International Holdings Ltd., according to one of the company’s senior officials. At the Chinaplas 2012 trade show, ...
May 16,2012
Italian employees of injection moulding machine company Romi Sandretto have been staging a protest at the company’s stand at the Plast 2012 exhibition taking place in Milan this week. The protests have been peaceful Around ...
May 15,2012
When Rapid Granulator AB first came to China in 2003, it thought it could cover most demands from the local market with older machines and technology. “But we couldn’t make any headway, ” said Bengt Rimark, ...
May 14,2012
Arburg has developed a hydraulic compression moulding machine designed to for a 0.5mm -thick optical application. The machine and application was debuted in Shanghai at Chinaplas 2012. To mould the light guide panels, a thin ...
May 13,2012
The most eye-catching displays at Chinaplas 2012 were typically high-tech, eco-friendly and mobile. At Bayer MaterialScience AG’s booth, two small robots danced on a stage six times a day. Behind the flashy displays, ...
May 12,2012
Ferromatik Milacron announced a major sale all-electric injection moulding machines to China: 113 Elektron machines to a single customer. Ferromatik Milacron, the German unit of Milacron, announced the sale 2 May. In the first ...
May 10,2012
Century Extrusion, a U. S. Maker of twin-screw extruders, is finding a fertile market in far-flung places. And, given that Century’s parent, CPM Holdings Inc., broadened its scope when it bought one of China’s largest ...
May 09,2012
Major Taiwanese injection and blow molding and extrusion machinery OEM s plan to broaden the appeal of their brands by providing higher-end technology solutions at prices competitive with European or Japanese machines. That ...
May 08,2012
Japanese press maker Toyo Machinery and Metal Co. Ltd. Is broadening the tonnage range of the injection molding machines it makes in Changshu, China. Starting this summer, Toyo will make presses from 50 to 280 tons in Changshu, up ...
May 07,2012
European plastics processor Promens recovered strongly last year, delivering significantly improved operating earnings to match those achieved before the 2009 global financial crisis. The Icelandic packaging to rotational moulding ...
May 06,2012
Taizhou Zhongtian Plastics Co. Ltd. ’s small booth at NPE2012 was filled with large, hollow plastic items – pet houses and wheeled garbage totes of different sizes. The first time NPE exhibitor hopes to open up the U. ...
May 05,2012
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May 04,2012
Consumer preferences are driving change across the diverse end markets of Asia, prompting firms such as Dow Chemical Co. To have to adapt quickly, especially in such sectors as plastics packaging. Four Dow executives shared their ...
May 03,2012
In order to meet higher demand for locally made machines, KraussMaffei has started to make injection moulding machines in its Haiyan, China, factory, which will double its production space and capabilities. Hans Ulrich Golz, the ...
May 02,2012
US market for Conductive Polymers is projected to reach US$1.6 bln by the year 2017, as per Global Industry Analyst. Growth will be primarily driven by expanding new applications in advanced organic light emitting diode screens, ...
May 01,2012
The HPM brand of American injection molding machines is back at NPE -- but now it’s made in China. A 220-metric-ton servo-hydraulic machine is churning out clear plastic boxes at HPM North America Corp. ’s NPE booth. ...
Apr 29,2012
The Society of Plastics Industry Inc. Today signed a memorandum of understanding with the China Plastics Machinery Industry Association. The two trade groups agree to exchange web links, publications and reports, business and ...
