Medical device supplier takes a chance on Moldflon
After playing host to the global plastics industry last month during K 2013, Messe Düsseldorf turns its attention to all things medical, as Medica returns to the vast fairgrounds this week. The largest...
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Wohlers reports growing use of 3D printing for final part production
Will 3D printing technology prove to be a disruptive technology to injection molding? According to Wohlers Report 2013, produced and published by Wohlers Associates, final part production using 3D...
View ArticleAutomotive survey from Dykema Automotive Institute shows push toward global...
With the strong recovery in the automotive industry for the Detroit Three, the U.S. OEMs are growing their footprints in global markets such as Brazil, Russia and China. According to IHS Consulting, 80...
View ArticleWeek of 11/18-11/22: Chinese manufacturers adopt robots & Top 10 articles
All Sites Work is on the rise in China, but it doesn't involve humans. On a recent trip to China, our Automotive Editor and Asia-Pacific Correspondent Stephen Moore read in the local China Daily that...
View ArticleDMLS specialist and mold supplier linear mold, achieves TS certification
Automotive supplier Linear Mold & Engineering, a designer and manufacture of fast-cycling injection molds with conformal cooling technology using direct metal laser sintering, announced the company...
View ArticleSmall wood-plastic composite pellets facilitate processing
Size matters when it comes to wood-plastic composites (WPCs), or so says bioscience company Green Dot (Cottonwood, KS). The company has introduced a smaller pellet size suited for injection molding and...
View ArticlePortuguese mold making partners invest in future; bring success story to...
The Great Recession delivered a body blow to Portugal's economy, which is only now showing slim signs of recovery. While the country's tool and mould makers were not immune to the crisis (nor to...
View ArticleGharda plans new plant in India
Mumbai-based Gharda Chemicals Ltd. plans to open a commercial scale plant in Panoli, India for making specialized engineering resins polyetherketone (PEK), polyetheretherketone (PEEK) and...
View ArticleTekmart Integrated Manufacturing Services restructures injection...
As more manufacturing reshores from Asia to the NAFTA region, Mexico is seeing its share of a resurgence in its manufacturing industries, particularly in the three 'A's: automotive, aerospace and...
View ArticleBerry Plastics plans to close five plants
Berry Plastics Corp. recently announced the closure and consolidation of three of its factories, including an engineered materials plant in Houston, TX, a flexible packaging plant in Kent, WA and a...
View ArticlePhillips-Medisize speeds Chinese product registration
Phillips-Medisize announced that its plant in China recently registered with the China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA).CEO Matt Jennings said that "The CFDA facility registration will result in...
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Wisconsin precision job shop adds injection molding department
MicroPrecision (Delavan, WI), a precision machine job shop, is adding injection molding capability with three Engel victory spex machines--85 tons, 130 tons and 180 tons. The company is an ISO...
View ArticleNova-Institute’s new study finds use of biocomposites rising fast in Europe
Construction and automotive interior parts remain the two most dominant application areas for biocomposite - wood plastic and natural fiber reinforced materials, says a new market report from...
View ArticleCoreTech system receives U.S. patent for three-parameter fiber orientation model
CoreTech System Co., Ltd. (Moldex3D), a provider of 3D CAE simulation for the injection molding industry, was granted a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for the company's technology...
View ArticleTier I Japanese firm works with Toyota to develop high impact "salami...
Automotive interior systems Tier I Toyota Boshoku Corporation (Aichi, Japan), Toyota Motor's innovation arm Toyota Central R&D Labs., Inc. (also Aichi) report that they have developed an "original...
View ArticlePlastics gaining market share in caps and closures market
A new report from UK-based Canadean Ltd aims to give insight into recent packaging innovations in the global caps and closures market related to key trends, drivers and issues. The constantly changing...
View ArticleBioplastic suppliers look to offer consumers a sustainable caffeine fix
All Sites Green Mountain Coffee recently noted an 11% increase in K-Cup and portion pack revenue to $777.9 million. K-Cups, coffee capsules, whatever you call it, are in high demand. Worldwide sales...
View ArticleVirtual molding software helps designer achieve first-shot success
In advance of Swiss Plastics 2014, where it will be an exhibitor, and to amplify its message on the value of virtual injection molding, Sigma (Aachen, Germany) has published a case study that describes...
View ArticleArburg opens machine warehouse in China
Arburg officially opened its new 1,500 sq mt machine warehouse in China with an inauguration ceremony on November 22. Following the inauguration ceremony, guests were treated to a presentation...
View ArticleFabrisonic debuts SonicLayer 4000R at EuroMold
Fabrisonic, a technology joint venture between Solidica, a Michigan-based technology company, and EWI, an Ohio-based research organization, is exhibiting its latest Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing...
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