Japanese injection molding machine builder Nissei Plastic Industrial is bringing six injection molding machines to NPE (at booth W1529) including its latest electric, hybrid, and vertical offerings to demonstrate it capabilities in delivering deliver technological solutions to daily challenges for “molding processes and high-value-added
Double-digit growth in orders and demand in the first quarter of 2010 for plastics processing machinery proved a pleasant balm on the sores left by the unprecedented drop in business that took place during the Great Recession of 2008-’09. The annual meeting on May
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) just concluded its annual International Builders Show (IBS) in Las Vegas, and as usual one of the big features was a tour of The New American Home (TNAH) built by a selected homebuilder. This year the TNAH
While the use of carbon-fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) has become a mainstay in aircraft production, many are unaware that there is more than one type that can be leveraged. In its continuing role as an innovation and environmental leader, Airbus is working to take maximum benefit
A high-rate plasticizing unit incorporating an innovative screw design produces enhanced-quality melt at rates that make possible shorter cycles in injection molding of high-speed, thin-wall packaging, it was announced today by Nordson Corporation, which will introduce the system at NPE2015 (Booth W6263). The Nordson
Every September, largely unbeknownst to the rest of the company, a group of around 50 Lego employees descends upon Spain’s Mediterranean coast, armed with sunblock, huge bins of Lego bricks, and a decade’s worth of research into the ways children play. The group, which
Eco Molding Co., Ltd., a China based manufacturer of plastic injection molding, recently published a special bulletin which contained the company’s key objectives. The company already prides itself in being a trusted plastic molding service provider in China. However, as the overseas market for
The success of the Haitian Jupiter II servo-hydraulic two platen injection molding machine (the second generation of the Jupiter Series) has led to the introduction of new, smaller model sizes and new wide-platen options for North American molders. Previously available from 1,349 to 4,496
The plastics industry is clearly energized by the promise of material replacement in packaging. Plastics continue to make the leap into other market segments within packaging that were typically dominated by glass, aluminum, or paper. Innovation in plastic packaging has brought plastics into these
Last year, approximately 87,000 injection molding machines were sold worldwide, according to information supplied by injection molding machine and automation supplier Engel. The company expects a stable development for the next few years. Engel says that in the global view, the United States and
