MHS Mold Hotrunner Solutions Inc. introduced a versatile and cost effective new line of hot runners for standard injection molding applications. Quick-Start manifold systems are pre-engineered with a focus on reliability, part quality, fast delivery, and a great cost performance, according to MHS. The new
US-based EnviroTech Moulded Products is adding new equipment and expanding its factory as it gains business in some of its traditional markets like components for oil and gas machinery and large filter plates. The company has invested heavily during 2014 and last year in
Magna International Inc. announced the grand opening of DexSys, a new greenfield facility in Delta Township, Michigan, for the manufacture of automotive exterior products. Company officials were joined by Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, United States Senator Debbie Stabenow, members of local government, and executives
Apex Plastics, HTI Plastics, and Lincoln Plastics-formerly Geist Plastics, are getting a new look. The three companies make up the Plastics Division of PCE, Inc. The decision to update the sites was made in an effort to better serve our customers. Visitors of the
Negri Bossi is rolling out a Bi-Power injection moulding machine with 7,000 tonnes of clamping force. That is the largest of its two-platen machines, which start at 1,000 tonnes. The massive 7,000 tonner features a special twin-barrel injection unit and a co-injection nozzle. It
Machinery “connectedness”, new applications, technology upgrades and extensions to injection molding machinery ranges were the theme of this year’s Fakuma show in Germany. Wittmann Battenfeld unveiled a new line of servo-hydraulic machines, dubbed Smartpower, which it says completely recaptures the energy released in the
Injection molding technology group Wittmann Battenfeld has developed a process for producing sandwich parts, including components with a foamed plastic core. It presented the new system at the Fakuma fair in Germany last month, where the company’s Cellmould structured foam process was used to
Canadian mold-maker StackTeck Systems is investing in new machining equipment and beefing up its pilot cell for in-mold labelling (IML). “In the last 18 months, we’ve spent over $4m [€3.2m] on new equipment,” said Jordan Robertson, general manager of business development and marketing. The
UK-based injection molder Carclo is “significantly” expanding its Chinese medical manufacturing capacity with a new factory, as the company said it’s seeing growing business from global medical device firms there. The publicly-traded company said in a 18 November earnings report that it’s moving its
At the recently concluded Taipeiplas show, held from 26-30 September in Taipei, industry spokespersons gave their views on the all-electric injection molding machinery sector in Taiwan as well as the tough market conditions, given the strength of Japanese contenders, and the high costs attached
