Category Menu News Release from Gloucester Engineering April 24, 2013 by plasticsinfomart GLOUCESTER, MA (April 24, 2013) – Gloucester Engineering Co., Inc. (GEC), now in its 52nd year, announces the expansion of its blown film machinery die rebuilding offerings. With increased demands for the this specialized service along with calls for shorter lead times and increased performance for dies, GEC offers rebuilds and upgrades on both their […] Read more »
Machinery News Milacron Now Offering Enhanced Roboshot All-Electric Injection Molding Machine April 24, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Batavia, Ohio – Milacron Plastics Technologies, a worldwide supplier of plastics-processing technologies, continues to offer the enhanced and top-selling Roboshot all-electric injection molding machine. New improvements to the machine offer customers unprecedented flexibility in their molding process. The Roboshot α-SiA Series allows for more flexibility due to a new, optional 2-piece platen. Surpassing the industry-standard […] Read more »
Industry Malvern Instruments and NETZSCH Grinding & Dispersing sign agreement to cooperate April 24, 2013 by plasticsinfomart 23 April 2013 Malvern, UK: Materials and biophysical characterization company Malvern Instruments Ltd. (Malvern, UK) and NETZSCH Grinding & Dispersing (headquartered in Selb, Germany), a worldwide manufacturer of industrial wet and dry grinding, mixing, dispersing and kneading equipment, have entered into a cooperative marketing agreement. Both organizations serve a broad range of market sectors from […] Read more »
Industry Clariant invests for Asian pigments customers April 24, 2013 by plasticsinfomart 100% capacity increase for pigment preparations in Indonesia Allows R&D to respond faster to local product development needs CHF 8 Million investment supports growing regional demand for low VOC pigments Muttenz, April 23, 2013 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, will build a new pigment preparations plant in Indonesia in a series of […] Read more »
Industry Revolutionary new integrated printing equipment by design supply April 24, 2013 / March 8, 2017 by plasticsinfomart A unique range of printing and die cutting technology, which is setting new standards for creating vibrant signage and outdoor graphics for a variety of industries across the globe, is now available in the UK from Design Supply Ltd. London-based Design Supply has been appointed a dealer for Mimaki’s multi-award winning CJV30 Series of integrated […] Read more »
Industry KREYENBORG’s V-Type screen changer proves its quality in long-term use April 23, 2013 / March 8, 2017 by plasticsinfomart In a recycling plant with strand pelletizing, the patented KREYENBORG V-type screen changer with integrated self-cleaning function of the screens displays its value on a daily basis. On his production line, the client mainly processes film remnants from PS and PP which contain a high level of contamination. The system was installed over three years ago and continues to […] Read more »
Recycling News Smart-City Technology Harvests Energy From Footsteps April 23, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Every day, millions of people walk the busy sidewalks and streets of cities. Now, imagine a future in which the energy of their footsteps is transformed into electricity to power urban infrastructure like streetlights or stop lights. The future for this type of technology is now, as London-based startup Pavegen has already developed tiling that’s […] Read more »
Category Menu New Scale's Piezoelectric Micro Motor Lens Actuator for Micro Cameras April 23, 2013 by plasticsinfomart 685270With nearly two billion mobile phones and 800 million digital cameras shipping each year, there has been an ongoing need for faster focus, rapid picture taking, and continuous auto focus for clearer video capture. A key motion technology that has emerged in these applications is piezoelectric micro motors, which, coupled with innovative micro-mechanical design, is […] Read more »