Industry World Premier of VISI 20 at IMTS 2012 August 28, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Significant CAD enhancements and CAM developments will be unveiled in the market-leading VISI 20 mold and die focused software, at IMTS 2012. Due to be made available in September from Vero Software – a leading provider of CAD/CAM/CAE solutions for the tooling industry – VISI 20 is a substantial release with many new features in […] Read more »
Industry Advanced Thermoplastic Technology from SABIC Enables Mahindra & Mahindra to Launch India’s First Plastic Fender August 28, 2012 / March 8, 2017 by plasticsinfomart SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business today announced that Indian automotive manufacturer Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M), with support from its Tier 1 supplier Plastic Omnium, has developed India’s first injection molded plastic fenders, which are featured on the new critically acclaimed global XUV500 sports utility vehicle (SUV). Upgrading from steel to lightweight, online paintable Noryl GTX* resin […] Read more »
Market News China’s PP market stable to firmer on higher costs August 28, 2012 by plasticsinfomart PP prices are stable to firmer in China this week on the strength of rising spot propylene prices and stronger energy costs, as per the pricing service of ChemOrbis. Overseas producers are expressing their September sell ideas with rollovers to increases while domestic producers lifted their prices in accordance with firmer costs as well as […] Read more »
Breaking News Category Menu Handles work pieces securely with swift clock cycles August 28, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Individual design, compact structure and simple gripper integration: FIPA GmbH (www.fipa.com) has expanded its program to include a customised insert-gripper for handling inserts in plastic injection-moulded parts. FIPA offers a solution tailored to individual requirements, which is even economically feasible from batch size 1. The user can choose between vacuum- and air-powered grippers. FIPA insert-grippers […] Read more »
Industry A. Schulman sells PVC compounds plant to Japanese firm August 23, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (Tokyo) plans to acquire a polyvinyl chloride compound plant in Bellevue, Ohio from A. Schulman, Inc. (Akron, OH) in a move to expand the presence of its North American affiliate Mitsubishi Chemical Performance Polymers, Inc. (MCPP) in the region’s polyvinyl chloride (PVC) compound market. PVCcompounds find use in a wide range of […] Read more »
Market News European producers talking of higher Sept monomer contracts August 23, 2012 by plasticsinfomart European producers were heard talking of “significant” price increases coming on September propylene and ethylene contracts this past week, as per the pricing service of ChemOrbis. Talk of further price increases was prompted by strong energy markets last week. NYMEX crude reached over the $95/bbl level last Thursday for the first time in three months […] Read more »
Category Menu Material News WITTMANN’s Aton F70 rescues molders from humidity August 23, 2012 by plasticsinfomart The jet stream may be causing climatic mayhem throughout the world but WITTMANN’s Aton F70 materials dryer is making sure that plastics processors worldwide do not suffer from seasonal issues of humidity and moisturization of polymer. The DRYMAX Aton F70 is the WITTMANN’s response to a groundswell of enquiries for processing help, particularly from smaller […] Read more »
Machinery News Two Titan ER610 slitter rewinders to boost production capacity for DS Group (India) August 23, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Atlas Converting Equipment Ltd. is pleased to confirm that it has received an order for two Titan ER610 compact slitter rewinders from Dharampal Satyapal Group (DS Group) based in Noida, India for its flexible packaging operations located in Guwahati, in the State of Assam (NE India). DS Group will install the two new slitters in […] Read more »
