Machinery News

The essential briefing on materials, markets, regulation, packaging, recycling, and the people moving the plastics industry forward.

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Automatik Plastics Machinery increases presence in Asia

Automatik Plastics Machinery GmbH, the German based specialist of pelletizing technology, announced that it has now moved to a larger facility in China as business grows steadily. The new center will cover approximately 1,300 square meters. Since 1994 the company is represented with a service center for cutting rotor resharpening (operated by RSSMC), spare parts […]

plasticsinfomart · Jun 18, 2009
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KraussMaffei won three SPE Automotive awards

It was announced yesterday (June 17) from German plastics machinery supplier KraussMaffei that the company has won three awards at the SPE (Society of Plastics Engineers) Automotive Awards 2009. KraussMaffei won first place in the category Body Exterior with a support element for the louvered grille of the CLS Coupe from Mercedes Benz. The metallic […]

plasticsinfomart · Jun 18, 2009
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Power press manufacturers,suppliers.

Capacity in tons=50 tonsBed size(inches)=18×20Bed to Ram(inches)=12Bed Bore(inches)=6 Gear Dia(inches)=26Fly Wheel Dia(inches)=32Crank Shaft Dia(inches)=4.3/4Back Shaft Dia(inches)=3.1/8Stroke(inches)=3.1/2Hole in Ram for Die Clamping(inches)=1.5No. of Stokes(inches)=60Pully Size(inches)=7Total Height(inches)=85Motor Required=5 H.P. Capacity in tons=75 tonsBed size(inches)=20×22Bed to Ram(inches)=14Bed Bore(inches)=7Gear Dia(inches)=30Fly Wheel Dia(inches)=36Crank Shaft Dia(inches)=5.5Back Shaft Dia(inches)=3.5Stroke(inches)=4Hole in Ram for Die Clamping(inches)=1.3/4No. of Stokes(inches)=56Pully Size(inches)=7Total Height(inches)=91Motor Required=5 H.P.FOR MORE INFORMATION […]

plasticsinfomart · Jun 17, 2009
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New oven for determination of Hot set

Elastocon has developed an oven, EB 16, for hot set testing of cable material according to IEC 811-2-1. To avoid too high temperature loss when inserting and cutting the samples, the samples are introduced through a small opening in the top of the oven. To get a suitable working height and not shake the samples […]

plasticsinfomart · Jun 17, 2009
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Coperion delivers Twin-Screw Extruders to the new DSM compounding facility in India

Stuttgart, June 2009. – DSM’s new compounding facility in Ranjangeon/India, situated not far from the city of Pune, has now been equipped with ZSK MEGAcompounder PLUS compounding extruders from Coperion GmbH, Stuttgart. Mainly serving the Indian market, this largest compounding facility in India produces the polyamide compounds Akulon (PA 6) and Stanyl (PA 4.6) as […]

plasticsinfomart · Jun 17, 2009
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Negri Bossi: "How we'll get past the crisis"

The CEO of the Italian injection molding machine company, Eugenio Emiliani, tells Polimerica about their plan to relaunch the company. After delisting from the Italian stock market, which as time progressed had become more of constraint than an opportunity for development, Negri Bossi is reorganizing is production and sales in a radical manner, creating greater […]

plasticsinfomart · Jun 17, 2009
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Injection moulding scrap reduction research…

The first year of the three-year CAP-SCRAP project to reduce in-process scrap in injection moulding is drawing to an end and several streams of research are showing results.      CAP-SCRAP is a project 50 per cent funded by the government’s Technology Strategy Board and aims to address concerns hindering scrap re-use in major injection moulding […]

plasticsinfomart · Jun 16, 2009
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Sumitomo-Demag to launch new all-electric variant type

Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Plastics Machinery GmbH, a Japanese/German manufacturer of injection molding machines, is about to launch its IntElect all-electric injection molding machine of the new “Smart” configuration level. The “Smart” configuration package includes the drive technology with energy-efficient direct drives developed by Sumitomo that has been especially tailored to the requirements of injection molding […]

plasticsinfomart · Jun 12, 2009