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At the NPE 2009, the triennial plastics trade fair to be held in Chicago from June 22 to 26, German brand Boy Machines, Inc., the Exton, Pennsylvania-based supplier of injection molding machines, will showcase a representative selection of their line of quality injection molding machines including the newly introduced BOY XS, the BOY XS V […]
At the NPE 2009, the triennial plastics trade fair to be held in Chicago from June 22 to 26, German brand Boy Machines, Inc., the Exton, Pennsylvania-based supplier of injection molding machines, will showcase a representative selection of their line of quality injection molding machines including the newly introduced BOY XS, the BOY XS V […]
Chinaplas 2009 is to be held in Guangzhou, China from May 18 to 21. At this important event SACMI Closures&Containers, an Italian manufacturer of complete lines for plastic cap production, will partner Assocomaplast (the association of top Italian manufactures of machines and molds for plastic and rubber materials) to present a preview of the new […]
Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC), one of the world’s top five petrochemical companies, reported a net loss of SR974 million for its first quarter, which ended March 31, against last year’s income of SR6.92 billion during the same period. Announcing the quarterly report, Mohamed Al-Mady, vice chairman and chief executive officer of SABIC, said the […]
Germany’s order intake on mechanical and plant engineering received in February, according to the country’s representing body VDMA, was down 49% year on year. Statistics show foreign clients demand fell by 50%, while domestic demand decreased by 45%. From December 2008 to February 2009, the drop in orders amounted to 44%. VDMA also estimates the […]
Hans Brunner GmbH, a German mold manufacturer for chocolate industry based in Munich, has recently invested in a 2,300 ton MX machine from plastics machine builder KraussMaffei. The injection molding machine is capable of producing even larger chocolate molds. In the late 1940s, Brunner began making chocolate molds out of plastic. The company developed its […]
To complement China’s recently released “Adjustment and Revitalization Plan of Equipment Manufacturing Industry”, China Machine Tool Builders’ Association (CMTBA) has set up a three-year target (from 2009 to 2011) for machine tools industry. 1. To achieve annual average growth by 15% from 2009 to 2011. Domestic-made machine tools to account for 70% or above of […]
Global custom engineered thermoplastic compounder RTP Company has developed a line of decaBDE-free, flame retardant thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) compounds that are RoHS compliant. These products address the needs of electrical and electronics and other component manufacturers following the European Union’s repeal of the decaBDE exemption under the RoHS Directive. According to Paul Killian, Technical Marketing […]