Tony Deligio

Tony Deligio Editor-in-Chief

Temperature Control Portfolio Expanded

At Fakuma, technotrans will showcase energy-efficient temperature control units, including one with a natural refrigerant and a live variothermal demo on a KraussMaffei press.

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Absolute Haitian Names New Sales Representation in Ontario

Sales of Haitian injection molding machines in Ontario will be led by Simmie Thiara of AceTronic Industrial Control.

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Hot Runners

Plate Design for Synchronous Valve Pin Movement

Heitec’s type 64.086 Syncro Plate for valve-gate systems, which is distributed in North America by Technoject Machinery, enables fully synchronous motion with valve-pin positioning accuracy down to 0.01 mm.

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Automation

Yaskawa Opens Expanded Headquarters

Yaskawa America’s Motoman robotics division opened the completed 185,000-ft.2 expansion of its headquarters in Miamisburg, Ohio.

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Molds & Tooling

Slide Retainer Features Positive Locking Connection

Hasco’s Z1899/… compact slide retainer applies a ball catch for reliable locking.

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Plastics Machinery Shipments Decline in Second Quarter

PLASTICS reported that shipments for primary plastics machinery in North America fell 15.4% compared to the second quarter and 36.2% on a year-over-year basis.

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Postindustrial

Extrusion Technology Extended to Injection, Enabling Up to 100% Regrind Usage

Twin-barrel (shot-pot) press can handle more regrind, offers other benefits to molders.

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Tooling

Heinz Zahoransky Passes Away

The 95-year-old scion of the founder and long-time managing director of the Zahoransky Group moldmaking company was rewarded more than 200 patents during his career.

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Extrusion

Nolan Strall to Step Down as President of KraussMaffei in the US

Brett Greenhalgh will take over for Strall as the leader of KraussMaffei Corp. in America effective Sept. 1.

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PET Preform Hot Runner System Reduces Stack Height

Mold-Masters has cut the stack height of its PET-Series hot runner system from 300 mm to 260 mm, while maintaining a 3-plate design and the advantages therein.

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Lab System Targets Large Part, Process Development for Combo Injection Molding, PUR Coating

KraussMaffei has paired an MXW 4500 injection molding machine featuring more than 5,000 tons of clamp force with two RimStar polyurethane (PUR) metering systems and three different mixing heads in a new ColorForm lab line at its facility in Parsdorf, Germany.

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Sodick-Plustech Promotes Shinohara

Kohei Shinohara has been promoted to senior vice president of Plustech, the North American subsidiary of Japan’s Sodick injection molding machines.

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Plastics Size Reduction
Process Cooling