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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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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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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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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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Standalone Servo-Driven Sprue Picker
Wittmann recently introduced a standalone version of its WX90 sprue removal robot capable of working with virtually any brand of injection molding machine.
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Temperature Controller Accepts Renewable, DC Power
Wittmann’s newest temperature controller — the Tempro plus DC — can use direct current (DC) power generated by solar panels without conversion loss.
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Thin-Film Sensors Integrated Directly Onto Cavity Surface
Fraunhofer IST researchers say the wear-resistant thin-film sensors are deposited onto the tool surface, enabling direct temperature and flow measurements in critical areas of a mold.
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NPE2024 Sets Several Show Records
The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) has released final figures for NPE2024: The Plastics Show (May 6-10; Orlando) that officially make it the largest ever NPE in several key metrics.
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Engel Installs Massive Injection Molding Machine for Trials, Testing
The Austrian company’s large-machine plant in St. Valentin now has a duo 5500 combi M press, with nearly 6,200 tons of clamp force and shot weights up to 93 lbs, available for customer trials.
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