Automotive
Engel Brings Economical Chinese-Built Machines to the Americas
Engel’s Wintec servo-hydraulic two-platen and all-electric toggle injection presses are now available here for general-purpose molding.
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Linux Software Enables Advanced Functions on Hot-Runner Controllers
SISE designed the MV3 hot-runner temperature controllers with five platforms and three power card options.
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Plastics Processing Continues Expansion
Business is poised for additional growth this year.
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Novel ‘Flat’ Fiberglass Enhances Injection Molded TP Composites
Advances in fiberglass reinforcements for thermoplastics have evolved from conventional chopped strand to long-glass fibers to hybrids of long glass and carbon fibers.
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Now You Can Injection Mold Unpainted Automotive Soft Skins
New S-TPE for interior trim challenges slush molding and TPV competition.
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Ford Goes Greener for Plastics
Research scientists at Ford Motor are finding the ways and means to make more-sustainable plastics for use in their vehicles. And some of the bio-materials being used may surprise you.
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Really Big Machines Dominate Milacron Booth
The largest machine at this NPE—or any NPE to date—is Milacron’s new 2250-ton Cincinnati machine. Not to mention the massive platen of a 6600-tonner now under construction, also on view.
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LSR Headlamp Lens Uses Auto Cavity Balancing
Engel molds complex LSR automotive headlamp lenses with the help of a new valve-gate cold-runner system.
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Polycarbonate to Play Key Role in E-Mobility and Autonomous Driving
Seamless integration of LED lighting, insulation properties, strong optics, good haptics and more lend PC to new mobility applications.
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Additives: Scratch/Mar Resistance for PMMA
New Solid-FS from TenasiTech offers superior gloss in PMMA.
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