close up on technology
How Was K 2022 for Blow Molding?
Over a dozen companies emphasized sustainability with use of foam and recycle, lightweighting and energy savings, along with new capabilities in controls, automation and quick changeovers.
Read More
Wisconsin Firms Unite in Battle Against Covid
Teel Plastics opened new plant in record time, partnering with AEC & Aqua Poly Equipment Co. to expand production of swab sticks to fight pandemic.
Read More
Injection Machines Use Novel Two-Stage Molding System
EdeX servohydraulic presses from Taiwan are the first to employ the Inject-EX plasticating system from Md Plastics.
Read More
Novel System Produces Color on Demand
Ampacet’s FluxQF technology features a quick-dispersion universal carrier with novel machinery that provides automated color blending in quantities down to 50 lb.
Read More
KraussMaffei Launches Two Additive Manufacturing Lines at K 2022
Long established in injection molding, extrusion and polyurethane reaction process machinery, 184-yr-old KraussMaffei prepares to enter the industrial additive manufacturing market.
Watch
K 2022 Preview: Engineering Materials for Sustainability and E-Mobility
Materials that are sustainable yet offer equal performance to their fossil-based counterparts will be prominent at K 2022.
Read More
‘Plug & Play’ Machine Monitoring For Small and Medium-Size Processors
New firm aims to bring benefits of real-time visibility of plant operations to smaller plastics firms at modest cost with quick and easy implementation.
Read More
K 2022 Preview: Injection Molding Closes the Circle, Digitally
Because the market requires sustainability—and important component of which is the circular economy—and sustainability requires digitization, all three will be major themes at injection molding booths at K 2022.
Read More
Variable-Diameter Air Ring Cools Film Above Frost Line
Tower-mounted adjustable ring adds cooling so that blown film can run at optimum line speeds with structures having soft inner skin layers that tend to block.
Read More
Air Ring Add-On Brings Output to New Level
The Short Stack from Addex sits between the air ring and die and provides high-velocity air flow to boost output and lock in the bubble.
Read More