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Automation 29 Jan 2013

SIPA Partners with Athena Automation on PET Preform Molding Systems

Athena Automation, a company founded by Robert Schad (founder and former majority owner of Husky Injection Molding Systems), has formed a partnership with SIPA of Italy to supply injection molding systems for PET preforms.

In-Mold Decorating 27 Aug 2012

New Machines & Processes for Medical, Auto, Packaging, Electronics

Engel’s technical symposium in June attracted 2700 visitors from 35 countries to two days of technical presentations and 18 injection molding exhibits at the company’s plant in St.

All Electric & Hybrid Machines 31 Jul 2012

New Injection Screw Breaks the Rules, But Fixes Many Molding Defects

“Revolutionary” screw design turns conventional plastication theory upside down.

All Electric & Hybrid Machines 25 Jun 2012

This Molder Wants Only the Tough Jobs

Need someone to injection mold fluoropolymers, highly filled PEE K, Torlon, or Ultem in complex shapes, tight tolerances, multiple cavities, and high volumes? “We love doing this,” says Tom Mendel, president of Performance Plastics Ltd. (PPL) in Cincinnati. “We’re not for everybody.

Multicomponent 30 May 2012

NPE: New Machines Exhibit Sophisticated Molding Demos

More speed, more power, more precision, and more automated functions accomplished in and out of the mold. That’s exactly what injection machinery suppliers were offering at NPE2012.

All Electric & Hybrid Machines 28 Apr 2012

Taiwan Machine Builders Aim for Higher-End Applications

Major Taiwanese injection and blow molding and extrusion machinery OEM s plan to broaden the appeal of their brands by providing higher-end technology solutions at prices competitive with European or Japanese machines.

monitoring 23 Feb 2012

Injection Molding: Speed, Automation & Integration

Hot buttons at the show will be multi-component molding, in-mold labeling/decorating (IML/IMD), in-mold assembly, medical molding, liquid silicone rubber (LSR), micro-molding, and high-speed packaging.

All Electric & Hybrid Machines 28 Dec 2011

Sustainability Will Change Your Business

Do you have a sustainability officer yet? You might need one. It's probably even more likely that your customers have one, and you will have to pay attention to them if you want to continue to supply them with plastic parts or products.