At the big “K” Show next month, top billing goes to new all-electric machines aimed at every segment of the market, from general-purpose to high-end. ArticlePublished: 9/1/2007
A brand-new line of all-electric machines priced on par with comparable hydraulic presses and the first public demonstration of insert molding RFID chips into plastic parts will be two highlights of the Engel display at the mammoth K 2007 show in Du... ArticlePublished: 8/1/2007
The IKV in Aachen, Germany, is known internationally as one of the foremost academic incubators of new plastics technology. ArticlePublished: 10/1/2006
Energy-saving all-electric machines will continue to be a big draw at NPE, where new designs or upgraded models will be found in virtually every press maker’s booth. ArticlePublished: 6/1/2006
Minneapolis custom molder Midwest Plastics Components (MPC) hopes that helping to pioneer a novel high-speed injection molding concept will give it a leg up in the emerging micro-molding market for precision thin-wall parts that weigh less than a gr... ArticlePublished: 4/1/2006
Ever wonder what it would be like to get tomorrow’s newspaper today? After reviewing the most important technical developments of the past 50 years in our October issue, we asked industry experts to help us imagine the biggest headlines in plastics ... ArticlePublished: 12/1/2005
A number of U.S. injection molders are establishing Chinese joint ventures and satellite molding plants to take advantage of the huge market opportunities there and to defend against the perceived threat of low-cost competition. ArticlePublished: 8/1/2005
Molders were treated to a trove of injection machinery introductions geared toward applications from micro-molding to packaging to large parts. ArticlePublished: 12/30/2004
The diversity of electric machines will be on display at this year’s show, with several new all-electric versions in direct-drive and belt-driven versions. ArticlePublished: 9/1/2004