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. ArticlePublished: 2/23/2012
In the March issue of Plastics Technology we will report on new technology to be unveiled at the giant show, which for the first time will be held at the Orlando Convention Center in Orlando, Fla., April 1-5, 2012. ArticlePublished: 12/28/2011
Six-axis, jointed-arm robots are gaining popularity in molding for their extreme flexibility and ability to perform a number of operations within a single press cycle. ArticlePublished: 11/22/2011
Late last month, Friedrichshafen, Germany, hosted Fakuma 2011, the largest European plastics show of the year, growing to be second in size and importance to the K show in Dusseldorf. ArticlePublished: 10/25/2011
A large German manufacturer of hoses, cable ducts, and other extruded automotive components recently expanded its activities into the white-goods appliance sector. ArticlePublished: 9/28/2011
Italian injection machine builder Negri Bossi (U.S. office in Newark, Del.) will now be offering integrated automation solutions by virtue of its acquisition in late April of Italia robot supplier Sytrama (U.S. operation is in Windsor, Conn.). Sytra... ArticlePublished: 5/31/2011
Just because you have robots operating in your plant, don’t assume that puts you ahead of
increasing domestic and global competition. ArticlePublished: 1/4/2011