All Electric & Hybrid Machines
Fakuma 2023: New Hybrid Machine Launches
Arburg will expand its newly launched hybrid Hidrive series in Friedrichshafen with a 150-ton Allrounder 520 H.
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Injection Compression Molding as Alternative to Thermoforming
Arburg will show its all-electric Allrounder 720 A press utilizing injection compression molding to create thin-wall IML cups from PP.
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Fakuma 2023: Wittmann Battenfeld Expands All-Electric Line, Direct-Current Capabilities
Wittmann Battenfeld will introduce the new EcoPower B8X injection molding machine line and show direct current as an energy source for a concept machine that will power its own robot.
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Custom Injection Molder Plugs into All Electric Machines
Formerly a showroom for early-aughts-era Van Dorn hydraulics, the newest additions to Drummond Industries’ transforming fleet are all-electric Niigata injection molding machines.
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Arburg Marks Anniversary with New Generation of Machines
The Hehl family company, which grew into Arburg, marks its centennial this year with a new generation of energy and resource efficient hybrid injection molding machines.
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Compact Hybrid Injection Molding Machine Launched
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd. (SHI) has introduced the iM18E, promising the smallest footprint in 20-ton machines.
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Word Games: What’s a ‘Hybrid’?
Any molder will tell you there’s a difference in working with electric vs. hydraulic drives. Servohydraulic is still hydraulic; a hybrid machine is something different. Imprecise use of terms causes needless confusion.
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50 Years...600 Issues...and Still Counting
Matt Naitove marks his first half-century in plastics reporting, with a few of his favorite headlines.
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Servo-Hydraulic Machine Range Adds Multicomponent Models
Absolute Haitian says the Mars and Jupiter Lines will now offer multicomponent models, complementing the 2K all-electric Zhafir.
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50 Years of Headlines … Almost
I was lucky to get an early look at many of the past half-century’s exciting developments in plastics. Here’s a selection.
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