11 Feb 2019
KraussMaffei adds COO to management team to support growth
Munich-based plastic & rubber machinery giant KraussMaffei has created a new chief operating officer (COO) role as part of its strategy to grow.
Injection moulding
8 Feb 2019
Composite processes in series production keep getting better
At the upcoming JEC World 2019, to be held 12-14 March in Paris, France, plastics machinery and systems solutions provider Engel Austria (hall 5, stand Q65) will be presenting a broad range of technologies with a focus on the automotive industry....
8 Feb 2019
Husky technology to cut mould products delivery time, cost
The company said key benefits include cutting delivery times to within one week — compared to a typical four to five weeks — along with cutting cost. Husky is implementing the technology in its Dudelange factory with support from the...
8 Feb 2019
CBW Automation to launch European IML technology in US market
A Swiss global expert in in-mould labeling is now bringing its specialised technology and know-how to the US. H Müller-Fabrique de Moules SA and sister company CBW Automation in the US, both subsidiaries of Switzerland’s Mold &...
6 Feb 2019
Swedish appliance maker tests the bioplastics waters
Electrolux has built a prototype refrigerator using, where possible, bio-based plastics. 'But we still have a lot to learn about these materials,' said Marco Garilli, innovation expert at Electrolux during an interview at the 2018 NatureWorks...
4 Feb 2019
Denmark's Letbæk Plast moulds designer chair shells in Poland
Danish plastics processor Letbæk Plast A/S has set up a production subsidiary business in western Poland which will mould shells for designer furniture. Letbek Sp. z.o.o., recently established in Komorniki village near the city...
31 Jan 2019
Sumitomo Demag enhances El-Exis packaging machinery
Sumitomo (SHI) Demag has modified its El-Exis SP series, considerably increasing the energy efficiency of these machines, which continue to be the fastest injection moulding machines for the packaging industry.
30 Jan 2019
Nanogate announced as latest TactoTek licensee
Finland-based TactoTek, specialised in injection moulded structural electronics (IMSE) solutions, announced 30 Jan that it has licensed its proprietary IMSE technology to Nanogate, global specialist for design-oriented high-tech surfaces and...
30 Jan 2019
KraussMaffei's 'Rent-it' option finds favour with customer CMJ
For injection moulders, the purchase of a new machine represents a very considerable financial investment. Machine prices, however, can vary strongly from manufacturer to manufacturer depending on machine size, drive and a host of other factors,...
25 Jan 2019
KraussMaffei relocating HQ, production plant in anticipation of growth
German machinery giant KraussMaffei Group is moving its headquarters and production plant from Munich-Allach, in the south of Germany, to Parsdorf, only a 30-minute drive from the current location.
24 Jan 2019
Antolin teams up with Spain's Walter Pack to decorate car parts
Grupo Antolin has signed a strategic partnership with Spanish technical moulder Walter Pack to enable Antolin to integrate decorative parts in its globally supplied car interior lighting products.
24 Jan 2019
Coba invests in four Arburg injection moulding machines
Coba Plastics Moulding, based in Whetstone, Leicestershire, UK, has added four new Arburg plastic injection moulding machines to its equipment line up. The automotive part supplier required the additional capacity to support increased orders.
