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SCARA robot and sprue picker expand automation range
Productivity and efficiency depend in no small part on having the ideal automation concept. ENGEL is expanding its range of robots for K 2016 to ensure integrated system solutions for injection moulding and standalone robot cells can be adapted even…
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Experience meets innovation
inject 4.0 is ENGEL's answer to the challenges of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The injection moulding machine manufacturer and systems expert, with headquarters in Schwertberg, Austria, is to present its inject 4.0 program at K 2016 from October 19th to 26th…
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A strong partner for facing future challenges
At K 2016 in Dusseldorf from October 19 to 26, ENGEL will once more underscore is global claim to technological leadership. The injection moulding machine manufacturer and system expert headquartered in Schwertberg, Austria, will showcase its challenging applications targeted for…
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Avoid unplanned downtime
Hello machine, how are you doing today? – In the future, injection moulding processors will get more and more answers when they ask this question. The new ENGEL e-connect.monitor makes it possible to check the status of process-critical machine components…
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Trending now: Plastic is the new black
It was fashion’s biggest night and plastics stole the show thanks to actress Emma Watson’s pantsuit made from recycled plastic bottles. Designer Calvin Klein and Livia Firth, environmental activist and founder of Eco Age Ltd., collaborated together on the black…
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Plastics machinery shipments rise 13.5% in Q1
It looks to be a strong year for plastics machinery and auxiliary equipment manufacturers, if the first quarter is any indication. Shipments (both domestic and exports) of primary plastics equipment (injection molding, extrusion and blowmolding systems) for reporting companies totaled $330.5…
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ENGEL’s worldwide course of growth continues
In the 2015–2016 financial year, ENGEL was again able to achieve an increase in turnover. Worldwide, the ENGEL Group with headquarters in Schwertberg, Austria, generated 1.25 billion euros in turnover.
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Turkcoat: Currently with local character and strong desire to become well known regional one
During Paintistanbul & Turkcoat 2016 ( 24-26 March 2016) Baspar interviewed with Vladimir Ristic, Head of Commercial Operations for EEMEA at Covestro and asked his opinion on the show.
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Husky’s medical business receives innovation award from Becton Dickinson
The medical business of Husky Injection Molding Systems (Bolton, ON, Canada) has been awarded a prestigious Process Innovation Supplier award from global medical technology company Becton Dickinson (Franklin Lakes, NJ).
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Microplastics swim back into the spotlight
new study published in Science has found that larval perch, given the choice, prefer microplastics over their natural food source of zooplankton. The researchers, all from Uppsala University in Sweden, demonstrated that larval fish that had been exposed to microplastic…
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Krauss-Maffei Corporation in the US: The 50th Anniversary of a Success Story
Krauss-Maffei Corporation, the US subsidiary of the KraussMaffei Group with headquarters in Florence, Kentucky, celebrated its 50th anniversary on May 18 and 19 with more than 400 customers.
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TPE range showcased at “Plastpol” 2016 / Applications in construction, appliance and consumer markets
Flexible polymer specialist Hexpol TPE (Malmö / Sweden; www.hexpoltpe.com) recently showcased applications for its TPEs in the construction, appliance and consumer markets at the “Plastpol” 2016 trade fair in Poland.
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Lighter, more efficient transmissions using structural plastics
A new development partnership will reportedly improve the efficiency and reduce the weight of automotive transmissions through the increased use of structural plastics. Automotive engineering consultancy, Drive System Design (DSD) and resin supplier Solvay aim to make the large scale…
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Clariant’s new canisters get some aroma-therapy
Swiss specialty chemicals company Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland), and its Healthcare Packaging unit, is launching a new and improved line of Aroma-Can canisters to enhance nutritional products by adding an enjoyable scent to product packaging.
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Perfect flight characteristics thanks to polyurethane
The European Soccer Championship will start soon, on June 10, 2016, but Germany's World Champions and all the other kickers have had an opportunity since November 2015 to get familiar with its outstanding properties: the “Beau Jeu,” French for “beautiful…
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PVC RECYCLING: UK medical waste collection scheme operational in seven hospitals
UK collection scheme for single-use waste PVC medical devices has recycled more than 830 kg of material and now operates in seven hospitals, reports the British Plastics Federation . Items collected as part of the “RecoMed” scheme include IV solution bags, nasal cannulas,…
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Configuring twin-screw extruder processing sections in next to no time
The ScrewCon configuration software developed by KraussMaffei for screw and housing elements of twin-screw extruders has proven its excellence for over twenty years. The latest 3.0 version of this program comes with a completely new user interface with numerous innovative…
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Harvard’s Colorful Library Filled With 2,500 Pigments Collected from Around the World
The Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies at Harvard Art Museums is different than many other departments of its kind—its visible to the public. The public can witness conservators at work as well as view 2,500 pigment samples placed in tincture bottles and…
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Ackermann – successful with innovative, energy-efficient injection molding technology from WITTMANN BATTENFELD
Ackermann, based in Kierspe, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, has supplied the mechanical engineering industry with high-quality plastic products for more than 60 years. From the very beginning, these products were manufactured on BATTENFELD injection molding machines. In March this year, an…
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WITTMANN BATTENFELD impresses Oldrati with innovative injection molding technology
n 2015, WITTMANN BATTENFELD established itself as a supplier to the Oldrati group with the delivery of injection molding machines, an AIRMOULD® system and WITTMANN robots. Eight of the delivered injection molding machines are equipped with LSR technology.
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