Steel processor realises cost savings
US steel processor reported significant cost savings achieved through the Fabricators and Manufacturers Association working with Affiliated Power Purchasers International. Chicago, USA-based high volu...
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Large diameter catalyst extruder introduced
Orthos (Engineering) has introduced a high pressure extruder to produce large-size catalyst honeycomb units for use in selective catalytic reduction systems for diesel engines. Orthos (Engineering) ha...
The application of copper alloys in mould making industry
Let’s first take a look at the position of copper alloys in mould making industry. Before 1987, the application of copper alloys as mould surface materials was very limited, so does that as moul...
CAD/CAM software speeds prototype lead-times
A US plastics and metal product prototyping company reported that use of Delcam’s PowerSHAPE design software and the PowerMILL CAM system has reduced its delivery times by 50%. Craft Pattern and...
Export growth slows down
Latest official figures show China’s export growth slowed in June as a result of the shrinking demand caused by the global economic slowdown and the mounting pressure on Chinese manufacturers be...
Sinosteel wins control of Midwest
China’s leading steel company Sinosteel succeeded in its bid to gain control of Australian iron ore miner Midwest. Stock exchange documents show it now has a majority stake in the target company...
Renishaw Opens Demonstration Centre in India
Renishaw plc has opened its first dedicated demonstration and training centre for the Indian market at its regional main office in Pune. The new 200-m² facility houses cnc machine tools and coord...
Hexagon Acquires German Software Company
Hexagon AB has entered into an agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of the German company Messtechnik Wetzlar GmbH (MTWZ). The company will be integrated into Hexagon Metrology, the world&rsquo...
R?hm GmbH Goes outside Family for Two MDs
After 99 years of business, the family that has owned Röhm GmbH, a world-leading manufacturer of clamping devices, has transferred responsibility for company management to two external managing d...
CNC Software Celebrates 25 Years
Mastercam®, the CAD/CAM software from CNC Software Inc. that first appeared 25 years ago, had more installed seats—135,824—than any other CAD/CAM product at the end of 2007. CNC Softwa...
EuroMold Pavilion at RosMould Keeps Growing
At the mould making and tooling fair RosMould 2008 in June, the exhibition space occupied by the EuroMold Pavilion organized by DEMAT GmbH was 110% greater than in 2007. Eighteen medium-sized business...
Revitalized Meusburger Website Is Up
Since the beginning of June, Meusburger Georg GmbH & Co. KG, also known as Meusburger Standard Moulds, has been presenting itself to the on-line world through a completely revised website. The foc...
Engineers Aplenty, Just Not Enough Jobs
Wohlers Associates Inc., headed by Terry Wohlers, an expert in the additive fabrication market, publishes an annual report on new developments and trends in additive fabrication. The company also issu...
Autodesk completes acquisition of Moldflow
Autodesk has completed its acquisition of Moldflow Corporation, which is a leading provider of software, which allows designers to predict and optimise how plastics performs. Autodesk has completed it...
Cutting tool lubrication upgrade speeds assembly
A Bielomatik system delivers lubrication through a spotfacing cutting and countersinking tool on the A380 Airbus assembly line – improving performance and optimising tool life and cycle times. U...
Steelmaker upgrades i2 supply chain software
Steelmaker SSAB’s plate division is to upgrade its use of i2 supply chain solutions and migrate to the i2 Agile Business Process Platform. The plate division of SSAB , a producer of heavy steel ...
Solvent-free powder coats heat-sensitive plastics
Dulux Powder Coatings and the CSIRO claimed that Customcoat QP solvent-free powder coating technology can be applied to heat-sensitive plastics and cured at low temperatures. Dulux Powder Coatings and...
Water injector reduces mould cooling time by 50%
Cinpres Gas Injection has introduced an innovative, retrofitable, low profile water injector reduces cooling time by up to 50% of that of traditional gas molding. Gas assisted moulding specialist, Cin...
Development from High Starting-point: Jiyuan Aims to Make World Level Mould
One year before the establishment, investors of Jiyuan made much investigation on mould industry and the geographic character of the factories. At last, they set up the company in Huangyan, the f...
What Goes Around Comes Around
I don ’t want to sound Pollyanna-ish about the hard hits that North American molders and moldmakers have taken from overseas competition lately, but the good news about this globalization thing ...