Five-Axis Robot Handles Really Big Parts
A new five-axis, all-servo linear robot for large parts was unveiled at last fall’s K 2007 show by Sepro-Robotique of France, represented here by Sepro America LLC, Pittsburgh. The SR 4060 S5 is...
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Multi-Drop Hot Runner For PLA Preforms
A high-cavitation hot-runner system designed specifically for molding bottle preforms of biodegradable polylactide (PLA) resins is offered by Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd., Bolton, Ont. In 2005...
Industry should unite over plastic bags, says Pafa
UK plastic bag furore is misplaced and could cause more damage. Hysteria surrounding the use of plastic bags is demonising plastic as a material and lays open the entire industry to attack, acc...
Milacron says globalisation paying off
Action taken last year will allow the business “to be profitable despite the market”. Milacron lost money again in 2007 but officials said ongoing globalisation moves are helping th...
Innovation priority at Suzhou Industrial Park
The China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park has made great progress in the past 13 years due to policies encouraging innovation and investment, its administrative committee said. The park covers about ...
Mold Prevention System combines longevity, safe materials
Offered as 2-step system, Endurance Bio-Barrier(TM) is comprised of cleaner/prep agent and Bio-Door Technology(TM) barrier and odor control application. Safe active ingredients are below required EPA ...
PBOC: Tight monetary policy to curb inflation
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) will continue to implement tight monetary policy to rein in inflation, vice governor Ma Delun said on Thursday. The central bank had taken a series of measures ...
Short Leadtimes, Customer R&D Boost Business for Dauntless
Fast time-to-market and product development work with OEMs hone California moldmaker’s competitive edge. Looking back on 25 years in moldmaking, George Payton might conclude that he was always i...
Lean Manufacturing Trims Leadtimes(2)
mold Components: Industry Changes Much like the hot runner market, the components sector also has seen faster delivery times. Mike Hicks, North American Sales Manager at DMS (Oldcastle, ON), points ou...
Lean Manufacturing Trims Leadtimes(1)
Moldmakers aren’t the only ones reducing leadtimes. Component and hot runner suppliers are delivering their equipment and supplies faster to accommodate industry demand. Over the last decade, as...
Standardize Before You Automate
After standardization, automation will create the largest increase in profits that any one area can produce. Today we are faced with rising labor costs, a shortage of skilled workers and ever-growing ...
How to Achieve Efficiency in Graphite Electrode Milling
A look at the technological advancements of HSM centers that provide the efficiency and quality required for milling graphite electrodes, particularly small electrodes with intricate features and thin...
EDM’s Effect on Surface Integrity
Understanding the various layers of a cavity that are thermally altered by the EDM process will help you understand how EDM affects the integrity of the mold surface. Protecting the surface integrity ...
How to Select the Right Steel Grade to Improve Mold Performance
A look at an improved steel grade utilizing boron metallurgy that will help shops reduce internal costs and minimize the risk of failure during manufacturing. The vast majority of molds for the plasti...
Mec-Spe 2008 Highlight: 16 Working Areas
From the 3rd through the 5th of April at the Parma Fairgrounds, the six specialized fairs of Mec-Spe 2008, the international exhibition of skilled mechanics, will not only be the place in Italy where ...
Planit Holdings Divests Fusion Division
The CAD/CAM software provider Planit Holdings Ltd. has agreed to sell its Fusion retail business to 20-20 Technologies Inc., which is headquartered in North America. The decision to divest was in line...
Survey: China Is Top Machine Tool Consumer
Five years ago, China moved from fourth to first place in annual consumption of machine tools. The country has retained that position ever since, and even strengthened it, leading the other principal ...
China-US Plastics Industry Summit in April
The Society of the Plastics Industry Inc. (SPI) is sponsoring the China-US Plastics Industry Summit that will take place on April 16, 2008, at the Renaissance Shanghai Pudong Hotel in Shanghai. Co-org...
Powder Metallurgy Awards Contest Opens
The European Powder Metallurgy Association (EPMA) has announced the launch of the next installment in its series of annual competitions for the prestigious Awards for Excellence in Powder Metallurgy. ...
Istanbul to Be Site of Mould Fair in April
Mould Eurasia 2008, the Turkish exhibition of moulds, mould technologies, associated industries, and sheet metal processing, will welcome the world mould making and moulding sector to Istanbul April 1...