Euro PM2008 to Offer Focused Workshops
Delegates attending this year’s Euro PM Congress & Exhibition, Euro PM2008, which takes place September 29 through October 1 at the Rosengarten Congress Centre in Mannheim, Germany, will be ...
Eighth Mec-Spe Coming to Parma in March
Because the mechanical technology sector is still one of the brightest spots in Italian industry, Senaf S.r.l. is looking forward to organizing the next edition of Mec-Spe, the international exhibitio...
Dijet Europe Distribution Centre Expands
A leading supplier of cutting tools to the worldwide mould and die making industry, Dijet Industrial Co. Ltd. of Osaka, Japan, has extended the capacity of its European distribution centre in Welwyn G...
METAV to Be First Industry Event of 2010
The next METAV international fair for manufacturing and automation is scheduled to be held February 23–27, 2010, in Düsseldorf. In opting for these dates for METAV 2010, the German Machine ...
Asiamold Prepares for Increased Numbers
Asiamold, the International Trade Fair for Moldmaking and Tooling, Design and Application Development, will open its gates for the second time this September 24. Running from the 24th through the 26th...
Husky to Open New Facility in Japan
Husky Injection Molding Systems has added to its investment in an industry-leading services and sales network by expanding its presence in Japan. The company expects to open a new customer technical c...
NPE 2009 to Have Tech Innovation Pavilion
One of several new multiexhibitor pavilions planned by the organizer of the NPE 2009 international plastics exposition is the New Technology Pavilion. The Society of the Plastics Industry Inc. (SPI) s...
Find the Source of Visual Defects
The appearance of visual defects on parts such as cracking, crazing, grooves, ripples, wave marks, and flaky brittleness often indicates more than an aesthetic problem. Many of these common visual def...
Why Mold-Maintenance Data Is Essential for Processing Technicians
When I was in the Navy, many different trades such as hydraulics, electrical, airframes, armament, and jet-engine mechanics worked side by side to get planes into the air, through their scheduled miss...
China dismisses developed nations’ accusations in WTO talks as ‘groundless’
The Chinese delegation on Monday dismissed as "groundless" the accusations made by some developed countries regarding China’s position in the ongoing Doha Round of trade talks in Genev...
WTO talks collapse, developed countries ‘to blame’
Trade officials said in Geneva (Switzerland) yesterday (July 29) that a high-level summit to salvage a global trade pact collapsed, after the United States, China and India failed to agree...
Training Pays Off in Productivity
A skilled and efficient workforce provides a decisive edge against competition and improves the bottom line. That philosophy is showing results at Plastikos Inc. in Erie, Pa., a $17-million custom inj...
Upturn Soon for PVC Siding And Window Profiles
U.S. residential construction continues to languish in the wake of the sub-prime mortgage debacle, and it will be at least another year before activity starts to show consistent improvement. Not surpr...
Lean Times in Automotive Molding
Mastio & Company’s most recent Injection Molding Markets Study predicts modest growth for injection molded automotive products in 2008. The study is divided into three major automotive marke...
Feedstocks Drive Up Prices
Prices of all sorts of commodity and engineering thermoplastics and thermosets are rising by leaps and bounds, reacting to equally strong increases in feedstock costs. PE PRICES UP SHARPLY PE prices m...
Embrace Mass Production
The focus this year at the international JEC Composites Show in Paris was not so much on brand-new processes as on adapting existing processes and materials for mass production, especially of large pa...
Additives Are Needed for Toughness, Heat Resistance & Processability
Plastics are going “green,” but they will need some help to get there. Biodegradable polymers derived from renewable resources are attracting lots of interest and publicity, but that enthu...
ERP and 3D model analysis software introduced
At the USA’s IMTS, Sescoi will launch its WorkPLAN Enterprise ERP system for project based companies, and WorkXPlore 3D for viewing, mark-up and analysis of 3D models. Sescoi will be showing its...
ERP software used in composite board manufacture
Pecolit Kunststoffe produces composite boards for the construction of cars, buses and motorhomes and required an ERP system which reliably copes with automotive industry requirements. Pecocar Holland,...
China’s leading trade fair to undergo major upgrade
The Canton Fair will undergo a major upgrade with further regrouping and breakdown of constituent sections and enhanced services in autumn in a newly-built world- class facility, senior officials said...