How to pick a top-quality moldmaker(1)
What criteria do sharp molders use to select an equally competent moldmaker? And how do the best moldmakers maintain their own quality? Here’s what they told us. Deciding on the right moldmaker ...
Measure Web Static At the Right Distance
A new handheld static detector, Model 983v2 Static Locator, launched by Meech International in the U.K. (U.S. office in Norton, Ohio) at the recent K 2007 show in Germany, automatically senses its dis...
Additives Raise Melt Strength And Toughness of PLA
Three new additives are designed to improve melt strength, clarity, and recyclability of PLA (polylactic acid) biopolymer. The Biostrength family of additives was launched at the K 2007 show by the Fr...
Selective Materials Strategy Is A Potent Tool for Moldmakers(2)
Multiple Steel Choices Suppliers offer a range of products for selective materials specification. Chief among these are metals and coatings that resist the aggressive process conditions of resins with...
Selective Materials Strategy Is A Potent Tool for Moldmakers(1)
Reducing mold build costs with different steels and coatings may give North American shops more business from electronics OEMs. Metal producers and coating suppliers have long promoted the use of spec...
Twenty Years of Copper Alloys in Moldmaking(2)
Beryllium Copper or Copper Nickel Alloys Basically there are two families of alloy chemistries that yield high strength, high conductivity alloys that are the best choices for use as molding surfaces ...
Twenty Years of Copper Alloys in Moldmaking(1)
A look at where we are today with the integration of copper alloys in mold building. Prior to 1987, there was very limited use of copper alloys as molding surfaces and molds using copper alloy materia...
MTA Welcomes Interest Rate Drop
The UK’s Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA) has issued a statement saying that it welcomes the latest British interest rate reduction. Despite the general economic conditions, includin...
Hexagon Sets Financial Targets for 2008-2010
Hexagon AB held a capital markets day in early December, which featured an overview of the company’s strategy and focus areas presented via live webcast. During the event, Hexagon announced its ...
Mazak Sees Record Output in Worcester
Having completed the latest round of expansion at its Worcester, UK, manufacturing plant, the Japanese machine tool builder Yamazaki Mazak is embarking on a review of the next phase of development at ...
CBI: UK Manufacturing Sector Gearing Down
Further evidence of an upcoming slowdown in the UK economy was revealed when the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) released its December Industrial Trends Survey, a snapshot of the manufacturing...
Emco Lands €18-Million Asian Order
The Salzburg, Austria–based mechanical engineering company Emco was successful recently in competing against numerous competitors from Europe, the United States, and Japan to capture a large-sca...
Gildemeister Moving Up to MDAX Stock Index
Gildemeister AG, a leading manufacturer of cutting machine tools for the global market, is soon to join the German mid-cap stock index MDAX. Deutsche Börse in Frankfurt made the official announce...
METAV to Link Equipment Makers, Users
The next METAV trade fair will be held in Düsseldorf from March 31 through April 4, 2008. This international fair for manufacturing technology and automation has established itself as the biggest...
Standard-Knapp Protects Bottles and Labels with Advanced Soft Placement Module
Zero-Impact Servo System Packs Without Damage Portland, CT-Standard-Knapp, a worldwide leader in the manufacture of innovative packaging machinery, announces its soft placement module for secure, effi...
Zero-Impact Servo System helps prevent bottle breakage.
Compatible with several case packer models, soft placement module with motion control gently lowers bottles into cases or trays without damage to label, closure, or container integrity. Steady and pre...
ADSL Router allows secure communication between remote sites.
Supporting ADSL, ADSL 2, and ADSL2+ broadband technologies, DR-250 enables communication with remote sites at speeds to 8 Mbps. It provides 20 encrypted secure tunnels and optional support for up to 2...
Vertical CNC Honing Machine integrates air-gauging system
Providing closed-loop control of tool size, along with downloadable SPC data, SV-1005 series machines automatically control hole size to accuracies of 0.00001 in., working on size range of 0.120-2.56 ...
Market recovers 5,100 points after rate hike
Chinese stocks have shrugged off the year’s sixth interest rate hike as the major index gained for a third day and recaptured the 5100-point position by close of trading. The benchmark Shanghai ...
China’s A-share IPOs top the world this year
China’s A-share markets raised a total 447 billion yuan (US$60.82 billion) from initial public offerings (IPOs) this year, topping the world in terms of the amount raised, according to China Sec...