Injection Moulding 
Silgan Plastics has licensed Kortec’s multilayer injection molding technology for three packaging markets: wet pet foods, fruit cups and microwaveable cups, bowls and trays for ready-to-east soups, stews and meals
19 February 2010
Plastics research centre Kunststoff Zentrum Leipzig (KuZ) has developed an ultrasonic technology for releasing injection moulded micro optical components without leaving surface marks
11 February 2010
DME Company has developed a new line of plastic Turbulent Flow Baffles that it says enable faster mould cooling and reduced cycle times
11 February 2010
Loadhog has won a major contract from Amcor for its award winning Smartstak injection moulded glass bottle transportation system
11 February 2010
The IKV plastic processing will be showing the latest developments in its hybrid plastics/metal injection moulding process at its 25th plastics processing colloquium next month (3-4 March).
11 February 2010
Cinram International, an injection moulder of media including DVDs, is losing its biggest contract. Warner Home Video (WHV) has given written notice that it is terminating its agreements with Cinram effective 31 July
3 February 2010
A new "active" thin wall injection moulding technology has been combined with IML processing to produce thin wall decorated containers that are lighter than thermoformed equivalents
1 February 2010
Portugal-based motocross accessory manufacturer Polisport won two of the top prizes in the 2009 IMDA awards, organised by the US-based In-Mold Decorating Association (IMDA)
1 February 2010
Gibraltar-based Melea - which owns the gas-assisted injection moulding patents marketed by US company Gain Technologies - has been placed into liquidation, putting the company’s patent portfolio on the market.
22 January 2010
Japanese injection machinery maker Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is to sell mid range multi-component Engel moulding machines to customers in Japan under a new cooperatin agreement
22 January 2010
The UK-based technology specialist is spending €57,000 to bring its existing technical centre facilities up to production standards as it takes on new R&D projects in the auto and electronics sectors
22 January 2010
Haitian subsidiary Zhafir has developed a new all-electric injection moulding machine, which it demonstrated at an open house in Germany between the 26 and the 27 November
1 December 2009
Injection moulding is being used by two European injection moulding specialists to form and bond fixings onto moulded automotive media ducts, simplifying manufacture and improving performance
16 November 2009
Lens moulding has always presented a processing challenge, but the arrival of LED illumination technologies is adding further complexity, as European Plastics News reports
2 November 2009
Ferromatik Milacron has developed its High Precision Moulding (HiPM) process to help maintain shot-to-shot repeatability in demanding injection moulding applications
27 October 2009
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