Injection Moulding 
Organisers of the Plast exhibition in Milan, Italy in May say more than 1,100 exhibitors from 40 countries have signed up for the event. This was the total up to 31 December 2011, and the final number is likely to be more as applications for stands have continued to be submitted in recent weeks. European Plastics News will publish an Italian plastics supplement to co-incide with the event.
2 February 2012
The IKV plastics processing institute at the RWTH Rhineland Westphalia university in Aachen, Germany, is holding its 26th international biannual plastics technology colloquium on 7-8 March 2012. With more than 50 presentations in 14 sessions and visits to the laboratories, IKV says it is looking forward to attracting more than the 500 participants and 40 exhibiting companies who attended the 2010 event.
2 February 2012
If emerging markets are supposed to provide an economic lift to the world economy these days, India’s plastics sector seems ready to oblige, with its leaders opening the PlastIndia trade show on 1 February by predicting they’ll maintain double digit growth over the next decade.
2 February 2012
The use of unreinforced polypropylene from Schulman in water assist injection moulding technology (WIT) is enabling Turkish company Teklas Kaucuk to make ducts with integrated flexible bellow sections.
1 February 2012
Wittmann Battenfeld is building a 17,220-square-foot addition at its Kottingbrunn headquarters factory, part of a total expansion of 32,290 square feet of production and warehouse areas there
13 January 2012
Wilhelmsdorf, Germany based moulder HBW-Gubesch Kunststoff-Engineering has developed an in-mould decoration process with continuous film roll feeding. Its IMD-Pro process overcomes some of the geometry limitations of conventional in-mould decoration (IMD).
12 January 2012
Major German automotive injection moulder Huf Hülsbeck & Fürst has acquired extended licences for assisted moulding from Maximator and Cinpres Gas Injection.
12 January 2012
Chinese injection moulding machine maker Guangzhou Borch Machinery has appointed Plastigo as its exclusive distributor in Poland
11 January 2012
The IWK institute for materials technology and plastics processing at the HSR university in Rapperswil, Switzerland, presented an illuminated metal foil back injection moulded demonstration part on its stand at Fakuma 2011
10 January 2012
US-based Maguire is set to sell its Purging Recovery System (PRS) on the European market after receiving CE certification, the company said 3 January
5 January 2012
The IWK institute for materials technology and plastics processing at the HSR university in Rapperswil, Switzerland presented an illuminated metal foil back injection moulded demonstration part on its stand at Fakuma 2011
20 December 2011
Poland-based plastic components manufacturer Wezi-Tec has recently unveiled plans to invest at least €4m in expanding its plant in Legnica, Poland. The company is a subsidiary of Germany’s plastic parts moulder Weber.
16 December 2011
Injection machinery maker Ferromatik Milacron has created a way of manufacturing lightweight car door handles by combining monosandwich technology with a gas injection process. The process creates a part with a hollow centre, reducing weight by 25% - from 107g to 79g
12 December 2011
Czech plastic components processor Fortell is expanding its injection moulding capacity with the addition of two new presses, one from Arburg and the second from Battenfeld
8 December 2011
The European Commission has praised the results of a European Union (EU)-funded initiative aimed at boosting the competitiveness of European mould manufacturing for plastics-based products including household goods and automotive and aerospace components
2 December 2011
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