Machinery 
Sumitomo (SHI) Demag has promoted two executives into senior positions as Shaun Dean moves from the injection moulding machine company to its parent Sumitomo Heavy Industries. Christian Renners takes over full responsibility as managing director for sales, after sales, marketing and all subsidiaries. Andreas Schramm has been appointed chief technical officer with full responsibility for R&D, quality and production as from 1 June.
23 May 2013
Injection moulding machine maker Engel of Austria said sales in Asia topped the Americas for the first time ever in its most recent fiscal year, reaching a record for the region at €145m and accounting for 18% of its €950m in global revenue.
22 May 2013
The maker of Romi and Sandretto machines is in the process of closing its manufacturing plants in Italy and focusing all of its manufacturing in Brazil
22 May 2013
Italian auxiliary equipment supplier Piovan and its local subsidiary launched a universal productivity and efficiency system for the South American market during the opening day of Feiplastic, the Brazilian trade show formerly named Brasilplast, 20-24 May
21 May 2013
Avance Industrial, the Mexican representative of the German-Japanese machine producer Sumitomo (SHI) Demag, demonstrated packaging machinery at the Plastimagen show in Mexico City in March
20 May 2013
European packaging supplier Holfeld Plastics has developed a new range of de-nestable punnets, designed for easier, quicker packing of soft fruit products
16 May 2013
The new Synventive G24 series hot runner temperature control system adds several features to the established LEC and TTC controllers with their triangulated control technology for sensing, controlling and actuating. The US company said it has made the G24 series cost competitive by “leveraging the global electronics supply chain with new and fewer components”
14 May 2013
Lindamar Industries, a US manufacturer and supplier of custom plastic bags, is launching a line of compostable bags made from renewable corn starch and biodegradable polymers
2 May 2013
When, in 2007, Weatherchem landed a client that would boost business by 25%, the company had to expand — but carefully and within its existing facility
30 April 2013
Wittmann Battenfeld generated 2012 sales of €275m, about 10% higher than 2011, and officials said an expansion into bigger injection moulding machines and a big backlog at the end of year points to higher sales in 2013
29 April 2013
Packaging specialist Sidel says beverage manufacturers can now use aseptic production to make smaller batches of bottles, thanks its new technology
25 April 2013
Wittmann Kunststoffgeräte has expanded a production area in Vienna to make a sheet metal department, whose products will be used to manufacture parts for the Feedmax conveying units and Silmax drying hoppers
24 April 2013
Steve DeSpain has been named president of Reifenhauser Inc, the North American subsidiary of German extrusion machinery specialist Reifenhäuser
24 April 2013
Single, the German manufacturer of temperature control and cooling systems has boosted the efficiency of many of its products. The Single temperature control and cooling systems with pump speed control have been marked with the “EcoPlus” label
24 April 2013
Tria, the Italian maker of granulators, is expanding its US operations in Charlotte, North Carolina, by adding a new test facility
22 April 2013
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