Machinery 
Italian companies will be the second largest national exhibitor grouping at this year’s K exhibition. Machinery association Assocomaplast says the event is expected to play a key part in the sector’s recovery.
28 July 2010
Machine maker Micron says it will pull out of negative EBIT by the end of the year after recording an increase in orders of 82.2%
23 July 2010
Italian plastics and rubber machinery association Assocomaplast is optimistic for the industry after national statistics showed a slower rate of decline for both imports and exports. ISTAT national statistics suggest imports fell 4% and exports 1.7% in the first quarter of 2010, compared to the same period in 2009.
20 July 2010
The German pipe corrugating equipment maker has develop new high output production systems for flat-bottomed “tunnel” drainage pipes.
13 July 2010
Bradford University is adding a fifth micro-moulding machine at its RKT Centre, where it is already running production-scale moulding projects.
9 July 2010
The use of Accuform’s T-Sim thermoforming process simulation software cut material consumption by more than 9% in two recent projects
28 June 2010
Dr. Boy, the German maker of small injection presses, is realigning its North American operation, Boy Machines Pennsylvania and hiring Marko Koorneef as vice president of sales and service of Boy Machines, a newly created position.
21 June 2010
Wittmann Battenfeld has launched a number of new additions to its ancillary equipment range, including a new Aton version of its Drymax wheel drier and the MC34 Primus granulator
14 June 2010
Dymotek and Arburg teamed up to create a two-component Allrounder 570 A moulding machine which processes thermoplastic and liquid silicone (LSR) in a complex production cell making disposable fluid pump items
14 June 2010
Wanner Technik has extended its existing Dynamic range of cutting mills with the new D Series - providing quiet operation, low cutter speeds and reduced energy consumption
14 June 2010
The increasing focus on energy consumption and improving performance of electrical moulding machines will spell the end for Netstal’s Synergy hydraulic machine range. Phase out likely to begin within three years.
11 June 2010
The agreement means the Austrian profile tooling specialist will work with Battenfeld-Cincinnati to supply complete lines for “project markets”, continuing a pre-merger arrangement it operated with Cincinnati Extrusion.
11 June 2010
Italian hot runner producer Thermoplay has developed a new solution for sequential injection moulding of large automotive and household appliance parts, which it claims enhances mechanical properties and improves surface quality
9 June 2010
Swiss manufacturer Kistler has created a new melt pressure measuring system, featuring a calibrated sensor and amplifier and designed for use in injection moulding machines and hot runner systems
9 June 2010
The economic downward trend is broken, predicts KraussMaffei Group CEO Dr Dietmar Straub, who expects the plastics machinery group to be back on a growth trajectory next year
9 June 2010
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