The U.S. plastics industry is continuing its long climb out of the depths of the great recession, with an expansion in 2011 expected to be followed by more growth in 2012, but looming threats and unanswered questions have created a market ...
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The plastics machinery rebound is continuing this year, according to the Society of the Plastics Industry Inc.’s Committee on Equipment Statistics. Also, Washington-based SPI is releasing statistics on thermoforming equipment for the ...
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Whether you are moving into a new condo, house or apartment, or just remodeling your place to get a new look, bookshelves provide both storage space and decorative flair. The bookcase you choose tells the world all about your personal ...
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During the first half of 2012, Georg Fischer faced uneven economic conditions. Whereas the Corporation increased its sales in Asia and even more in North America, the eurozone woes had a dampening effect on customer demand in that region. ...
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The extension of KraussMaffei Group’s production plant in Slovakia is proceeding faster than planned, and production in the second assembly hall will therefore commence at the end of 2012. The company, which is rumored to be for sale, ...
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Engel Austria GmbH recently launched a new line of injection molding machine, the e-mac all-electric machine, for precise production of technical parts. Machines with clamping forces of 50, 75 and 100 are already available in the market, ...
Universal Paula Deen GalsUniversal Furniture will launch a Paula Deen Kids line at this fall's High Point Market, with groups for both boys and girls under Universal's Smartstuff youth line. Universal has held a licensing agreement with ...
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Bright Plastics Inc. is bringing in three new presses, five automation units and more auxiliary equipment as it adjusts for a record year in sales, according to partner Kirk Sparks. “Most of our top 20 accounts are up, year to date. ...
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An all electric injection molding machine offers several important benefits, mostly related to the fact that individual motors control each function, as opposed to a control system consisting of a complicated arrangement of hydraulic hoses. ...
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GOES, The Netherlands – Plastic optics for lighting fixtures can now be custom manufactured by a new one-step process which affords flexibility and freedom of design never before possible, at prices competitive with injection molding. ...
Production efficiency was the focus of this year’s Technology Days event, organized in March by injection molding machinery producer Arburg GmbH + Co. KG in Lossburg. Arburg defines production efficiency as an overarching “meta ...
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Swiss Chemical company Clariant Masterbatches just announced a liquid vehicle technology (LVT) developed to eliminate problems that have prevented wider use of liquid color and additive concentrates in extrusion blow molding of polyolefins. ...
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Plastics Machinery Group LLC of Solon, Ohio, is experiencing strong demand for equipment and has added jobs. In early February, the firm acquired nine used thin-gauge thermoforming machines from model years 1990 and later. “We sold ...
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Universal Dynamics Inc. Trotted out new additions to its dryer lines, as well as a new loading module, new controller and dual fuel power pack, among auxiliary equipment offerings at its NPE exhibit booth. The company is expanding equipment ...
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Rotational molding volume will track U. S. Gross domestic product, continuing a trend that began in the mid-1990s, economist Peter Mooney, said at a Society of Plastics Engineers conference. Mooney issued his sixth rotomolding report in ...
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