The year 2012 has not been the same for all of Taiwan`s plastic extrusion machine suppliers.During this period of global economic uncertainty,some suppliers have had an increase in contract orders while others have seen a decline in ...
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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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Italy's imports and exports of plastics and rubber processing machinery continued to show positive trends in the first quarter of 2012, compared with the same period of 2011, with a 17% rise in overseas sales, said Assocomaplast, the ...
China’s plastic pipe industry expects, for the most part, to shrug off the effects of the cooling in the country’s real estate sector and grow from just under 10 million metric tons production last year to 13.2 million metric ...
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KraussMaffei Berstorff is now offering even more efficient wear resistance for all parallel and conical twin-screw extruders with the plasma powder arc welding process (PTA) for coating the top-root edges of counter-rotating twin screws. ...
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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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Century Extrusion, a U. S. Maker of twin-screw extruders, is finding a fertile market in far-flung places. And, given that Century’s parent, CPM Holdings Inc., broadened its scope when it bought one of China’s largest extruder ...
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In order to meet higher demand for locally made machines, KraussMaffei has started to make injection moulding machines in its Haiyan, China, factory, which will double its production space and capabilities. Hans Ulrich Golz, the new ...
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Milacron, the only US-based broad-line manufacturer of primary plastics equipment, will get a new private-equity owner, in news announced just before NPE2012 which runs April 1-5 in Orlando, Florida. Avenue Capital Group will sell the ...
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Davis-Standard (Pawcatuck, CT) is showing a newly developed mid-range controller called the DS-eVUE at NPE2012 (Orlando, FL; April 1-5). Features include a solid-state hard drive, a 15-inch (381mm) wide-screen HMI (human machine interface); ...
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Indian machinery maker Sai Machine Tools Pvt. Ltd. is investing 35 million rupees ($700, 000) in a dedicated facility to make drip irrigation tube extrusion machinery. The company sees demand growing for technologies to help conserve the ...
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Kung Hsing Plastic Machinery Co., Ltd., a maker of plastic extruders in Taiwan, adopts the most advanced 3D (three dimensional) design software to churn out precision parts for extruders. Kung Hsing was established in 1972 by president Tsai ...
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The NPE 2012 exhibition takes place in Orlando, the US, on 1-5 April. Our preview takes a look at a selection of the machinery, materials and service companies that will be exhibiting at the fair. American Kuhne Stand 3551 American Kuhne is ...
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Dutch pipe extrusion equipment maker Rollepaal BV is doubling capacity of its Indian factory this year to meet growing demand in the country’s infrastructure markets, as it plans other international ventures, a company executive said ...
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