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K 2010- Injection Molding New All-Electrics & Hybrids Balance Performance & Economy
The world’s largest plastics show, coming up next month in Dusseldorf, Germany, provides ample evidence of the growing sway of electric drive technology in injection molding.
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Processor Strategies - Cashmere Molding Inc.: ‘Compete Globally, Produce Locally’
What kind of a company increases sales by an average of 60% annually, including a 10% gain last year, in the depth of the Great Recession?
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NPE News Wrap-up: Resin Dryers
At least 16 companies introduced new dryers at the big show in Chicago. The new models span a range of drying technologies, but most sport features that save space and cost and make the dryers simpler and more reliable.
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For two and a half decades, one of readers’ favorite regular departments in Plastics Technology is our Custom Injection Molders’ Machine-Hour Rates survey.
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New Presses, Robots & Process Tech To Debut at K 2010 Fair
The exhibit of Engel Austria at October’s K 2010 fair in Dusseldorf, Germany, will host a wide range of product introductions, ranging from new machines for caps/closures and micromolding to a new model of small electric press, a new generation of beam robots, and developing process technologies for polyurethane skin coating, machine-integrated mold-temperature control, multi-shot optical molding, and all-plastic “hybrid” composites.
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Materials & Parts Handling at NPE 2003
Dryers, feeders, blenders, loaders, receivers, level sensors, system-wide controls, parts conveyors, and box fillers account for dozens of new products at NPE.
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Heating & Cooling at NPE 2003
Smaller, more efficient, and environmentally friendly are the themes for new heating/cooling products at NPE.
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Thermosets & Composites at NPE 2003
While there are only a handful of exhibitors at NPE involved in thermosets and composites, it looks like there may be significant news in one area of leading-edge technology: fuel cells.
Read MoreHelping You Plan for NPE
It’s coming to Chicago next month: that once-every-three-years extravaganza, the biggest plastics show in this hemisphere, with over 2000 exhibitors from all over the world—NPE 2003.
Read MoreRates Dipping
A 1.5% average drop in machine-hour rates in the fourth quarter of 2002 was reported by 183 custom injection molders responding to our latest semi-annual survey.
Read MoreCreature of Imagination
The griffin of ancient mythology was said to combine features of two noble animals—lion and eagle.
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Phenolics Set Stiff Pace Under the Hood
The air-intake manifold on a high-end European car may be one sign of a renaissance for phenolics.
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