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Fully Electric Vacuum Pump Unit for Cobots Eliminates Need for Compressed Air
Piab Group’s piCOBOT electric vacuum pump unit eliminates air tubing and cabling to operate in spaces where compressed air isn’t available.
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M-2 Ejector Pins Line Introduced
Progressive Components says the new M-2 Ejector Pins are especially suited for high wear resistance with abrasive materials and high-heat applications.
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Low Temperature Portable Chiller Product Line Expanded
Mokon now offers the Iceman low-temperature line of portable chillers with dual-circuit capacity control.
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Custom Automation for Stack Mold Applications
Wittmann has developed dual high-speed, top-entry robots to provide faster cycle times, lower payload requirements and flexible process flow in stack mold applications.
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Stork IMM Opens U.S. Subsidiary
The Dutch maker of high-speed injection molding machines focused on packaging applications has established a sales and service operation in Swedesboro, New Jersey.
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Netstal Names New Americas’ Region President
The Swiss maker of injection molding machines has named Nadeem Amin the new president for Netstal Americas.
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PHA Compound Molded into “World’s First” Biodegradable Bottle Closures
Beyond Plastic and partners have created a certified biodegradable PHA compound that can be injection molded into 38-mm closures in a sub 6-second cycle from a multicavity hot runner tool.
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Gerresheimer Announces Two-Stage Expansion in Georgia
The German packaging company is investing $180 million in Peachtree City, expanding production space for injection molding and other activities there by a total of 194,000 ft.2
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LS Mtron’s Outsized NPE2024 Presence Jump-Starts Ambitious North American Market Goals
The Korean maker of injection molding machines featured eight machines in its nearly 14,000-square-foot booth with additional presses at Yushin and Incoe’s booths, as it targets 20% market share.
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Arburg Eyes Assembly Plant in North America
The 101-year-old German company will continue to manufacture machines from its sprawling operation in the Black Forest, but for the first time it will add assembly outside of the country.
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Wittmann Shifts Some Production out of Austria
Manufacture of several core products, including specific models and sizes of injection molding machines, automation and auxiliaries have shifted out of Austria and into Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey.
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Engel Reorients Global Business, Adds Production in Mexico
The Austrian maker of injection molding machines and automation announced at NPE2024 that it will establish optimized sales, logistics and production structures for its three major regions: Europe, Asia and America.
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