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Fibers Pair With Foam for High-Bending Stiffness at Low Surface Weight
Reduced clamp force, shorter cycles, lower melt viscosity, and higher dimensional stability are just some of the purported benefits of foam injection molding.
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China Serves Up Stiff Competition in Table Tennis and Plastics Machinery
Table tennis as a commentary on China’s pursuit of Germany for global plastics machinery preeminence.
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Avian Granulator to Start U.S. Production With New Chicago Area Plant
Avian (USA) Machinery LLC, the U.S. branch of China-based size reduction equipment supplier Avian Group, has moved into a new building in the Chicago area.
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Conair Expands Chinese Manufacturing With New Facility
New building covers 4500-m2 (48,000-m2) and will allow Conair to combine manufacturing and offices into one facility down the street from its former site.
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Tiebarless Training Comes to Tennessee
Automotive is booming in the state, and students are being prepared for jobs in molding.
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Permanent Decoration for Polyolefin Injection Molded Parts
Low surface energy of nonpolar plastics like PE and PP has made them a challenge to decorate, but a new technology seeks to change that.
Read MoreMilacron’s Mold-Masters Business Marks 10 Years In China With Plans to Double Capacity
By the end of 2016, the Milacron subsidiary will have doubled capacity for hot runners and components in Jiangsu, with total headcount approaching 1000.
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Arburg Debuts ‘freeformer’ Additive Manufacturing Tech in China
The world tour of Arburg鈥檚 freeformer additive manufacturing platform continues with its Asian launch at Chinaplas and addition of local staff to support it.
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Chinaplas 2015: Engel Announces Record Results, New Automation Center in Shanghai
Austrian injection molding machine and automation supplier Engel announced at Chinaplas 2015 that it eclipsed the euro 1 billion mark for annual sales for the first time ever, hitting 1.068 billion euros ($1.4 billion) for its fiscal year ending in March.
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Chinaplas Opens With Record Number of Exhibitors and Space
Even as the overall Chinese economy cools, its annual plastics show continues to grow unabated with 2015鈥檚 edition boasting 3282 exhibitors and 240,000 m2 of exhibit space in Guangzhou.
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KraussMaffei to Expand Local Production of Extrusion Lines in China
Starting in the second half of 2015, KraussMaffei will begin production of its ZE 52 Basic twin screw compounding lines at its recently expanded Haiyan facility.
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Domo Chemicals Building New Nylon Compounding Operation in China
Construction is underway of a new compounding plant in Jiaxing, which will have 20,000 m.t./yr capacity by 2019.
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