Tony Deligio

Tony Deligio Editor-in-Chief

Yaskawa Opens Expanded Headquarters

Yaskawa America’s Motoman robotics division opened the completed 185,000-ft.2 expansion of its headquarters in Miamisburg, Ohio.

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Slide Retainer Features Positive Locking Connection

Hasco’s Z1899/… compact slide retainer applies a ball catch for reliable locking.

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Plastics Machinery Shipments Decline in Second Quarter

PLASTICS reported that shipments for primary plastics machinery in North America fell 15.4% compared to the second quarter and 36.2% on a year-over-year basis.

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Extrusion Technology Extended to Injection, Enabling Up to 100% Regrind Usage

Twin-barrel (shot-pot) press can handle more regrind, offers other benefits to molders.

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Heinz Zahoransky Passes Away

The 95-year-old scion of the founder and long-time managing director of the Zahoransky Group moldmaking company was rewarded more than 200 patents during his career.

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Nolan Strall to Step Down as President of KraussMaffei in the US

Brett Greenhalgh will take over for Strall as the leader of KraussMaffei Corp. in America effective Sept. 1.

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PET Preform Hot Runner System Reduces Stack Height

Mold-Masters has cut the stack height of its PET-Series hot runner system from 300 mm to 260 mm, while maintaining a 3-plate design and the advantages therein.

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Lab System Targets Large Part, Process Development for Combo Injection Molding, PUR Coating

KraussMaffei has paired an MXW 4500 injection molding machine featuring more than 5,000 tons of clamp force with two RimStar polyurethane (PUR) metering systems and three different mixing heads in a new ColorForm lab line at its facility in Parsdorf, Germany.

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Sodick-Plustech Promotes Shinohara

Kohei Shinohara has been promoted to senior vice president of Plustech, the North American subsidiary of Japan’s Sodick injection molding machines.

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Standalone Servo-Driven Sprue Picker

Wittmann recently introduced a standalone version of its WX90 sprue removal robot capable of working with virtually any brand of injection molding machine.

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Temperature Controller Accepts Renewable, DC Power

Wittmann’s newest temperature controller — the Tempro plus DC — can use direct current (DC) power generated by solar panels without conversion loss.

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Thin-Film Sensors Integrated Directly Onto Cavity Surface

Fraunhofer IST researchers say the wear-resistant thin-film sensors are deposited onto the tool surface, enabling direct temperature and flow measurements in critical areas of a mold.

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