Products

POM, PPS, PBT and LCP Powders for Wide Range of Processing Methods

Polyplastics’ new Durast series of engineering plastic fine powders  are suitable for low-volume sinter forming, compression molding, and 3D printing.  

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Biopolymers

‘First’ Amorphous PHA Bioplastic

CJ Bio’s Phact  is a more rubbery version of PHA that is being initially targeted as an additive modifier for compostable bioplastics.  

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Molds & Tooling

Clamps Allow Faster Mold Changes

Mouldpro says its Power Sliding Clamp can accommodate a range of different mold back-plate sizes and thicknesses.

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industry 4.0

OPC UA Interface Integrates Injection Molding Machines with Mixing and Dosing Equipment

Engel and Koch have extended the use of OPC UA communication protocols between presses and dosing units and mixers.

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Oil-Filtration System Comes in Three Sizes

PCS Company says the new Filtroil Chrome High Pressure (CHP) oil filters offer a bypass filtration system that filters hybrid and hydraulic injection molding machine oil down to 1 µm.

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Updated Software Makes Additive Manufacturing Platform Up to 55% Faster

Arburg says the software on its Freeformer additive manufacturing platform now optimizes the printing of water-soluble support materials in a grid structure.

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Testing

Next-Generation Industrial Desktop 3D Scanner for QC

Exact Metrology’s newest version of Artec Micro boasts ultra-high precision.  

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Hot Runners

System Checks Hot Runner Heaters, Sensors

Meusburger’s new profiTEMP TM hot runner diagnosis device is especially designed for electrical testing of heaters and sensors, as well as preheating the hot runner.

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High-Temperature, Low-Flow Indicator for Mold-Cooling Applications

Burger & Brown Engineering has released a new high-temperature low-flow indicator to monitor flow inside critical, restricted cooling paths such as those with bubblers or baffles.

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Software Reduces Print Iterations and Optimizes Part Designs in Additive Manufacturing

Startup company Araqev’s software applies machine learning to nominal design files and scanned point cloud data from printed products to simulate deviations and modify designs.

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sustainability

Portable Alligator Shear for Size Reduction of Oversized Plastic Scrap

  BCA Industries’ PGS100 hydraulic shear can quickly cut oversized plastic items into smaller pieces for easier shredding.

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Flame-Retardant PPAs for Electronic Components

BASF’s newly expanded Ultramid One J and Ultramid Advanced slate of FR PPA compounds boasts long-term thermal stability without corrosion.

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