Injection Molding Archive
Home products giant Ikea is aiming to “democratise” the furniture market by producing a mass-selling chair for both the home and public places. The firm has produced the Janinge chair, which will be manufactured in Italy and made using 75% polypropylene and 25% glass
Always technically challenging, the aircraft industry places wide-ranging demands on materials used in the manufacture of its composites. The specialty solutions must be suitable for automated production, easy to handle and available on a global scale, with total cost in use including repair constituting further
Freiburg, Germany-based mold and automation systems maker Zahoransky Formenbau GmbH has developed a new technology which allows for assembling and cooling outside the mold, maximizing the time the mold is in use. “It’s all about saving cycle time,” says Michael Schmidt, managing director of
Mundelein, Ill.-based Commercial Plastics Co. has purchased the assets of Xten Industries LLC, a Kenosha, Wis.-based custom injection molder. The Xten Industries plant in Kenosha will continue business as normal, but the operation will be known as Commercial Plastics Kenosha LLC. All current Xten
In October, Husky Injection Molding Systems exhibited at the 11th International Brew and Beverage Processing Technology and Equipment Exhibition for China (China Brew and Beverage – CBB). CBB is positioned as the most important and influential showcase for liquid food machinery in the Asian
Nowadays in automotive design, lighting functions not only to provide illumination and signaling for the driver: it also more often than not contributes to the unique design of a vehicle. For the new Porsche Macan, lighting specialist Hella developed a completely new rear lighting
Fairway Injection Molding Systems of Walnut, Calif., has in recent years invested about $1 million annually in new equipment to serve increased demand for mold production and sampling, the company says. Located about 25 miles southeast of Los Angeles, the mold maker most recently
Initiatives on energy efficiency are harbinger to new sustainable technologies for injection moulding machine manufacturers. With VDMA having launched the Blue Competence in 2012 for sustainability in machinery, machine makers have taken up the initiative. But Angelica Buan also asks how relevant is it
CBW Automation Inc., a U.S. manufacturer of robots and advanced automation solutions focused on injection molding and thermoforming applications in the packaging and medical markets, took the Gold Award in the In-Mold Decorating Association’s recent parts competition for Kentucky Fried Chicken’s Go Cup. The
The 19th China International Pharmaceutical Industry Exhibition grandly opens at Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center; at the same venue, Shanghai World of Packaging (swop) hosts its press conference. Jointly organised by China Center for Food & Drug International Exchange (CCFDIE), Messe Düsseldorf Shanghai Co.,
