Digitalisation increases production efficiency
As an industry pioneer, Arburg works intensively and practically with the question of how to use digitalisation to increase production efficiency when processing plastics.
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Wittmann Battenfeld presents its highlights digitally
Since Fakuma 2020 has been postponed to next year, Wittmann Battenfeld has decided to present the exhibits originally planned for the Fakuma and several other interesting applications in the form of product videos, and post them on a “Virtual Fakuma” portal.
Sumitomo (SHI) Demag modernises production logistics and training centre
Since 2016, Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Plastics Machinery has invested almost EUR 20 million in modernising facilities and equipment at its two German sites in Schwaig and Wiehe.
Focus on the Central European plastics industry
The expected boom in industrial production has fallen short. The low point of industrial production in April was followed by a slow increase in production in May.
Engel speaks out against participation in Fakuma 2020
Engel will not actively participate in the Fakuma in the usual manner this year. The board of management made this decision considering the unforeseeable further development of the Corona pandemic.
Management change at Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Italia
With effect from 1 June 2020 Paolo Zirondoli has taken the position of Managing Director at Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Plastics Machinery (Italia) S.r.l. He succeeds Roberto Sallemi, who headed the company since its foundation in 2018.
Community masks from Fröbel manufactured with WiBA injection molding technology
Fröbel, domiciled in Blaufelden, Baden-Wuerttemberg, has developed a high-quality community mask for the fight against COVID-19 together with its partner company AKO Kunststoffe Alfred Kolb GmbH in Hoffenheim.
Engel and Hack Formenbau together against Covid-19
The demand for test swabs for nasal and throat swab tests will continue to grow strongly due to Covid 19. Injection moulding machine manufacturer Engel Austria and Hack Formenbau are jointly committed to ensuring the global supply of test swabs.
New FLEXflow Evo facilitates use of servo-controlled valve gate systems
Introduced in early 2020, FLEXflow Evo is an advancement of the FLEXflow technology for servo-electrically driven valve gate systems from HRSflow, which had revolutionized sequential injection molding.
Stork Plastics Machinery BV has chosen Chudleigh Sutch as distributor for North and South America
Stork Plastics Machinery BV (Stork IMM) has signed an agreement with Chudleigh Sutch to distribute their range of injection moulding machines in North and South America.
Faceshields fasteners from FT-TEC manufactured with technology from Wittmann Battenfeld
FT-TEC, domiciled in Neutal, specializes in the development and production of high-tech solutions for the automotive industry, railway engineering and the security sector.
Arburg manufactures high-tech masks
After Arburg started producing protective glasses on Allrounder injection moulding machines at its headquarters in Lossburg (Germany) in mid-April, the mechanical engineering company has now launched an additional project to combat the spread of the coronavirus.