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Lightweight, paintable components in one step

Lightweight, paintable components in one step

Fibers as fillers are familiar - but are hollow glass microspheres? Along with weight reduction and lower warpage, they also provide immaculate surfaces. At the KraussMaffei Competence Forum visitors can witness proof of this in the shape of a vehicle spoiler.

Tailor-made for elastomer processing

Tailor-made for elastomer processing

At the German Rubber Conference DKT 2018 in Nuremberg, Germany, from July 2 to 5, ENGEL will present three applications to demonstrate its high expertise in systems solutions for elastomer processing.

Concentrated Power for the birthday party

Concentrated Power for the birthday party

Wittmann Battenfeld is celebrating its 10th anniversary on June 13 and 14. Among other attractions, the guests will have the opportunity to experience the company’s expertise first-hand with 14 machines from the PowerSeries demonstrating interesting processes and applications.

BOY at the Hanover fair - a successful story

BOY at the Hanover fair - a successful story

Circular and almost weightless the soap bubbles flew through Hall 5 of the HMI 2018. Equally perfect were the necessary bubble wand blow rings, which were produced on a BOY 25 E at the booth of Burwinkel Kunststoffwerk GmbH.

Cooling problems in plastic blow molding

Cooling problems in plastic blow molding

The inner surface of the blown part remains at a much higher temperature during the mold cooling process. The large difference between the outside and inside surface temperature causes material stress.

Substantial expansion of production capacities

Substantial expansion of production capacities

At Arburg, things are progressing at a fast pace: The prestigious Training Centre, for which the foundations began getting laid in 2017, is growing upwards on schedule. In Assembly Hall 22, opened in 2016, machines now stand in serried ranks and now Arburg is already announcing the start of its next big construction project.