Trends and technologies in injection moulding solutions for the production of food packaging was the main topic of the third Market Segment Meeting at the main Demag plant in Schwaig, owned by the Japanese-German machine manufacturer Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Plastics Machinery GmbH.
High performance injection molding is like racing: fast laps can be made only by those who previously extensively tested and optimized.
Nissei Plastic Industrial Co., Ltd. is releasing a new hybrid-type vertical-injection molding machine "TNX Series," which consists of 19 types of all-round machines with advanced functions and outstanding energy-efficiency.
Engel was able to draw an extremely positive balance after this year's Chinaplas in Guangzhou, PR China, at the end of May. Almost all showcased machines had already been sold by the end of the trade fair. Never before had the injection moulding machine manufacturer and automation expert recorded more visitors at its stand than this year.
“For Arburg, the Chinaplas 2011 in Guangzhou was a thoroughly successful and productive trade fair,” said Managing Director Sales, Helmut Heinson.
Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Plastics Machinery GmbH, is pleased about the high level of capacity utilisation at its factory in Wiehe, located in the state of Thuringia in Germany.
There is constant pressure to lower the production costs of mass-produced goods such as beverage closures. The beverage closure PCO 1881 is shown as an example of how, besides weight reduction, measures concerning the injection moulding machine can lead to more economically efficient manufacturing.
In April, 65 customers attended an open house event at Arburg's Spanish subsidiary in Sabadell (Barcelona).
On May 26, 2011 injection molding machine manufacturer Ferromatik Milacron will welcome visitors to the company’s Open House. The two most recent additions to the new modular F-Series will be presented at the event.
In 1961, Arburg had the innovative idea of designing an injection moulding machine with a pivoting clamping unit and interchangeable injection unit.
At Chinaplas 2011 from 17 to 20 May in Guangzhou, PR China, the focus for Engel will be completely on energy efficiency, the number one topic in China's plastics processing industry.
At the Plastpol, which will be held in Kielce, Poland, from 24 until 27 May 2011, the German-Japanese company Sumitomo (SHI) Demag will be giving a live presentation of the high efficiency, precision and reproducibility of the all-electric IntElect smart machine in the production of closure caps.
