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Extending cooling system`s the easy way
The rapid growth to 20 mil Smart Cards per month resulted in the necessity to extend the production process. Circle Smart was looking for a fast and flexible solution to increase the required cooling capacity for the extended production. - After the good experience we`ve had with gwk there was no point in finding a different supplier. Therefore we decided to employ a large compact chiller by gwk, so that we would be prepared for further extensions - says Hans P. Kästner, CircleSmartCard AG.
KraussMaffei reduces power consumption
Energy costs account for an ever-increasing share of manufacturing costs. For this reason, KraussMaffei Berstorff is identifying ways of helping customers to reduce power consumption. For example, the company now offers its range of 36D single-screw extruders with energy-efficient, high-performance, three-phase AC motors.
Taropak`s Gold Medal for Logopak
Logopak, the company which launched on the market a new Logomatic 920 DK pallet labelling system received few days ago a Gold Medal of Taropak - the biggest event for packaging industry in Poland.
Boom for German plastics and rubber machinery is over
Turning point reached following boom in orders for plastics and rubber machinery in the first half of 2008. After years of healthy growth rates and record output in 2007, the upward trend in German plastics and rubber machinery manufacturing seems to be over.
Coperion delivers biggest ever compounding lines for POM
Coperion Werner & Pfleiderer GmbH & Co. KG, Stuttgart/Germany, has delivered its two so far biggest compounding lines for polyoxymethylene (POM) to a company in the eastern part of China.
Rapid introduces two granulator series at Fakuma 2008
At Fakuma 2008, Rapid Granulator AB will launch its newly developed 100 Series granulators together with the latest addition to its range of ?open-hearted` granulators, the 600 Series.
Converting technology expands manufacturing operations
Converting Technology, a member of PAC Machinery Group, has increased its production capacity through the purchase of additional servo-driven wicketed and flat bag converting equipment. By installing new equipment at their facility in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, Converting Technology has substantially increased capacity and efficiency.
Haefner starts clean room production for B. Braun Melsungen AG
Haefner who specialise in plastic spools set up a medical clean room in just nine months. The production module is certificated in accordance with clean room Class 8 (ISO 14644) and is free of particles/germs in accordance with c`GMP (current Good Manufacturing Practice) Class D. An injection moulding machine having a locking force of 3,500 kN forms the core of the new production module.
Hybrid drive: Hydraulic injection moulding on the Allrounder 570 A
Arburg wouldn`t be Arburg if it weren`t constantly thinking up new well thought-out ways of expanding the modular Allrounder range. One new addition relates to the movement axes on the largest electric model to date, the Allrounder 570 A with a clamping force of 2,000 kN. In addition to the largest, size 800, electric injection unit, a hydraulically actuated, accumulator driver injection axis is now available in conjunction with the size 1300 injection unit. This permits much higher injection performance, injection speed and dynamism.
Graviblend generation with integrated material conveying
The latest generation of Graviblend, the innovative feeding and blending system from Colortronic Systems now comes equipped with a fully integrated material conveying system (mechanically and in terms of the system control). This means that there are fewer interfaces, it is easier to use, material changes require less time, resulting in increased savings.
Aetna Group at interpack 2008
The Aetna Group exhibited at interpack 2008 in Düsseldorf in Germany a number of exciting new additions to their range of innovative end of line packaging machinery.
