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Expoplast is part of a comprehensive advanced manufacturing trade show and conference that also brings together PackEx, Automation Technology Expo (ATX), Design & Manufacturing and Powder & Bulk Solids (PBS) under one umbrella.
The Freeformer 300-3X will be able to process three components, “the first time we are able to create resilient, hard-soft combinations with a support structure," said Gerhard Böhm of Arburg (Lossburg, Germany).
Almost 300 organizations representing approximately 20% of all plastic packaging produced globally, including Amcor and Coca-Cola, have agreed to eliminate plastic waste and pollution at the source.
The German maker of high-pressure cleaning systems switched to Technyl 4earth recycled PA6.6 from Solvay Performance Polyamides (Lyon, France) to mold part of its product line.
Thermoplastic vulcanizates combine processability with rubber-like properties but are not suited for applications where chemical and temperature resistance are required properties. To fill this gap, Kraiburg TPE (Waldkraiburg, Germany) has developed thermoplastic elastomer hybrids.
A visionary who created the world’s first wearable, battery-powered pacemaker in his garage, Bakken laid the foundation of what is today the world’s largest medical device company.
Polyplastics also presented its Laseridge technology, which bonds dissimilar materials using laser-based surface treatment and injection molding processes.
Innolite GmbH (Aachen, Germany) molded a plastic free-form lens with micro-structured features on the Fakuma show floor. Arburg collaborated with Innolite on the development of the lens and loaned a machine for the demo.