The traveling planetary cutter from Conair features a programmable, servo-driven cutting head that cuts small-diameter medical plastic tubing so precisely that the need for secondary, off-line tube finishing is virtually eliminated.
Upgrades to the TrueBlend gravimetric blenders include a next-generation SmartBlend SB-3 control and mechanical design changes that eliminate material loss, optimize critical blends and simplify clean-out and maintenance.
The new facility features Frigel’s Intelligent Process Cooling System, which is key to the rapid development and production of quality prototype molds and parts.
Toshiba Machine (Elk Grove Village, IL) formally announces buy back of 18.1% of shares from Toshiba Corp., stressing that it no longer belongs to the Toshiba Group, which recently reported significant losses.
Demand will start to rise again in 2017, according to a report from the Committee on Equipment Statistics of the Plastics Industry Association (Washington, DC).
