Injection Molding

Liquid colors allow super-fast color changes in compounding of recycled resin

October 14, 2019

K Show

Recycling

Automotive and Mobility, Compounding, Injection Molding

Stephen Moore

Rowasol cooperates with KraussMaffei Extrusion, OPM Mechatronic and ColVisTec at K 2019 to demonstrate the system.

Toshiba ECSXIII-V70 injection molding machine

Toshiba demos automated medical molding cell at PLASTEC Minneapolis

October 11, 2019

PLASTEC Minneapolis

Medical

Automation, Auxiliaries, Injection Molding

PlasticsToday Staff

The cell will include the EC110SXIII all-electric injection molding machine and a fully integrated Sepro S5 part-removal robot, automated visual inspection and sorting station, and Mold-Masters hot runner system, all controlled by the Injectvisor V70, the company’s most powerful controller to date.

Italy's Stevanato Group licenses pen-injector technology for diabetes care

October 09, 2019

Injection Molding

Medical

PlasticsToday Staff

Haselmeier (St. Gallen, Switzerland) has entered into an agreement with the Stevanato Group (Piombino Dese, Italy) to license its Axis-D pen-injector technology and intellectual property for diabetes care.

Trilogy Plastics' rotational molding machine

Custom roto molder Trilogy Plastics adds capacity

October 09, 2019

Injection Molding

Automotive and Mobility, Consumer Products, Medical

Clare Goldsberry

Trilogy Plastics Inc. (Alliance, OH) installs its 11th rotational molding machine to support customer demand.

Sustainability in the medical space? It’s complicated

October 08, 2019

Medical

Sustainability, Recycling, Extrusion: Pipe & Profile, Injection Molding, Materials

Norbert Sparrow

An article in National Geographic asks if medical care can exist without plastics. “Unlike refusing a straw at a restaurant, it’s difficult to cut down on plastic while strapped unconscious to an operating table,” writes Sarah Gibbens. Would you even want to, though?

What’s new in packaging at K 2019

October 07, 2019

K Show

Packaging

Sustainability, Recycling, Thermoforming, Blow Molding, Injection Molding, Materials

Rick Lingle

Makers of injection machinery, blowmolders and other machinery for packaging as well as plastic packaging suppliers will present their leading-edge solutions that address sustainability and other issues during K 2019 in Düsseldorf, Germany, this month. Here’s a preview of selected products.

PVC- and phthalate-free products multiply in medical and other sectors

October 07, 2019

PLASTEC Minneapolis

Medical

Extrusion: Film & Sheet, Extrusion: Pipe & Profile, Injection Molding, Materials

Norbert Sparrow

PVC and phthalate plasticizers have dropped out of the news cycle of late, but they are still front of mind for plastics processors and materials suppliers, as evidenced by news from a supplier to medical device OEMs and producer of calendered films.

Plastic Systems showcases energy-efficient equipment at K 2019

October 05, 2019

K Show

Auxiliaries

Sustainability, Automotive and Mobility, Consumer Products, Extrusion: Film & Sheet, Extrusion: Pipe & Profile, Injection Molding, Medical

Clare Goldsberry

Plastic Systems, PETsolutions, Blauwer and Ergomen, four leading global suppliers operating under the Pegaso (Padova, Italy) umbrella of injection molding, extrusion, auxiliary equipment and services, will exhibit at two stands in halls 10 and 11.

American Mold Builders Association honors champions of education on eve of Manufacturing Day

October 03, 2019

Injection Molding

Clare Goldsberry

The American Mold Builders Association (Indianapolis) recognized three member companies that have made a significant impact in the promotion of a career in mold building.