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Fiber-reinforced chassis for light commercial vehicles

Sustainable solution with polyurethane resin / High productivity through continuous production / Simple assembly, superior crash performance

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Wear-free process monitoring during production

New HASCO presents new proximity switches for precise, contact-free position monitoring

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News 06.06.2016

Wittmann Battenfeld supplied a workcell to UMass Lowell's lab

A new Wittmann Battenfeld EcoPower injection molding machine workcell was officially dedicated at the opening of UMass Lowell’s renovated Plastics Engineering Lab.

News 06.06.2016

Multi-market demand spurs Plastic Molding Technology investments in equipment

$1.5 million facility-wide improvement project is planned through 2017.

News 06.06.2016

UK-based Omega Plastics Group invests in new equipment

1,300 tonne injection molding machine has been already installed.

News 06.06.2016

Toshiba Machine develops two-step injection molding system for optical lens components

The system enables molding of two products with different thicknesses and sizes in single cycle.

Articles

Plastic simulation: thin, transparent and tapping into the cloud

Articles

Mold cooling system efficiency

An expert article describing how to optimize mold cooling parameters in order to minimize cycle time.

News 31.05.2016

Luxus and RocTool have announced a new joint collaboration

The Luxus Hycolene™ grade 16818 has been selected as RocTool’s preferred high performance PP resin for use with its rapid inductive heating technology.

Videos

Automation for injection moulding with Gimatic components

Injection moulding station with Gimatic EOAT. Cutting of fan gate with GN-263 mounting of two parts.