Smart Molding International 1-2021

smart_molding international 1/2021 contents 34 contents In early 2020, the COVID-19 virus was confirmed as a pandemic by World Health Organization (WHO) due to the significant spread around the Globe. While many industries have been impacted tremendously, the medical industry has been brought into the spotlight due to the soaring demand for medical devices. Considering the phenomenal demand driven by the pandemic, the growth rate is expected to be much higher than the previous estimation. Mastip continues to provide high-quality hot runner solutions to the global medical customers with minimum disruption. newsfeed In times of Covid-19, Intersurgical relies on KraussMaffei technology 06 Comar invests in the fight against COVID-19 06 Filter for Arburg mask rounds off coronavirus project 07 In a year with no trade fairs, Sepro Group launches a ‘Virtual Showroom 08 Arkema at Formnext Connect 2020 08 Corona pandemic: interplastica and upakovka 2021 cancelled 09 TaipeiPLAS rescheduled till September 28, 2021 09 ENGEL extends machine portfolio for packaging 10 Plasman Group announces global rebrand 10 StackTeck adds stack molds to its FastTrack™ program 11 Milacron to aid development of industry standards for secure remote access 12 The therapeutic art of creativity with TPEs 13 ASPI DUO: Double production with reduced footprint 13 A new, cutting-edge workplace to better serve the European market 14 Vario TIP® system ensures maximum productivity and increased patient safety 14 SABIC at BIOMEDigital 2020 15 Ferris State University adds press to support in-person learning 16 MTD Micro Molding doubles manufacturing space 16 HTI Plastics manufactures face masks for employees and their families 17 machinery Arburg Summit: Medical 2020 18 First live e-xperience with several thousand participants 20 Sumitomo (SHI) Demag: significant growth in 2020 22 SACMI IPS for sustainable PET packaging 24 Sustainable enjoyment: With coffee lids made of LSR 26 Husky launches NexPET™ – new system offering infinite possibilities 27 3D printing Medical customers across the globe adopt Stratasys J750 Digital Anatomy 3D printer 28 3D printing on the path to Circular Economy 30 Braskem entered partnership to develop electromobility solutions 32 EnvisionTEC and Henkel to combine expertise for end-use parts 33 molds and tooling COVID-19 Era - Solutions for medical companies to win the protracted battle 34 Standardisation – a guarantee of sustainable success 35 IML & IMD Campetella's real Open House 36 Creating smart plastics for happy pets 38 periphery WITTMANN novelties in 2020/Material handling and recycling 40 sensors How Polyfab trims its injection molding production to the highest quality 42 materials Safely packed and well prepared 44 software Altair inspire mold revolutionizes injection molding 45 molders Diversified Plastics meets the challenge of rapid global demand 46 Scaling production of complex medical parts 48 Covid-19: Sanner increases overall production by more than ten percent 49 True passion, real innovation, virtual experience – this was the message which ENGEL put out for the first edition of the ENGEL live e-xperience in mid- October 2020 – and ENGEL was true to its word. Several thousand customers, partners and interested parties from 90 countries took part in the virtual trade fair and online conference. The keynotes, expert talks, one-on-one meetings and machine exhibits in the virtual showroom were very well attended throughout all four live days. All presentations are still available from the media library. 20 4