Smart Molding International 1-2023

4 smart_molding international 1/2023 newsfeed CONTENTS newsfeed The WITTMANN Group looks into the future with optimism 6 Sumitomo (SHI) Demag doubling machine production capacity in China 7 REP Italiana: 50 years of existence and a new director! 7 What to expect with the MedTech supply chain in 2023 8 A positive outlook on the global plastic injection moulding market from Jonas Persson, Rosti Group CEO 9 Braskem acquires taulman3D expanding its portfolio of materials for additive manufacturing applications 10 BTC Europe and Sudarshan Chemical Industries sign agreement on distribution of pigments in Europe 11 Evonik moved North America headquarters to Piscataway, N.J. 11 Victrex invests in new medical device product development centre and manufacturing expansion 12 Eastman board elected new director 13 Klöckner Pentaplast Group announcement – executive leadership changes 13 Carbon announces labor-saving solutions for dental labs at Lab Day Chicago 14 A mono-material toothbrush by ZAHORANSKY and Evonik 15 Optimized hot runner systems for PCR compounds 15 ENGEL to exhibit at Chinaplas 2023 with four machines and more 16 BOY presence in the Far East at Chinaplas 2023 17 Bole Intelligent Machinery invites visitors to Chinaplas 2023 17 molding outlook Molding novelties at K 2022 18 machinery Pharmaceutical primary packaging made of plastic: for a greater degree of safety – from production to usage 24 ENGEL supplied two 8,000-tonne injection molding machines to North America 26 LS Mtron expands its lineup for ‘the ONE*-E’ 30 A big step to the new era in plastic industry: 8500-ton ultra-large injection molding machine delivered 32 molds and tooling Stack molding systems offer increased productivity, flexibility and reduced production costs 34 HASCO multicoupling system – Extension of product range 35 automation End-of-line testing under hygienic conditions 36 Developing robots with empathy 38 periphery Nordson electrostatic spraying systems for mold release industry 39 additive manufacturing Bioprinting solution from ViscoTec relies on THERMOLAST® M 40 New Readyprint™ high performance filaments reduce complexities of open material printing 41 ELIX Polymers and Ayúdame3D join forces to produce solidarity prostheses 42 Nexa3D increases dental 3D printing throughput by 50% with the release of new dental resins and NexaX Workflow 43 Optimized for superior performance 44 There's LATI 3D plastic in the lion that watches over Varese 45 materials Invibio launches implantable PEEK filament for 3D printing 46 A climate-positive solution towards circular economy 47 Developing innovative thin-wall transparent materials 48 simulation & software Moldex3D collaborates with Sumitomo Heavy Industries to link machine and simulation 50 A compact and flexible robotic cell handles the end- of-line inspection, labelling and palletizing of 36,000 syringes per hour. Three Stäubli robots designed for hygienic production are responsible for handling the trays in which the syringes are transported. The manufacturer’s specifications included the following key details: The syringes arrive in trays containing 100 units at a rate of six trays per minute. They must be inspected, labelled and palletized. The chief concern here is to eliminate the risk of damaged or missing syringes or anti-tamper seals. 36 Chinaplas in Shenzen opens its doors again to national and international trade fair visitors from 17th till 20th April after a two-year break. BOY will exhibit two of its injection moulding machines. The BOY representation Trillion Machinery Holdings demonstrates live the production of plastic parts on a BOY 22 A and on the very compact BOY XS at the BOY booth. With a footprint of only 1.85 m², the BOY 22 A injection moulding machine has a clamping force of 220 kN and is suitable in many areas of application. 17