Smart Molding International 2-2020

newsfeed 6
Postponement did not affect success of the show 6
Course Charted for K 2022 7
Formnext Connect succeeds as the digital heart of the international AM industry 8
PLASTIMAGEN® announces new dates and launches digital extension 8
Husky appoints Tony Black to lead Customer Success Management organization 10
Professor Helmar Franz resigned as a member of the Haitian Iternational board 10
Desma makes personnel adjustments and investments to secure the future 11
Bonnie Tully named President Evonik Corporation 12
Anniversary machine: KraussMaffei delivers 100th injection molding machine to Polycom 12
Medical high-volume molds in demand for 2020 13
Sumitomo (SHI) Demag modernizes production logistics and training centre 14
Ultramid® for high-quality surfaces in the car interior 14
DAHL Automation becomes member of the Hahn Group 15
Increased clamping force for the largest BOY-Insert moulding machine 16
New virtual FAT from Gefit 16
Virtual FAT and SAT ensuring continuity for SACMI customers worldwide 17
Dyemansion raises $14M to drive the transformation of manufacturing 18
medical application 20
Henkel and Origin collaborate to help meet demand for COVID-19 NP swabs 20
Compact, flexible, cost-effective 21
Arburg despite corona: “Wir sind da.” 22
Wittmann Battenfeld molding technology for FACEshield fasteners from FT-TEC 24
Sabic accelerates order fulfillment amid COVID-19 26
EnvisionTEC to 3D print mass quantities of nasopharyngeal swabs for COVID-19 testing 28
Evonik launches next-generation PEEK biomaterial for medical technology applications 29
machinery 30
Engel presents the next generation e-cap 30
World premiere of the all-new Netstal PET-line: Re-shuffling the cards in the PET market 32
Thermoplay unveils its new thermal hot-runner nozzle for direct side injection 34
robots 36
Ideal partner in production 36
Campetella intensifies IML performance with latest robot generation and autonomous mobile robot (AMR) support 38
raw materials 40
Smartly designed with easy-flowing polyamide 40
periphery 42
Central material supply system for producing pharmaceutical grade packaging materials 42
3D printing 44
AMT Launches PostProDP, an Automated De-powdering System for 3D Printing 44
mold design 45
Precise and Quick Face Mask Production With Virtual Molding 45
service 46
YiMES: Begin the Digital Transformation Journey 46
Milacron unveils new M-Powered applications 48
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