Smart Molding International 2-2022

5 www.smart-molding.com contents 44 The expectations as to whether the first real trade show in this industry sector in Germany would be able to build on the successes of 2018 were definitely an exciting question. After more than 2 years of pandemic, it was also not clear to what extent the willingness to travel exists and whether the strong focus on virtual formats in the last 2 years will not have a negative impact on the number of visitors? However, DESMA was able to determine that there is an unbroken interest in “real” trade fairs. Husky Technologies™, a pioneering technology provider enabling the delivery of essential needs to the global community, today announced the launch of a second-generation control algorithm for its line of Altanium® mold controllers. The Advanced Reasoning Technology (ART 2.0) software delivers greater speed, accuracy, precision, and repeatability compared to today’s existing temperature control systems. ART 2.0 incorporates advanced autotuning and heat- up strategies which deliver higher out-of-the-box performance. The technical plastics polyamide 6 and polyamide 66 are admittedly materials with very similar properties, yet they are frequently in competition to one another. Recently, the tense pricing situation for polyamide 66 and its temporarily limited availability have resulted in it often being replaced with polyamide 6 even in its traditional applications. However, new developments of components that have traditionally been made from polyamide 66 are now increasingly being directly implemented in polyamide 6. 31 46 24 At drinktec, NETSTAL will present the new PET-LINE with side entry to the international trade audience for the first time as part of an exhibition appearance. The market launch of the new series already took place in the fall of 2020 with models of 4000 kN clamping force or molds with up to 128 cavities. Now NETSTAL has expanded the portfolio to include variants with 3000 kN and is bringing a PET-LINE 3000-4000 to its booth. The system is suitable for molds with up to 96 cavities and impresses with its particularly fast lock-to-lock time of just 1.9 seconds.