Negri Bossi builds 7,000-ton injection press
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (June 30, 2009) -- Italian injection press maker Negri Bossi SpA has built a giant injection press, with 7,000 metric tons of clamping force, for a customer in Japan. The press is
Negri Bossi’s largest-ever injection molding machine.
India's Jyoti scouts for acquisitions, JV partners in U.S.
CHICAGO (June 25, 2009) -- Indian molder Jyoti Plastic Works Pvt. Ltd. has an NPE agenda a little broader than just making a sale: the firm is scouting for potential acquisitions or joint venture
partners in the United States.
Wittmann Battenfeld eyes large press market, all-electrics
CHICAGO (June 25, 2009) -- Wittmann Battenfeld GmbH plans to reenter the large machine market and introduce its next generation all-electrics, as the company unveiled a series of new robots, equipment
and manufacturing cells at NPE to take advantage of its year-old acquisition of Battenfeld’s press making operations.
Husky reroutes spending into packaging, medical
CHICAGO (June 24, 2009) -- John Galt, top executive at Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd., said a more-focused Husky is well-positioned to withstand a tough market for new-press sales. Husky is
demonstrating at NPE2009 high-speed closure molding on a new HyCAP machine and its offerings in hot runners, production monitoring and preventative maintenance.
European source for Zhafir all electric machines nearer
EBERMANNSDORF, GERMANY (June 24, 2009) -- European assembly of the Zhafir Venus Series of all-electric injection moulding machines from China’s giant Haitian International concern has come a stage
closer with last week’s topping out ceremony of the E10m site in Germany. The schedule calls for the assembly of the Venus units to start at the end of this year.
Silcotech targets India's domestic market with new JV
CHICAGO (June 23, 2009) -- Canadian liquid silicone molder Silcotech North America Inc. and India’s Bonny Products Pvt. Ltd. have formed a joint venture aimed at tapping India’s domestic market,
the latest step in Silcotech’s push into developing economies, following startups in China and Bulgaria.
China’s manufacturers mull ways to boost industry
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Nissei strengthening presence in South, Southeast Asia
NAGANO, JAPAN (June 22, 2009) -- Injection molding machinery maker Nissei Plastic Industrial Co. Ltd. will set up offices in India and Vietnam to bolster its presence in South and Southeast Asia and
respond to an influx of Japanese companies in those countries.
Arburg launches new hybrid injection machines
LOSSBURG, GERMANY (June 22, 2009) -- German injection machinery maker Arburg GmbH + Co. KG used its annual Technology Days open house event at its headquarters in Lossburg to launch its energy-saving
Hidrive hybrid machine line and to invite customers into its newly completed customer center.
U.S. machinery shipments plunged in fourth quarter
WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 23, 2009) -- The U.S. plastics equipment market suffered an across-the-board decline in 2008 that hit all sectors of injection presses, extruders, blow molders, auxiliaries and
screws and barrels, according to a year-end report from the Society of the Plastics Industry Inc.
KraussMaffei expanding PU equipment business in Asia
SHANGHAI (June 16, 2009) -- German machinery maker KraussMaffei Machinery Co. Ltd. is expanding its capabilities for polyurethane (PU) equipment in Asia, expanding capacity in both China and Japan, in
response to a growing PU market in both countries.
German molder Oechsler optimistic in China
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Engel chief reveals depth of crisis for the press maker
ST. VALENTIN, AUSTRIA (June 9, 2009) -- Engel Holding GmbH Chief Executive Officer Peter Neumann painted a bleak picture of the current injection molding machine market at a May 28 company technical
symposium in St. Valentin.
Sumitomo Demag dubs German plant all-electric hub
SCHWAIG, GERMANY (June 9, 2009) -- Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Plastics Machinery GmbH plans to turn its plant in Wiehe, Germany, into a major manufacturing base for all-electric injection molding machines,
the company announced. The project is part of a larger investment in its Wiehe and Schwaig, Germany, plants.
Wittmann Battenfeld unveils products at Chinaplas
GUANGZHOU (June 2, 2009) -- Wittmann Battenfeld arrived at Chinaplas with new products and the largest booth in the history of the firm’s participation in the show.
Press maker Milacron hits some ‘firsts’ in China
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