Toshiba expanding all-electric press output in Shanghai
SHANGHAI (August 26, 2008) -- With mainland China’s demand for all-electric injection presses on the rise, Japanese press maker Toshiba Machine Co. Ltd. is doubling the capacity of its Shanghai
factory. The company is also seeing increased exports from Shanghai to other Asian markets. Toshiba makes all-electrics from 40 to 350 metric tons of clamping force in Shanghai, along with
die-casting machines.
DMT opens Guangzhou biax equipment making facility
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Taiwanese alliance develops all-electric press tech
TAIPEI, TAIWAN (August 19, 2008) -- A Taiwanese research alliance has developed technology that it claims puts it on par with high-end all-electric presses at a 30 percent cost savings, compared to
similar Japanese machines. Now the Taiwan Association of the Machinery Industry says it just needs time for its image to grow to become competitive in the Taiwanese and mainland Chinese market, and
then it will expand to Southeast Asia and South America. The technology will debut next month at Taipei Plas. Members of the partnership are press makers Fu Chun Shin Machinery Co. Ltd., Multiplas
Enginery Co. Ltd. and Victor Taichung Machinery Co. Works Ltd.; servomotor supplier Teco Electro Devices Co. Ltd.; and stretch blow molding machine maker Chum Power Machinery Corp.
Husky to emphasize packaging over automotive
BOLTON, ONTARIO (August 12, 2008) -- Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd. will reduce its presence in the large-molding-machine market for the automotive sector in favor of building up its core
business of presses for PET preforms and the packaging sector. The decision to de-emphasize large-machine manufacturing reflects differing growth rates in the respective markets.
German machinery maker touts new thermoforming tech
 Thermoformed bottles using new Illig tech
Matsui expanding Jiangsu province factory
TOKYO (July 29, 2008) -- Japanese auxiliary equipment maker Matsui Manufacturing Co. Ltd. is planning to double the size of its factory in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu province, in response to growing demand
both within China and for export. The move will boost production capacity at Zhangjiagang Changcheng Matsui Machinery Co. Ltd. by at least 50 percent and add about 40 jobs. The expanded factory will
make dryers, conveyers, mold temperature controllers and blenders.
German controller maker opens Chinese sales outlets
HOCHDORF, GERMANY (July 29, 2008) -- Single Temperiertechnik GmbH, which makes temperature controllers and heat transfer units in Hochdorf, is boosting its activities in China with the opening of four
sales outlets.
Sipa aims for flexibility in the China market
HANGZHOU, ZHEJIANG (July 22, 2008) -- After a whirlwind debut on the Chinese market more than a decade ago, Italian bottle machinery company Sipa SpA has gained a reputation in the region. And with
the help of a new China-made injection press and increasing marketing efforts, it’s a reputation the company is looking to expand.
Chen Hsong reports sluggish fiscal year-end results
HONG KONG (July 22, 2008) – The year-end financial results of China’s second-largest injection molding machine maker may be an indicator into the state of plastics China. The global economic downturn
is putting a chokehold on earnings for Chen Hsong Holdings Ltd. The company pointed to oil prices pushing up costs of commodity resins and the subprime mortgage crisis and economic problems in the
United States as factors in its earnings dropping well below its double-digit increases of previous years. The results suggest that China’s plastics industry is seeing slowing growth and faces
increasing pressure.
Husky to open second facility in Japan
BOLTON, ONTARIO (July 15, 2008) -- Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd. will open a second technical center in Japan this fall, a facility in Minami Machida that includes hot runner assembly. The new
center will serve as Husky’s Japanese headquarters.
Has China lost its ‘low-cost workshop’ status?
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Design competition goes international for NPE 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 15, 2008) -- In a break with tradition, the Washington-based Society of the Plastics Industry Inc. (SPI) will make its next design competition an international event and will
add new design categories. The competition will be held in conjunction with NPE 2009, scheduled for June 22 to 26 in Chicago, Illinois. In the past, the National Plastics Design Competition was
mostly restricted to U.S. entries and limited to load-bearing parts, enclosures and structural parts. The upcoming competition will be open to virtually any type of design, including packaging
products, bioplastics, nanocomposites, and products that address energy efficiency and sustainability.
Auxiliary equipment maker Matsui relocates U.S. HQ
HANOVER PARK, ILLINOIS (July 15, 2008) -- Matsui America Inc. has moved into its new, fully owned headquarters. Matsui America designed and built the 3,500-square-meter building. The U.S. home office
of parent company Tokyo-based Matsui Manufacturing Ltd. sells granulators, dryers, mold temperature controllers and material conveying equipment.
Demag’s IntElect press to use Sumitomo electric motors
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German machinery maker keeps close eye on S.E. Asia
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Engel putting its energy into all-electric presses
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