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Austrian equipment maker NGR buys Britas Recycling


June 18, 2013 1:52 pm ET

Austrian recycling equipment maker Next Generation Recyclingmaschinen GmbH has acquired Britas Recycling Anlagen GmbH of Hanau, Germany

DuPont shows auto composite impact beam at K preview


June 14, 2013 3:28 pm ET

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — DuPont Performance Polymers has developed a composite technology based on its Zytel nylon 66 material which has passed crash tests performed by French car maker PSA Peugeot Citroen on a side impact beam. Using DuPont Vizilon — the name for the composite technology, which is still in development — in the beam ...

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China gains with local machinery


June 14, 2013 3:01 pm ET

China's plastics machinery market has been a major engine of growth for the global industry for the past five years. Some would say the biggest engine for equipment makers.

Acquisition puts Bosch in PET container machinery


June 13, 2013 1:02 pm ET

German conglomerate Bosch Group plans to expand into blow molding machinery and technology.

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Gloucester rebuilds sales, reputation


June 13, 2013 4:59 pm ET

GLOUCESTER, MASS. — Gloucester Engineering Co. is beefing up its product development and hiring salespeople and engineers, as management works to restore the machinery manufacturer's luster under its third year of ownership by Blue Wolf...

Advanced Blending deal brings Moretto to US auxiliary market


June 12, 2013 12:46 pm ET

Moretto SpA, a major Italian auxiliary equipment manufacturer, has named Advanced Blending Solutions LLC of Menominee, Mich., to become the exclusive distributor of Moretto products for the United States and Canada.

Reifenhäuser buys Italian winder maker Nuova Protex


June 11, 2013 12:39 pm ET

Reifenhäuser GmbH & Co. KG Maschinenfabrik purchased Italian winder manufacturer Nuova Protex srl on June 1, after 25 years of the two companies working together.

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Arburg Technology Days highlight production efficiency


June 6, 2013 12:57 pm ET

LOSSBURG, GERMANY — Around 5,000 industry professionals descended upon the small Black Forest town of Lossburg in March for Arburg GmbH + Co. AG's Technology Days 2013.

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Even as China lags, molders shift to high-end equipment


June 6, 2013 1:48 pm ET

GUANGZHOU, CHINA — With signs that China's manufacturing industry contracted in May, you might have expected a lot of caution inside the halls of the Chinaplas show in Guangzhou.

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Injection press maker Engel reports record sales


June 5, 2013 1:45 pm ET

SCHWERTBERG, AUSTRIA — Engel Holding GmbH, the Austria-based injection molding machine manufacturer, reported record turnover for the 2012-13 financial year. Speaking at a pre-K press conference at Engel's Schwertberg headquarters on Monday,...

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