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DEARBORN, MICH. — International Automotive Components Group is launching production of a new processing method to improve aesthetic durability of auto interior trim parts.

CINCINNATI -- Researchers in the Netherlands have found ways to making fractal structures in polymers that are more finely organized than nanostructures now taking the market by storm.

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA — An Australian-invented nanoparticle additive that improves the durability of acrylic products is likely to be manufactured commercially this year.

Wittmann Battenfeld GmbH of Kottingbrunn, Austria, has developed a new process called IMIW for insert-molding parts with a gas- and water-proof protective layer, of special interest to radio frequency identification (RFID) technology.IMIW stands for in-mold internal welding.All RFID components must be protected from mechanical damage, moisture,...

LMG, formerly Lawton Machinery Group, has built a 500-ton down-acting compression molding press with an integrated material transfer shuttle system for molding high-temperature thermoplastic materials.The shuttle is loaded with a sheet of plastic. Then the servo-driven shuttle travels into an oven where it stops until the material is heated to...

Zeus Recycling Solutions LLC of Sheboygan, Wis., has sold several Zeus manual plastic stretch film balers to Lakefront Brewery in Milwaukee. The company said the manual baler is a simple and low-cost solution to recycling plastic stretch films.The baler does not consume any electricity and is portable, said ZRS Vice President Him Theodoroff....

Group Andritz, based in Graz, Austria, has developed a high-performance modular film winder to make biaxially oriented film, which can be adapted to different customer requirements.The Biax winder offers new drive technology on the winding core, and boasts an ergonomic design and wide access doors.The special contact roll ensures high-quality...

Menges Rollers Co. of Wauconda, Ill., has developed a hybrid chill roll that uses high-tech, non-corrosive materials, instead of steel, for the inner chamber. That’s where the liquid flows on chill roll.Menges Rollers won a 2013 AIMCAL Award for Technical Excellence for the design, from the Association of International Metallizers, Coaters...

Maillefer SA, based in Ecublens, Switzerland, announced new features for its PML extrusion lines for making medical intravenous tube.An IV tube with a smooth and glossy surface may look appealing, but Maillefer officials said it has undesirable surface tackiness, which is accentuated when the tubing is conditioned on coils. As a result, the...

Polychim Industrie S.A.S. has developed a homopolymer polypropylene for thermoforming that it claims gives good aesthetics, high quality and faster throughput.