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The Meusburger portal provides injection mould and die designers with configurators, CAD tools and data supporting design work. The solutions cover component selection and configuration, CAD data generation and the organisation of production requirements.
Hasco is investing in machinery and processes for standard plates, special plates and standard bars at its Lüdenscheid headquarters. The project is intended to expand in-house production, shorten transport routes and improve product availability.
TiTE x IHT 2026 will bring 450 exhibitors and more than 100 hosted international buyers to Taichung on October 20–22. The event will combine supplier meetings, product sourcing and access to nearby manufacturing plants.
Servomold will introduce its servo-electric linear unscrewing unit at Fakuma 2026. The system electronically synchronises the rotation and axial movement of threaded cores for demoulding internal threads in injection moulds.
MAAG Group has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Cloeren Incorporated, a US-based manufacturer of extrusion slot dies and feedblocks. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter, subject to customary closing conditions.
At AMB 2026 in Stuttgart, Ceratizit will present solutions for resilient supply chains, machining and digital support for production planning. The company will also demonstrate live machining of a spinal implant.
Meusburger presents the “Design at the push of a button” campaign, focused on digital tools supporting the design of moulds and tooling. The company points to shorter configuration times, greater standardisation and integration with CAD systems.
Sidel has launched an interactive tool for estimating cost savings and greenhouse gas emission reductions achieved through PET packaging optimisation. The application takes into account bottle design changes, labelling and the use of recycled PET, among other factors.
Roemheld will showcase several set-up time and safety innovations for sheet metal forming at Blechexpo 2025. Highlights include the R-MAG-M magnetic clamping system with force display and replaceable poles, new electric tool trolleys up to 4,000 kg, and the Flexline-R quick-clamping system.
The most modern injection moulding and extrusion machines, the latest raw materials and services from all over the world, discussions about the challenges facing the plastics and rubber processing industry from 21 to 24 May at Targi Kielce.
K.D. Feddersen Holding GmbH concluded a cooperation agreement with Toolplace GmbH. Toolplace offers digital solutions for the procurement of injection moulding tools that complement the Feddersen Group's portfolio.
Among economies such as Germany or Portugal, Poland is a domineering European producer of tools for processing of plastics used in many sectors. None of these sectors could function without high quality tools.
Around 700 exhibitors at Moulding Expo 2019 in Stuttgart and the international participation is higher than ever.
Hasco - supplier of modular standard mould units and accessories - will present numerous interesting innovations for mould and tool manufacture at the upcoming Fakuma trade show in Friedrichshafen.
The focus of i-mold's presentation at Fakuma 2018 will be on a varied range of space-saving tunnel gate inserts, fast high-precision servo motor drives for turntables and indexing plates as used in multicomponent injection molding, and particularly rugged hot runner nozzles.
The German Witte Automotive Group manufactures in its Czech production plants in Nejdek and Ostrov large quantities of mechatronic lock modules for passenger car doors and trunk lids. To make these components, Witte has been relying on Wittmann Battenfeld injection molding machines with vertical rotary table clamping units for more than 15 years.
Drastically reduced cycle times and processes ready for large-scale production. Developing new technologies and applications for the fiber-reinforced lightweight construction of tomorrow is front and center at the Composite Centre of the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) in the United Kingdom.
As part of the “Innovations on Tour” series, Hasco paid a visit to cooperation partners Arburg, presenting its range of services for standards and hot runner technology.
Advances in mould and temperature control technology have resulted in a continuous reduction in cooling times and significantly higher throughput. The required melting capacities are often not achieved with conventional three-zone screws. A double flighted screw newly developed by Engel Austria achieves this performance boost.
Incoe introduces new SoftGate Valve Gate solution and cost effective product improvements.
Ewikon Heisskanal Systeme will participate in 25th International Exhibition on Plastics and Rubber Industries (CHINAPLAS 2011), which will be taken place at the Asia's largest exhibition centre, China Import & Export Fair Pazhou Complex from 17-20 May 2011 in Guangzhou China.
In a cooperation project with a leading manufacturer in the field of caps & closures, a new kind of side gating for plastic articles has been developed by Hasco.
In response to soaring customer demand, KraussMaffei has doubled production area at its plant in Harderberg, Germany. By doubling the existing production area to a total of 2700 m2 KraussMaffei is sharply increasing its capacity to produce tooling and molds for polyurethane processing.
Two minutes less of weekly maintenance per mold: that’s what Sidel has accomplished with Kohlox, the new, self-lubricating composite material for studs and wear rings.
GN Thermoforming Equipment has introduced the GN DX series of thermoformers – a new line of servo-driven machines that provide significantly greater cutting capacity of APET sheet for food packaging applications.
Dynamic Conveyor will be unveiling new products and enhancements to the plastics industry at NPE ’09 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois, June 22 – 26, 2009. Offering sustainable and eco-friendly conveying solutions, the DynaCon Modular Conveyor line is expanding its offerings to the plastics industry.
A drastic change has taken place in tool and mold making. In practically no other area are the traces of globalization as obvious as in this branch of industry.
Now there’s a better way to heat the barrel of injection molding machines. Xaloy nXheat induction barrel heating (patent pending) sharply cuts energy costs and improves temperature control for better quality and less scrap compared with conventional heater bands.
At EuroMold 2008, that took place in december in Frankfurt EOS have presented a first in the industry highlight - EOS P 800, the first high temperature system for laser-sintering of high-performance polymers.