Medical molding new challenges
Miniaturization trends sweeping the medical device industry are leading medical molders to make big changes of their own—changes measured to the tenths of a millimeter. The medical devices that they provide molded parts…
China Lesso Group invests in new facility in India
China’s largest plastic pipe maker, China Lesso Group Holdings Ltd., is investing $45 million in an extrusion and injection molding factory in India, to try to capture growth in that country’s building markets….
The year’s top innovations in molding: conformal cooling
New developments have improved the way conformal cooling lines are produced to prevent leakage and mold damage. Polyshot Corp. (West Henerietta, NY) has creates an innovative method called “plate fusion technology” from which…
Aerospace firm invests in mold maker
Aircraft parts maker Moog Inc. has acquired a 70 percent ownership of mold builder Linear Mold & Engineering Inc., with an option to acquire the remaining 30 percent. Located in the Detroit suburb…
German producers of machine tools to strenghten business in Indonesia
German producers of machine tools intend in future to intensify their business operations in Indonesia. The kick-off came at the VDW’s Technology Symposium in Jakarta held on 25 November 2015. Twelve manufacturers of…
Materialise inks a partnerships with Korean company Former’s Farm
Materialise has built a partnerships with Former’s Farm, a Korean company specialized in developing and distributing filament for 3D printers, building desktop FDM printers for educational, prototyping and design purposes, and providing print…
Global metal stamping market forecast
The global metal stamping market is expected to exceed USD 180.0 billion by 2022, Grand View Research, Inc reports. Growing metal stamping requirement in infrastructure development particularly in emerging economies is expected to…
Core Molding Technologies announces Q3 results
Core Molding Technologies, Inc. announced results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2015. Net income was $2,484,000, or $0.33 per basic and diluted share, compared with $2,428,000 or $0.32 per basic and…
Global market for microinjection polymer molding forecast to grow, report says
The global market for microinjection polymer molding is expected to reach US$897.3 mln by 2020, as Radiant Insight reports. Growing demand for small sized components mainly from the medical industry is expected to…
In Q4 2015 orders for machine tools rise by 16.3 percent, UCIMU reports
In the third quarter 2015, the index of orders for machine tools, processed by UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE, reported a 16.3 percent increase compared with the same period of the previous year. Therefore, there…
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