International Aerospace and Die & Mould Forum at Makino: Paving the way for tomorrow today
What does the fourth wave of industrialisation mean to aerospace and die & mould companies? What is the future of unmanned operation? How can small companies navigate Industry 4.0 and prepare themselves for…
DS Smith Plastics invests in injection moulding plant in Belgium
The plastics division of UK-based packaging group DS Smith has invested approximately €2.6m in its injection moulding plant in Bilzen, Belgium. The facility specialises in moulding beverage crates and pallets and the investment…
Four Vero Solutions optimise Georges Pernoud IT System for Industry 4.0
Preparing for Industry 4.0 was so important to an injection mould manufacturer that they tasked CAD/CAM provider Vero Software with optimising their I.T. system to cut the time taken on non-value-added CAD tasks…
Axon Cable acquires ISA France, renaming the company Axon’ Nanotec
French cabling and interconnector systems supplier Axon Cable acquires ISA France, following a commercial court decision in Besançon on 21 December 2016. Located in Villers-le-Lac, near the Swiss border in France, Isa France joined the…
UrbanAlps releases a metal 3D printed key safe from fuplication
In 2015 UrbanAlps, based in Switzerland, created a 3D printed security key, called the Stealth Key, that the co-founders say is the new standard of high-security cylinder-locks and keys. The duo who started…
Groupe Axium buys local rival LAPAC
French plastics packaging producer Groupe Axium has reinforced its injection molding activities with the acquisition of a local rival, LAPAC of St Rémy la Vanne, that produces lids and flip-top caps as well…
Apprentices from Ziehl-Abegg sponsor two children
“We will permanently sponsor two children in Africa” says Jennifer Zürn (22) as she signs the World Vision sponsorship certificate together with Marlen Geißler (20). The apprentices and trainees from the Künzelsau-based fan…
Sorcole to install first Milacron coinjection press equipped with MuCell
The first Milacron monosandwich coinjection moulding press equipped with MuCell will be installed in the beginning of 2017 at German processor Sorcole, and available for customer trials and samples. Trexel, the developer of…
Thermoformer TriEnda grows with acquisition of PendaForm
Thermoformer TriEnda Holdings LLC announced the acquisition of PendaForm Co., a maker of pickup bed liners and accessories for both aftermarket and original equipment manufacturers. In addition to its New Concord, Ohio, headquarters, PendaForm operates…
New process for replacing glass with plastic
An advanced thin-film manufacturing process could see lightweight plastics replacing glass windows and mirrors in a range of passenger vehicles, offering enhanced fuel efficiency and safety. The mirror can be more easily moulded…
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