More content from May 2021

Suhner Industrial Products Corp.
Suhner machining units have dust guards to protect electrical and mechanical components.
The units are used for drilling holes in sheet metal, 3-D printed polymer substrates and stacks of fiberglass composites.
May 20, 2021
Columbus McKinnon Corp.
Using the Intelli-Connect mobile app, crane and hoist users can access detailed system information on a tablet or smartphone.
The Intelli-Connect diagnostics and analytics system provides users with essential information about the performance and status of their cranes and hoists.
May 19, 2021
Cognex Corp.
The DataMan 8700
Devices in the DataMan 8700 series can read barcodes on labels and those marked directly on parts, even when elements of the code are missing or damaged.
May 18, 2021
Hasco America Inc.
Z8087 caps protect the connecting nipples used in injection mold cooling systems.
Hasco’s Z8087 protective caps cover the connecting nipples used in cooling systems for injection molds. They fit all size 9 and size 13 Hasco connection nipples.
May 18, 2021
Yaskawa America Inc.
The GP280L
The GP280L is appropriate for tasks such as machine tending, dispensing, cutting and the handling of heavy components.
May 17, 2021
Conair Group
The Mini-DeDuster C-50
The plug-and-play Mini-DeDuster C-50 removes dust, angel hair and streamers from pellets or regrind before it is fed into plastics processing equipment.
May 17, 2021
ST BlowMoulding SA
The ISIT 1320 Dual Head extrusion blow molding machine
The ISIT 1320 Dual Head extrusion blow molding machine has been optimized for the U.S. market.
May 14, 2021
Vision Engineering Inc.
Vision Engineering Deltron Deltron Cmm
The Deltron is compact and durable enough for shop floor use.
May 13, 2021
LyondellBasell
The equivalent of 71,000 plastic retail bags went into the paving material of a parking lot at LyondellBasell's Cincinnati Technology Center in Ohio, the first installation of the New End Market Opportunities (NEMO) for Film Asphalt Project.
The Plastics Industry Association's NEMO projects tackle the logistical or technical challenges of plastics recycling.
May 10, 2021
RUD Ketten Rieger & Dietz GmbH u. Co. KG
RUD's Tecdos TS opens molds gently and closes them accurately, with controlled force and speed.
Tecdos TS opens and closes tools gently, offers an ergonomic platform for assembly and maintenance.
May 10, 2021
AGS Automation Greifsysteme Schwope GmbH
Ags Eoat Quick Change System Gws Rkk
Quick-change system from AGS uses a bayonet washer to lock it in place.
May 7, 2021
Dynamic Conveyor Corp.
Dynamic Conveyor's plastic bottle preform conveyor can fill gaylords unattended for hours.
The conveyor can fill gaylords unattended and protects the finish of preforms.
May 6, 2021
Haas Automation Inc. five-axis vertical machining center.
The Haas VR-9
The VR-9's spindle boasts 50 percent more power and 40 percent more torque than the one on Haas’ GM-2-5AX.
May 5, 2021
Readco Kurimoto LLC
Readco Kurimoto’s Continuous Hybrid Reactor can protect oxygen-sensitive materials it uses to compound resin pellets and powders.
Its Continuous Hybrid Reactor protects oxygen-sensitive materials from damage during polymerization.
May 4, 2021
Glycon Corp.
Jeff Kuhman played professional football for two years.
After a brief stint in pro football, the Glycon founder parlayed what had been an off-season job in the plastics machinery industry into a full-time career spanning more than ...
May 3, 2021
Okuma's Advanced One Touch offers an intuitive graphical interface on machine control screens.
May 3, 2021
Carbon
Batch processing, along with the use of more than one printer at once, can help 3-D printer users optimize the 3-D printing process.
Representatives from 3DChimera, 3D Systems Inc., Arburg, Carbon, HP, MakerBot and Rize say the technologies are proving able complements to traditional manufacturing processes...
May 3, 2021
Mantle Inc.
Mantle's TrueShape additive-manufacturing process can produce mold components, such as this mold insert for a medical device, much more quickly than conventional processes.
TrueShape technology combines additive and subtractive processes to offer fast, lower-cost production.
May 3, 2021
Mitutoyo America Corp.
Mitutoyo's Formtracer Avant is a hybrid system offering fast, high-precision measurement of both contour and surface roughness features.
The Formtracer Avant is fast and precise, can measure features on molds or plastic parts.
April 30, 2021
Charles Ross & Son Co.
The Model 42N-18SS ribbon blender from Charles Ross & Son uses safety limit switches to prevent operation of the agitator if any access ports are open or if the grating is removed.
The ergonomic bag dump unloading station lets material pass through a bar grating, and safety limit switches prevent the agitator from operating if access ports are open or the...
April 29, 2021
Munson Machinery Co. Inc.
Munson's bag dump module has a dust hood with a hinged door combined with other measures to reduce dust.
Munson unit controls dust caused by bulk materials with dust hood, blower and cartridge filters.
April 28, 2021
Absolute Haitian
Absolute Haitian's Zhafir electric injection molding machines are now available with multi-shot capability.
The Zhafir Multi machines offer five configurations for the additional injection unit.
April 27, 2021
3YourMind
Digitization and on-demand printing of spare parts can save production time and the cost of warehousing.
3YourMind sees a growing role for additive manufacturing to produce replacement parts as needed.
April 26, 2021
Jabil Inc.
Jabil provides 3-D printing services for R&D; prototyping; production of jigs, fixtures and tooling; bridge production; serial production; and parts repair.
Respondents to a survey sponsored by Jabil anticipate 3-D printing of production parts will enable faster delivery times as well as the creation of customized goods.
April 23, 2021
Plastics Industry Association
Plastic Logo Stacked Color
A three-year collaboration produced the ANSI-accredited "Safety Requirements for Granulators, Strand Pelletizers and Dicers Used for Size Reduction of Plastics."
April 20, 2021
Plastixs LLC
Plastixs' X-Pure provides a supply of high-pressure distilled water to high-temperature water-circulation units to prevent scale buildup.
X-Pure supplies pressurized distilled water to water-circulation units, avoiding the potential damage caused by plate-out of contaminants.
April 20, 2021
German firm said the move will help it expand its presence in North American market.
April 20, 2021
Wohlers Associates Inc.
The annual Wohlers Report, detailing the state of the additive manufacturing market, came out in March.
Annual Wohlers Report finds independent additive manufacturing service providers were among those who saw an increase in business.
April 19, 2021
Erema Group GmbH
A Pure Loop ISEC evo 302 shredder-extruder will be available at Erema North America's technical center to test customers' materials.
Erema's technical center in Ipswich, Mass., has commissioned an ISEC evo 302 machine that customers can test their materials on.
April 15, 2021
INJECTION MOLDING "Where extremely high volumes are required, a key challenge of the design process is to ultimately meet productivity levels that optimize piece part costs. Design...
April 13, 2021
New Scale Robotics
New Scale Robotics has been named a Certified System Integrator for Universal Robots products.
As a Certified System Integrator, New Scale can sell UR cobots with its Q-Span Workstation Kits.
April 12, 2021
Shuman Plastics Inc.
Hyman “Hy” Shuman
Hyman “Hy” Shuman, who co-founded the plastics recycling firm with his brother in 1962, died March 25 in Buffalo, N.Y.
April 12, 2021
Daiichi Jitsugyo America
Peter Gardner, left, and LS Mtron's Howard Chung shake hands at NPE2018 to mark the original distribution deal.
DJA had handled LS Mtron's U.S. distribution since NPE2018.
April 7, 2021
Davis-Standard LLC
Rich Kanarski
As a technical program chairman for the Society of Plastics Engineers Extrusion Division, he will support technical conferences.
April 7, 2021
Kice Industries
Kice
J.W. “Bill” Kice and his sons launched what would become Kice Industries in January 1946.
April 6, 2021
Kautex Maschinenbau
Kautex's Skyreef series of extrusion blow molding machines are available with hydraulic, all-electric or hybrid drive power.
The Skyreef series will emphasize smart production and offers choices among hydraulic, all-electric and hybrid designs.
April 2, 2021
Reifenhäuser says acquisition will boost its expertise and Kdesign customers' support network.
April 1, 2021
Additive Manufacturing Users Group
John Sorvillo
Teacher, Ph.D. student are honored for demonstrated passion for additive manufacturing.
March 31, 2021
The Wisconsin maker of surface-coating technologies has expanded its manufacturing capabilities.
March 30, 2021
The Austria-based company has sold 25 of the odor-reducing systems for recycling.
March 30, 2021