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Visitors News The following articles have been placed on our site by vistors to Plastics News International. Some of these stories will be selected for our print version. If you have news relevant to plastics you are invited to submit it here. It will only take you a few minutes to enter your information. Please note we do not take responsibility for the content and or the accuracy of news placed in this file and we reserve the right to delete any submissions without explanation or notice. [Add my news item] New downforce amplifier to solve recycled material processing difficulties   (3-03-2010) TSM Control Systems is now offering plastics producers new ways to weather the economic storm and improve their profit margins. New TSM technolog.... [More..]              Medical dispensing micro shots 24/7 from Intertronics   (24-02-2010) Those clever people at Intertronics have again brought forward an exciting development in fluid dispensing – this time the Fisnar DV509. .... [More..]              Intertronics stick the urban arts together   (12-02-2010) Modern art is such an integral part of life, the interweb and everything, that some exciting projects are taking place – perhaps where they alway.... [More..]              Product Assembly found to be faster and smarter at Fastening & Assembly Solutions Show   (8-02-2010) Lower costs, faster production, fewer rejects and better quality are four good reasons why manufacturing companies that include design or product.... [More..]              Fully automatic bag picking from pallet, opening and emptying system   (18-01-2010) Automatic bag cutting has been developed by our company more than 20 years ago, but nothing existed up today to automatically pick bags from [More..]              Intertronics get tough with electronic components   (8-01-2010) Those clever people at Intertronics are getting tough with electronic components that need to be made more rugged – to be more resistant to [More..]              New interactive website launched for Fastening & Assembly Solutions Exhibition   (7-01-2010) Hot on the heels of their recent announcement of the RAF Museum Hendon as the new venue for the Fastening & Assembly Solutions Exhibition on Marc.... [More..]              Hoffmann Innovation adds Krauss Maffei MX Spinform for automotive Glazing trials   (7-12-2009) Krauss Maffei of Munich Germany, a world leader in plastics machinery has developed the MX Injection Moulding Machine range from 800 to 5,400 [More..]              Light-weight high flyer potting epoxy from Intertronics   (2-12-2009) In some applications the weight of potting electronics to protect mechanically or environmentally can be a very significant part of the o.... [More..]              New London area venue for Fastening & Assembly Solutions Exhibition   (4-12-2009) NewbyCom – organisers of Fastening & Assembly Solutions Exhibitions (www.fastening-solutions-exhibition.co.uk) are delighted to announce a .... [More..]              Fast cure, no mixing, superior performance encapsulant from Intertronics   (25-11-2009) Intertronics’ latest introduction to the world of electronic encapsulants is the Multi-Cure® 9001-E series which addresses the age old problems o.... [More..]              New Krauss Maffei MX machine chosen for Ford’s Saarlouis plant in Germany   (19-11-2009) Krauss-Maffei GmbH of Munich Germany installed a KraussMaffei MX 4000- 24500 in September 2009, in Ford’s plant in Saarlouis, Germany, where it [More..]              New clear encapsulant for LEDs from Intertronics   (6-11-2009) Technical adhesives specialists Intertronics recently launched their Opti- tec 4200 encapsulant/potting compound and adhesive. This optically clea.... [More..]              Krauss Maffei supply special pipe extrusion line to Tyco Germany   (5-11-2009) Krauss-Maffei GmbH Extrusion of Munich Germany, have supplied a pipe extrusion line to Tyco Electronics plant located in Ottobrunn Germany. [More..]              Nolato Medical expands its Swedish Technology Centre   (4-11-2009) Swedish Nolato medical has been offering innovative polymer-based solutions for more than 50 years. The company is now gearing up to capi.... [More..]              Visy opens $12 million factory in Thailand   (28-10-2009) Visy has officially opened a $12 million thermoformed barrier plastic cup factory in Thailand. The state-of-the-art factory will supply local [More..]              PREVENT SIGNS UP TO DSM DYNEEMA’S LICENSING PROGRAM FOR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING   (23-10-2009) Latest partnership-alliance forges DSM Dyneema’s diversification of business beyond gloves into body protection clothing, expanding superior .... [More..]              Krauss Maffei hit the ‘milestone 100th Duroset machine sale to MKW with a CX Duroset Injection Moulding Machine   (23-10-2009) Krauss-Maffei GmbH of Munich Germany has recently installed the 100th CX Duroset injection moulding machine at Austrian plastics processor MKW, <.... [More..]              Songwon Group announces a sound performance for the first half 2009, despite soft and volatile market and economic conditions   (16-10-2009) Ulsan, Korea – October 15, 2009 * Songwon Group achieves a net profit of 9.5 Billion KRW, despite the continuing difficult market .... [More..]              Krauss Maffei twin-screw ZE compounding extruder chosen for WPC research project   (15-10-2009) Chemnitz Technical University, Germany – have chosen a Krauss Maffei ZE 40A x 50D UTXi Twin screw extruder for a special research project for [More..]              Seeing is believing - Intertronics demonstrate non-invasive nano particle mixing   (9-10-2009) Have you seen the Thinky nano-level mixer from Intertronics? Seeing is certainly believing in this case, so delegates at the Nano Forum this [More..]              DOKASCH LAUNCHES LIGHTWEIGHT, ULTRA DURABLE AIR CARGO CONTAINERS MADE WITH DYNEEMA® AND AERONITE® FROM DSM   (8-10-2009) New containers made with advanced composite RP10 panels are lighter and stronger than traditional aluminum, delivering major weight and fuel .... [More..]              Fastening & Assembly Solutions Exhibition - Hinges, Handles, Hardware on show   (6-10-2009) Proprietary and bespoke custom-made hardware components, including hinges, handles and gaskets, are headlining at the Fastening & Assembly .... [More..]              Rhodia and its Polyamide 6.6 have been chosen for under-the-hood applications in biofuel engines   (25-09-2009) Lyon, France – 24 September 2009 – Magneti Marelli has chosen Rhodia’s Technyl® to produce the air intake manifold (AIM) and the fuel rail of the<.... [More..]              New coil fed cutting & inserting wadding machine for closures   (3-09-2009) MACA Engineering, of San Quinion Italy, has released a new design coil- fed, cutting-inserting wadding machine for plastic and metal caps/.... [More..]              Form-in-place (FIP) gaskets - cheaper than you think?   (28-08-2009) Form-in-place (FIP) gaskets have been part of the mainstream enclosure industry for many years but the cost and physical size of robotic .... [More..]              Non-invasive mixing and de-aeration of viscous and non-viscous liquids and powders   (10-09-2009) Mixing of materials in the laboratory or for smaller production volumes is traditionally done by hand, or the use of some sort of mechanical [More..]              Threaded Inserts drive down costs at October Fastening Solutions Exhibition   (24-08-2009) Exhibition organisers Newbycom believe that threaded inserts will remain crucial to the continued development of many modern products, so they ar.... [More..]              Krauss Maffei to promote plastics packaging expertise during Drinktec 2009   (21-08-2009) Krauss Maffei of Munich Germany will promote their plastics Injection moulding beverage packaging expertise during the Drinktec exhibition .... [More..]              Lanfranchi launches a new rotative unscrambler system for difficult to handle PET preforms   (12-08-2009) LANFRANCHI of Italy, have developed a new rotative unscrambler twister for PET preform handling which has been designed to unscramble difficult <.... [More..]              Peelable masks, conformal coatings and wire tacking materials now cured at low temperature   (6-08-2009) Intertronics are pleased to announce a new era in low temperature conformal coating repair, peelable masking, and wire-tacking electronic .... [More..]              Energy Savings & reduced Carbon Footprint with the Rotary Wheel Extrusion Blow Moulding Machine from Graham Engineering   (5-08-2009) Graham Engineering Corp of York, PA, USA has recently highlighted the advantages of their Rotary Wheel Blow Moulding Machine, with studies that <.... [More..]              New moisture-resistant gasketing resin from Intertronics   (27-07-2009) Intertronics is pleased to announce a new moisture-resistant gasketing resin from DYMAX for sealing electrical conduit boxes, appliance h.... [More..]              Mechanical Fasteners to the fore at Fastening Solutions Exhibition - October   (23-07-2009) Mechanical Fasteners are probably the oldest definable engineering system – but we have come a long way from using strips of bark or animal [More..]              UV Cure Adhesive Excels in Bond Strength   (15-07-2009) Hackensack, NJ. July 13, 2009- Master Bond adds a significant strength advantage to a new UV adhesive compound combining high strength bonds [More..]              Gammaflux introduces new line of temperature control systems for sequential valve-gate plastic hot runner applications   (16-07-2009) Gammaflux Inc. of Virginia USA, a leading supplier of Plastics Injection Mould Hot Runner Temperature Control Systems, has introduced a new line .... [More..]              Micro-Dot™ Dispensing - Intertronics put it in the palm of your hand   (15-07-2009) Quick, accurate, reliable dispensing of micro-dot quantities of adhesives, greases, inks and oils is now literally “at hand” with the Tri.... [More..]

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