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Solvay unveils Double Diaphragm Forming automated demonstrator line
The fully automated line, combined with Solvay’s fast curing technologies, goes from raw material to cured parts within a three minute takt time, opening new opportunities for high-rate composite part manufacture Read more
ENGEL’s reactive unit now available in two sizes
The new size helps ENGEL cover an even wider range of applications, meaning it can support its customers from product and process development, through scale-up to series production Read more
Maguire announces Maguire + Syncro control system
Using data from a digital post-extrusion encoder and tachometer, the system adjusts extruder screw RPM and capstan speed to ensure tight coating tolerances and end-product consistency Read more
Less than encouraging year forecast for Italian manufacturers of plastics and rubber processing machinery
The statistics show a continuing slump in the two trades flows, down -13.1 per cent for imports, and -8.5 per cent for exports, with respect to the first nine months of 2018 Read more
FANUC launches first lightweight cobot
With a view to tackling global skills shortages and the need to increase production flexibility, FANUC has launched its first ever lightweight collaborative robot, the CRX-10iA. Read more
OnRobot launches compact VGC10 to cater to customer demand
Based on the design of the award-winning OnRobot VG10 electric vacuum gripper, the compact VGC10 is smaller and lighter, and therefore ideal for confined environments and smaller robot arms Read more
ULMA says regular packaging machinery maintenance is key to business performance
ULMA Packaging UK is encouraging companies to adopt best practice in maintenance by not only taking out Planned Preventative Maintenance plans, but by regularly checking and cleaning core mechanical parts throughout the year Read more
STADLER Delabelers enable high-quality bottle sorting
The Delabeler removes labels from bottles of all types, achieving a quality standard of up to 80 per cent of labels removed, while also processing a mass flow of up to nine tonnes per hour, depending on the particle size and material composition Read more
FANUC delivers robot series to MTC
The recently installed model at the MTC is the first of its kind in the UK, making it the strongest fully-operational industrial robot in the country, says FANUC. Read more
WITTMANN BATTENFELD sells 40,000th machine
The 40,000th machine from WITTMANN BATTENFELD goes to STIEBEL ELTRON, Germany. Read more
Irish medical sector receives R&D boost from Sumitomo (SHI) Demag
The installation of the precision, fully enclosed IntElect cleanroom machine from the machinery supplier was commissioned by Sumitomo (SHI) Demag’s local distributor, TSM Polytech Read more
Plastic film manufacturer RKW relies on Vecoplan’s shredding technology to recycle its plastic waste
RKW Agri uses film waste from its own production and from various production locations within the RKW Group, but the waste was sent directly to a recycling plant, but with the addition of the Vecoplan machine, it is able to use its own regrind Read more
