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INJECTION MOULDING

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Metal/plastic composite process forms metal inserts during injection moulding.
A process from steelmaker Corus in which a steel insert is shaped by mould closure before injection.

Bayer hybrid process finds growing interest in the automotive business.
How Bayer's metal/plastic hybrid process is being used by motor manufacturers.

Big machine clamp unit saves time and space.
A new design from Meiki has a shorter clamp, longer barrel, and saves time in locking up.

Bayer designs nylons for water injection.
No hydrolytic degradation when water is used to core out mouldings.

Gas injection for multi-station moulding.
Control of gas in multiple moulds in a single cycle.

Add-on adapter for 2K and sandwich moulding.
A secondary injection unit design from Japan.

15 tonne all-electric offers choice of belt or direct drive injection.
A new small machine from Nissei.

TESTING & INSPECTION

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At last, a standard mould for two-shot testing.
Axxicon has added two-component moulding to the abilities of its AIM test mould system.

Hardness tester upgraded to test both plastics and metals.
More versatility from an Indentec Rockwell hardness tester.

RECLAMATION & RECYCLING

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Optical sorting simplifies window frame recycling.
Why spend time removing seals from scrap window frames when a machine can knock the rubber out afterwards?

Extruder tailored for foam reclaim.
A modified version of Davis-Standard's Scrapper handles low bulk density materials.

Reclaim of nylon car parts works - if there are enough.
Toyota has produced acceptable inlet manifolds from 100 per cent reclaimed nylon 6 using a DuPont process, but at the moment can't get enough scrap.

Granulator improvements planned by Wittmann.
The company is planning safety, noise, energy and dust improvements to its CMB range.

Erema decouples recycling stage.
By separating material pre-treatment from extrusion Erema has taken the brakes off its reclaim machines.

ADDITIVES

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The best of dyes and pigments colours new pill packaging.
The Milliken ClearTint process is being used to produce a new look for pill bottles.

ENGINEERING MATERIALS

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New nylon resists higher e-coat temperatures.
A new PA66 from Rhodia for vertical body panels on motor vehicles.

Alloy for automotive interiors improves heat ageing and mould flow.
Bayer has a new PC/SAN copolymer to fight degradation from heat build-up in cars.

PACKAGING MATERIALS

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British company unveils full range of PLA packaging.
Europackaging is using Cargill Dow's NatureWorks PLA to make packaging and disposable cutlery.

BLOW MOULDING

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Blow moulded TPU takes on slush PVC in car interiors.
Bayer and Kautex Textron are seeking to commercialise the blow moulding of TPU dashboard skins.

TEMPERATURE CONTROL

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Regloplas enters the budget business.
Two new temperature controllers deliver a lot of functions at a low cost.

COMPOSITES

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Improvements to in-line long fibre thermoplastics compounding.
New developments from Dieffenbacher.

MATERIALS HANDLING

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Ultrasonic vibration keeps mesh clean.
Rotex shakes its powder filters with ultrasonic vibrations to stop the mesh from blinding.

You need to know that the air you're drying with is really dry.
Liisa Åström of Vaisala makes the case for measuring dryer performance by monitoring dew point.

PROTOTYPING

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New 3D printer has auto support removal.
A new machine from Stratasys company Dimension 3D has a station for automatically dissolving support structures.

THERMOFORMING

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All-electric thermoformer runs at high speed.
Rigo of Italy makes substantial cycle savings in refrigerator production by feeding from a reel rather than from sheet.

SOFTWARE

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Adviser gets wiser.
Clive Maier reviews the next best thing to injection moulding in a box.

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FACTFINDER CONTACTS FOR THIS MONTH'S ISSUE



101 Pattern Forme
        Livingstone Way,
        Bindon Road,
        Taunton
        TA2 6BD
        01823 336042
        E-mail: tim@pattenforme.co.uk
        Web site: www.patternforme.co.uk

104 Cinpres Gas Injection Ltd
        Prosperity Court, Prosperity Way,
        Midpoint 18,
        Middlewitch, Cheshire
        CW10 0GD
        01606 839800
        E-mail: sales@gasinjection.com
        Web site: www.gasinjection.com

105 Chance & Hunt Ltd
        Alexander House,
        Crown Gate,
        Runcorn, Cheshire
        WA7 2UP
        01928 793000
        E-mail: passport@chance-hunt.com
        Web site: www.chance-hunt.com

106 Mercatel Groep BV
        P.O. box 545
        7500 AM Enschede
        The Netherlands
        +31-53-483 66 33
        E-mail: info@mercatel.nl
        Web site: www.mercatel.nl

108 Cabot Carbon Ltd
        Lees Lane
        Stanlow, Ellesmere Port,
        Cheshire
        CH65 4HT
        0151 355 3677
        Web site: www.cabot-corp.com

109 B A Thorne (Machinery) Ltd
        Eagle Road,
        Moons Moat North,
        Redditch, Worcs
        B98 9HF
        01527 584714
        E-mail: bat@bathorne.co.uk
        Web site: www.bathorne.co.uk
        02/01/2004

110 Eastern Plastics Machinery Ltd
        Eastern House,
        Coggeshall Industrial Park,
        Coggeshall, Essex
        CO6 1TW
        01376 562288
        E-mail: eastern.plastics@dial.pipex.com
        Web site: www.seiki-hot.com

111 Rittal Ltd
        Braithwell Way,
        Hellaby Industrial Estate,
        Hellaby, Rotherham
        S66 8QY
        01709 704000
        E-mail: information@rittal.co.uk
        Web site: www.rittal.co.uk

112 JR Technology Ltd
        81 North End,
        Meldreth, Royston
        SG8 6NU
        01763 260721
        E-mail: enquiries@jrtech.co.uk
        Web site: www.jrtech.co.uk

113 Bayer plc, Polymers Division
        Bayer House,
        Strawberry Hill,
        Newbury, Berks
        RG14 1JA
        01635 563863
        E-mail: diane.treacher.dt@bayer.co.uk
        Web site: www.bayer.co.uk

115 Biraghi UK
        60 - 70 Tanners Drive,
        Blakelands,
        Milton Keynes
        MK14 5BP
        01908 513330
        E-mail: spaceminster@spaceminster.co.uk
        Web site: www.spaceminster.co.uk

116 Anchor Plastics Machinery
        The Watermill,
        Royal Quay,
        Harefield
        UB9 6SA
        01895 824301
        E-mail: info@anchor-pm.co.uk

117 Boy Ltd
        60 - 72 Tanners Drive,
        Blakelands North,
        Milton Keynes
        MK14 5BP
        01908 513300
        E-mail: boy@spaceminster.co.uk
        Web site: www.spaceminster.co.uk

119 Krauss Maffei UK Ltd
        Europa Boulevard,
        Gemini Business Park,
        Warrington
        WA5 7TR
        01925 644100
        E-mail: info@kraussmaffei.co.uk
        Web site: www.kraussmaffei.co.uk

120 MCP Tooling Technologies Ltd
        Whitebridge Park,
        Whitebridge Way,
        Stone, Staffs
        ST15 8LQ
        01785 815651
        E-mail: equipment@mcp-group.co.uk
        Web site: www.mcp-group.com

122 Fast Heat
        Unit 7,
        Alder Close,
        East Sussex
        BN23 6QF
        01323 647375
        E-mail: sales@fastheatuk.com
        Web site: www.fastheatuk.com

123 Motan Ltd
        Unit 10, Blacklands Way,
        Abingdon Business Park,
        Abingdon, Oxfordshire
        OX14 1RD
        01235 550011
        E-mail: sales.ltd@motan.com
        Web site: www.motan.com

125 Sortex Ltd
        Pudding Mill Lane,
        London
        E15 2PJ
        020 8522 5184
        E-mail: sales@sortex.com
        Web site: www.sortex.com

126 UPM Machinery Sales Ltd
        5 Elder Way, Waterside Drive,
        Langley Business Park,
        Slough
        SL3 6EP
        01753 548801
        E-mail: sales@upm.co.uk
        Web site: www.upm.co.uk

127 UPM Machinery Sales Ltd
        5 Elder Way, Waterside Drive,
        Langley Business Park,
        Slough
        SL3 6EP
        01753 548801
        E-mail: sales@upm.co.uk
        Web site: www.upm.co.uk

128 Conair Europe Ltd
        350 Edinburgh Avenue,
        Slough,
        Berkshire
        SL1 4TU
        01753 215100
        E-mail: sales@conaireurope.co.uk
        Web site: www.conaireurope.co.uk

130 Davis-Standard Ltd
        187 Camford Way,
        Sundon Park,
        Luton, Bedfordshire
        LU3 3AN
        01582 570501
        E-mail: info@davis-standard.com
        Web site: www.davis-standard.com

131 Jarshire Ltd
        Levels House,
        Bristol Way,
        Stoke Gardens, Slough
        SL1 3QE
        01753 825122
        E-mail: sales@jarshire.co.uk
        Web site: www.jarshire.co.uk

132 Wittmann (UK) Ltd
        Sanders Road,
        Finedon Road Industrial Estate,
        Wellingborough, Northants
        NN8 4NL
        01933 275777
        E-mail: info@wittmann.co.uk
        Web site: www.wittmann.co.uk

133 Axxicon Moulds Helmond BV
        Kanaaldijk z.w. 7b,
        5706 LD
        Helmond
        The Netherlands
        +31-492-598 888
        E-mail: aim@axxicon.com
        Web site: www.axxicon.com

140 Indentec Hardness Testing Machines Ltd
        Lye Valley Industrial Estate,
        Bromley Street, Lye,
        Stourbridge, West Midlands
        DY9 8HX
        01384 896949
        E-mail: mail@indentec.demon.co.uk
        Web site: www.indentec.demon.co.uk

141 Lloyd Instruments Ltd
        Forum House,
        12 Barnes Wallis Road,
        Segensworth East, Fareham
        PO15 5TT
        01489 486399
        E-mail: general@lloyd-instruments.co.uk
        Web site: www.lloyd-instruments.co.uk

142 Nickerson Europe Ltd
        Unit A2, Baird Court,
        Park Farm Industrial Estate,
        Wellingborough, Northants
        NN8 6QJ
        01933 674144

143 Rotex Europe
        Aston Lane North,
        Whitehouse Vale, Runcorn
        Cheshire
        WA7 3FA
        0870 7529900
        E-mail: sales@rotexeurope.com
        Web site: www.rotexeurope.com

144 Laser Lines (Industrial and Medical) Ltd
        Beaumont Close,
        Banbury,
        Oxon
        OX16 1TH
        01295 672500
        E-mail: info@laserlines.co.uk
        Web site: www.laserlines.co.uk

145 Flexicon (Europe) Ltd
        89 Lower Herne Road,
        Herne, Herne Bay,
        Kent
        CT6 7PH
        01227 374710
        E-mail: sales@flexicon.co.uk
        Web site: www.flexicon.com

147 Priamus System Technologies AG
        Bahnhofstrasse 36
        CH-8201 Schaffhausen,
        Switzerland
        +41 52 632 2605
        Web site: www.priamus-system.com

149 Maplan UK
        Unit 14,
        Salmon Springs Trading Estate,
        Painswick Road, Stroud, Glos
        GL6 6NU
        01453 750577
        E-mail: mapmanuk@aol.com
        Web site: www.maplan.co.uk

150 Bohlin Instruments Ltd
        Unit 6, Corinium Centre,
        Cirencester,
        Gloucs
        GL7 1YJ
        01285 644407
        E-mail: sales@bohlin.co.uk
        Web site: www.bohlin.com

151 Kistler Instruments Ltd
        Alresford House,
        Mill Lane,
        Alton, Hants
        GU34 2QJ
        01420 544477
        E-mail: sales.uk@kistler.com
        Web site: www.kistler.com

152 Norplas
        Unit 1, Manor Farmhouse,
        Gosbeck,
        Ipswich, Suffolk
        IP6 9SH
        01449 761841
        E-mail: mike@norplas.co.uk
        Web site: www.norplas.co.uk

153 STV Ltd
        78 Tanners Drive,
        Blakelands,
        Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
        MK14 5BN
        01908 616534
        E-mail: sales@stvconnect.co.uk
        Web site: www.stvconnect.co.uk

156 Spaceminster Ltd
        60 - 72 Tanners Drive,
        Blakelands,
        Milton Keynes
        MK14 5BP
        01908 513300
        E-mail: spaceminster@spaceminster.co.uk
        Web site: www.spaceminster.co.uk

158 Hasco Normalien
        Postfach 1720,
        D-58513 Ludenscheid
        GERMANY
        011049235195734
        E-mail: info.de.mk@hasco.com
        Web site: www.hasco.com

160 Illig UK Ltd
        Pegasus Drive,
        Stratton Business Park,
        Biggleswade, Bedfordshire
        SG18 8QB
        01767 310555
        E-mail: sales@illig.co.uk
        Web site: www.illig.co.uk

171 Laser Lines (Industrial and Medical) Ltd
        Beaumont Close,
        Banbury,
        Oxon
        OX16 1TH
        01295 672500
        E-mail: info@laserlines.co.uk
        Web site: www.laserlines.co.uk

172 Megatech Ltd
        Littleton Drive,
        Huntington, Cannock,
        Staffordshire
        WS12 4TS
        01543 500044

173 Lloyd Instruments Ltd
        Forum House,
        12 Barnes Wallis Road,
        Segensworth East, Fareham
        PO15 5TT
        01489 486399
        E-mail: general@lloyd-instruments.co.uk
        Web site: www.lloyd-instruments.co.uk

174 OGP UK Ltd
        DISC House,
        Station Road Industrial Estate,
        Hatton, Derbyshire
        DE65 5DU
        01283 520127
        E-mail: sales@ogpuk.com
        Web site: www.ogpuk.com

175 Delcam UK
        Talbot Way,
        Small Heath Business Park,
        Birmingham
        B10 0HJ
        0121 766 5544
        E-mail: marketing@delcam.com
        Web site: www.delcam.com

177 Moldflow (Europe) Ltd
        Central Court,
        Knoll Rise, Orpington,
        Kent
        BR6 0JA
        01689 878111
        Web site: www.moldflow.com

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