When visitors descend on Bursa, Turkey, for Mould Eurasia 2012, they will be entering a high-growth region for mould making, one whose recent strength has earned the country world renown. read...
With its versatile AHX640-S cutters for steel and cast-iron milling, Mitsubishi Materials introduces tools that employ multi-corner, double-side negative inserts with a large rake angle. The company has taken advantage of new manufacturing methods and material technology to combine the sharpness of conventional positive-geometry inserts with the strength and versatility of negative inserts so that both sides can be used as a cutting edge. Power requirements for these AHX-S-series milling cutters are the same as those for traditional positive-geometry cutters. read...
The next triennial Plast, the international exhibition for the plastics and rubber industries, takes place at the Milan Fairgrounds from 8–12 May. The show’s organiser, Promaplast S.r.l., characterises the Plast fair as the largest exhibition representing the entire plastics- and rubber-processing production chain of machines, auxiliary equipment, moulds, raw materials, regenerated materials, composites and semi-finished and finished products scheduled to appear in Europe this year. read...
The winners of the 2nd International Plastics Design Competition (IPDC) sponsored by US plastics industry association SPI spanned a wide range of applications, and many of the products embodied innovative use of technologies in support of sustainability goals, according to Robert Janeczko, chairman of the IPDC committee. read...
