Germany — Leonhard Kurz is a foil specialist, Arburg an expert in the injection moulding of plastics. In this article, the partners explain what a combination of know-how makes possible.

Germany — Manufacturing companies in many sectors are currently struggling with supply bottlenecks for essential semi-finished products, starting materials and raw materials.

Wilmington Machinery announces its newest low pressure plastic pallet injection molding machine, the Lumina Model PM-3C. The new machine is said to be the lowest cost dual mould machine produced worldwide.

UK — Tool manufacturer Dormer Pramet has launched a new generation of solid carbide five-flute end mills, specifically for dynamic milling in general machining and die and mould applications.

Sweden — To improve the productivity of mould-and-die manufacturers, Hexagon is giving every user of WORKNC CAM software access to Designer, an out-of-the-box CAD-to-CAM workflow with advanced modeling tools to accelerate preparation of solid models for manufacturing.

With an innovative new cube technology, Arburg wants to significantly reduce cycle time. The compact Allrounder Cube 1800 is particularly suitable for the cost-effective production of technical and medical products, for example, as well as for personal care products.

Germany — With the aim of acknowledging their responsibility when it comes to limiting and gradually reducing the company’s greenhouse gas emissions, Ensinger presented a climate strategy.

Germany — Imagine a 15,000 kilometer long zipper — that's how much of this ingenious mechanism, Heiligenstädter Reisverschluß produced in 2020 alone. To maintain their innovative pace, the company uses modern CAD/CAM software supplied by German software manufacturer Schott Systeme.

Germany — Thermal insulating sheets prevent uncontrolled heat dissipation into the machine clamping plates from heated injection moulds and compression moulding tools. Through their high thermal compressive strength, they are particularly suitable for use in highly stressed moulding tools.

Germany — Männer has developed a mould with an innovative cluster concept to ensure moulders can produce high-quality parts at a rate that meets high industry demand. Disposable IVD articles that require high precision, high quality, and high production volume are now possible.