Sweden – Kraiburg TPE arrived in Northern Europe. The company will not only present its product portfolio at Plastteknik, the Scandinavian plastics fair, but it also will be present in Sweden with their own sales office.

Stratasys will showcase its 3D printing solutions for composite production at JEC World (12 to 14 March 2019). The company will outline the benefits of integrating AM in the production line.

While the image of packaging is currently divided, the fact remains that it is still a large part of the injection moulding industry. As a matter of fact, it makes up the largest portion in both the French and Italian industry.

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German manufacturer Robert Seuffer uses Stratasys 3D printed injection moulds to produce parts for functional testing in their final material. This helps to significantly reduce both, tooling costs and lead time.

3D printing – Additive manufacturing specialist Stratasys has announced at Hannover Messe 2017 that Siemens' mobility division is using Stratasys 3D printing technology to print customised parts for a German transport services provider.

Thermoplay presented a number of hot runner innovations at Fakuma 2017. Among them was the F Ø11 for special applications in cosmetic, medical and food packaging markets.

Germany – Using a Stratasys Fortus 3D Production System, France-based Volvo Trucks has reduced turnaround times of certain assembly line manufacturing tools from 36 days to two days while reducing tooling costs.

Germany – Mapal has developed a new drill, which it says has been optimised to overcome the challenges of thermoplastics drilling.