In September, Germany’s President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will be ceremonially opening the EMO Hannover 2017.

Maintaining the benefits of plastics while eliminating the downsides — this is one of the great challenges the plastics industry faces. Husky has responded to this in several ways.

Lubricants are essential for optimising tool life and for raising productivity. In an analysis of Zeller + Gmelin's second generation prelube oil Multidraw PL 61 SE in comparison with its previous product, the prelube oil PL 61, significant improvements have been verified.

In 2020, Meusburger will fully integrate the hot runner and control systems specialist PSG, which was taken over in 2016, into the company. PSG will then operate under the Meusburger brand.

Whilst polymer demand in the Benelux is relatively small compared with other major areas or countries in Europe, it has a well-developed and significant processing sector.

Stratasys has unveiled new durable, temperature and chemical-resistant FDM thermoplastics that meet manufacturing requirements.

I-mold molding innovations has been re-founded under a known name as of 1 February 2022. CEO Andy Walter is now focusing the company on the patented tunnel gate inserts that are developed in-house for injection moulding tools.

Plastics manufacturer Epsan has introduced recycled carbon fiber reinforced compounds. The new products of Eplon+ grades are based on recycled carbon fibre materials.

Linear guides and rolling bearings from NSK find use in many advanced automation systems for plastic injection moulding processes, including the industrial robots manufactured by Campetella Robotic Center.

Software company Open Mind is further closing the gap between CAM systems and physical machine environments with its Hypermill Virtual Machining solution. The integrated all-in-one system eliminates the need for various software solutions as it maps all steps virtually, giving manufacturers absolute control over the machining process.