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    Manufacturing

    Coperion K-Tron plant in Salina, Kan., is closing

    Jan. 24, 2025
    Nearly 100 will lose their jobs; 50 will transition to remote positions.

    Injection Molding

    Hasco
    Hasco's Cooling Tornado makes cooling more efficient by creating turbulence.
    Netstal
    From left, Renzo Davatz, CEO of Netstal); José Lelo de Larrea, managing director, Netstal Mexico; and Nadeem Amin, president, Netstal Americas.
    Engel
    Engel has a new XL model of its eco-flomo temperature water manifold.
    American Plastic Molding
    American Plastic Molding in Scottsburg, Ind., is beginning the new year with a new 900-ton molding machine from Milacron. Acquired late last year, it replaces a 725-ton molding machine that took up the same footprint. Adam Auffart, VP of sales and marketing for APM, says tariffs proposed by President-elect Donald Trump might steer more customers to the shop's mold-making and molding services.
    GPainnova
    The DLyte TurboFlow from GPainnova provides mirror-smooth finishes to molds.
    Silcotech North America
    The new Neotech Bridge is designed to help mothers and babies with breastfeeding immediately after childbirth. It represents the culmination in a four-year development period involving brand owner Neotech Products and liquid-silicone-rubber molder Silcotech.
    KraussMaffei
    KraussMaffei's LRXplus linear robots feature the new MC7 controller.

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    Oerlikon HRSflow
    Corrosion-resistant valve-gate end rings are available for Oerlikon's Tp and Vp hot runner nozzles.
    Molds & Tooling

    Oerlikon hot runners can process corrosive materials

    Karen Hanna
    Jan. 7, 2025
    Multiflow Tp and Vp nozzles now offer corrosion-resistant external valve-gate end rings.
    Absolute Haitian
    Like other OEMs, Haitian has been incorporating more intelligent features into its injection molding machines, to make them more user-friendly and help manufacturers deal with ongoing skilled-labor shortages.
    Manufacturing

    Will the plastics machinery market rebound in 2025?

    Lynne Sherwin
    Jan. 7, 2025
    Survey respondents, OEMs are divided on prospects for the new year as economic uncertainty continues.
    Wittmann
    Wittmann's Drymax Plus dryers offer the energy-saving EcoDrive feature.
    Product Innovations

    Wittmann adds EcoDrive to Drymax Plus line

    Karen Hanna
    Jan. 6, 2025
    The feature automatically adjusts to material requirements to save energy and avoid damaging resins.
    Stork
    At Fakuma 2024, Stork showed a specially designed Food-line 4400-3550 injection molding machine for turning recycled PET into packaging.
    Injection Molding

    Stork IMM produces thin-wall rPET containers

    Karen Hanna
    Jan. 3, 2025
    The high-speed Food-line 4400-3550 is specially designed to handle recycled material.
    Cumsa
    Cumsa's EC sprue bushings help the ejector pin release pillars in the runners.
    Molds & Tooling

    Cumsa bushings aid with release of pillars

    Karen Hanna
    Jan. 2, 2025
    The sprue bushings keep ejector pins from breaking or ejector holes from seizing up.