Auxiliary equipment

Austrian machinery company Wittmann Group has acquired Austria-based auxiliary firm FarragTech, which is based in Wolfurt in the Vorarlberg region. Terms were not disclosed. For more than 25 years, FarragTech has been active in plant engineering for plastics processing in the auxiliary equipment sector, with one main focus within its…

Auxiliary equipment maker Coperion will present the new ADD-A-LOT multi-ingredient handling system at Booth 14B19 in Hall 14. As part of a compounding plant, this system enables fully automated recipe preparation that fulfills high demands for constant product quality, seamless documentation, and batch traceability. Particularly as production trends toward shrinking…

US auxiliary products maker Maguire Products, Inc. has established Maguire Products Taiwan as a new subsidiary, in Taichung, to serve the large and growing Taiwanese market for plastics auxiliary equipment. The new company will serve local customers with sales and technical support for Maguire Weigh Scale Blenders, Ultra Low Energy…

Japan’s Teijin Limited says that it has completed the acquisition of all the shares of Renegade Materials Corporation, a North American supplier of heat-resistant thermoset prepreg for the aerospace industry. The acquisition of Renegade will allow Teijin to expand its aerospace business, including next-generation aircrafts’ engine parts. Teijin says it…

Current developments in the automotive industry are being made possible with new engineering plastics materials that meet durability, lightweight and cost efficient requirements, says Angelica Buan in this report. The diamond stone, believed to be the hardest material on earth, has been revered for centuries for its “indestructible” properties. Times…

At the 18th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition (Auto Shanghai 2019, April 18 – 25), the Suzhou based Sonderhoff (Suzhou) Sealing Systems presents their products and services to the automotive industry in China. The German based Sonderhoff group, part of Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, is one of the world’s…

The honeycomb core specialist’s Organosandwich is a real all-rounder in automotive production: There is a wide range of possible applications in the automotive sector for the thermoplastic material – the material can be used for the inner bonnet, door modules, underbody panels and much more. By using the lightweight Organosandwich,…

Polyscope Polymers is this year’s winner of the JEC Innovation Award in the Automotive Application category. Polyscope’s XIRAN SGH30EB glass filled thermoplastic composite was specified by Webasto France and the Groupe Renault (Boulogne-Billancourt, France) for the roller-blind guide rails on the panoramic sunroof modules installed, since 2016, in Renault Scenic…

Chinese automotive parts supplier Jiye Auto Parts has acquired a strategic majority share in German parts manufacturer Grammer AG. In a statement, Grammer said that Jiye Auto Parts, a company associated with Chinese automotive supplier Ningbo Jifeng and Grammer’s strategic partner, said that 48.45% of Grammer’s shareholders had accepted Jiye’s…

Rio de Janeiro-based Petroleo Brasileiro SA, or Petrobras, is reportedly reconsidering its decision to sell its shares in Brazilian petrochemicals firm Braskem, and could even double its stake in the company it views as a natural hedge for oil prices. Petrobras is reassessing its petrochemicals strategy after having placed its…