Machinery

German injection moulding machine firm Arburg was for the first time present a Chinese version of its new arburgXworld customer portal at Chinaplas 2019, to be held from 21-24 May in Guangzhou, China. Meanwhile, against the backdrop of the ongoing trade war “spat” between the US and China and challenges…

Electric vehicles, or EVs, are on track to dominate global sales of passenger cars and buses by 2040, and to encroach significantly on the market for vans and short-distance trucking, according to the latest forecast from research firm BloombergNEF (BNEF). Based on analysis of the evolving economics in different vehicle…

US-based machinery firm Milacron Holdings Corp. says it has entered into a definitive agreement with Osgood Capital Group and Cyprium Investment Partners to sell its Uniloy Blow Molding business. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close within the next 90 days. Tom Goeke, Milacron…

At the upcoming Chinaplas show in Guangzhou, to be held from 21-24 May 2019, machinery makers will be showing the latest in automated machinery for medical and packaging applications; as well as digital processing. Digitalisation at the forefront from Arburg German machinery maker Arburg will be presenting the digital future of plastics…

Headquartered in Pawcatuck, Conn., Davis-Standard is a global leader in the design, development and distribution of extrusion and converting technology. Davis- Standard will promote the company’s equipment innovation and regional growth at Hall 9.2, Booth J41, during Chinaplas 2019 in Guangzhou, 21-24 May, alongside its subsidiaries Maillefer and Brampton Engineering.…

At CHINAPLAS 2019, KraussMaffei will present a locally produced all-electric injection molding machine for the first time. The new PX Agile is tailored to the needs of the Chinese market and manufactured at the new Sanming plant in Fujian Province of the machine builder. Both up-and-coming small and medium-size companies…

Maag will present insights into its broad portfolio of high-performance pelletizers, gear pumps and melt filters that help compounders and recyclers combine high productivity with high product quality. Maag will be showing at CHINAPLAS in Guangzhou from May 21 to 24 on stand S51 in hall 5.1. In the field…

Having already supplied two flat-die extrusion lines to a Vietnamese customer, Italian extrusion machinery maker Bandera says it has now scored another order for a blown film line for heavy duty sacks (FFS) manufacture for another Vietnamese customer, which it did not name. The previous order was for a thermoforming…

The global machinery production revenue will reach US$1.6 trillion in 2022, coming mainly from machine tools, but growth will decline this year due to weaker global trends, with China and Germany on the downtrend, according to IHS Markit’s Machinery Production Market Tracker. Meanwhile, the global market for integrated motors and…

German extrusion machinery maker Reifenhäuser has added another feather to its cap: a five-layer blown film line for the production of FFS film, targeted at heavy-duty shipping sacks. Bernd Schroeter, Director Product Management summarizes the advantages of the new line: “Our Evolution five-layer FFS line offers significant advantages over conventional…