Sunningdale reports profit thanks to geographical diversity
SINGAPORE (February 26, 2010) -- Sunningdale Tech Ltd. has returned to profit last year, saying its markets in Japan, Europe and South Korea had offset the drop in sales from the North American
automotive industry.
Canadian custom molder captures business from China
GRANBY, QUEBEC (February 19, 2010) -- A Canadian custom injection molder is growing as it captures business from China. “A lot of jobs are coming back from China,” company President Martin Nadeau
said in a telephone interview. “It’s a result of poor quality and delivery.”
U.S. moldmakers see China factory as way into local market
DONGGUAN, CHINA (February 16, 2010) -- Like many foreign-invested mold making shops in China, Cosmos Tooling Solutions Ltd. began business by exporting lower cost tools to North America and elsewhere.
But increasingly, the company is looking to China’s expanding domestic market for growth.
Synventive adding second China factory
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Firms find higher-than-expected costs in China's interior
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Mitsubishi to sell some Engel presses in Japan
TOKYO (January 26, 2010) -- Japanese injection press maker Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Plastic Technology Co. Ltd. will sell multicomponent Engel presses to customers in Japan.
Kramski pushes for medical work, opens India plant
LARGO, FLA. (January 18, 2010) -- Kramski North America Inc is taking strides to expand into medical device work, while its parent Kramski GmbH recently opened a plant in India.
Auto industry continues to drive recovery in China
SHANGHAI (December 8, 2009) -- Many manufacturers at the Asian-Pacific International Plastics and Rubber Industry Exhibition, held Nov. 25-28 in Shanghai, seemed to be breathing a tentative sigh of
relief. After a sharp drop in sales early in the year, machine makers are seeing an improvement in the market, pushed forward by China’s stimulus and a booming automotive market.
KM's China tech center closer to domestic customers
SHANGHAI (December 7, 2009) -- While Munich, Germany-based Krauss Maffei’s China manufacturing plant is located a short distance outside of Shanghai in Jiaxing, the tech center location in Shanghai
is the heart of Krauss Maffei’s evolving China strategy. The center, which is used both for product development and operations, offers customers design and development services previously not
available within China.
Sweden's Stella Plastic buys most of Rosti Technical Plastics
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK (December 7, 2009) -- Denmark’s A.P. Møller-Mærsk Group is selling most of Rosti Technical Plastics Holding A/S to Stella Plastic Holding AB, a subsidiary of Swedish investment
group Nordstjernan AB, for an undisclosed sum.
Zhafir presents Mercury prototype as revolutionary design
EBERMANNSDORF, GERMANY (December 1, 2009) -- The Zhafir subsidiary of Chinese press maker Ningbo Haitian Plastic Machinery Group has developed a new all-electric injection molding machine, called
Mercury.
Samsung design chief talks about sustainability efforts
MIAMI (November 24, 2009) -- South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has built a reputation as an innovative design leader. Geehong Yoon, senior vice president of the design strategy team at
Samsung Electronics’ Corporate Design Center in Seoul, shared some thoughts with Plastics News about the company’s efforts to leverage its design advantage to become more environmentally
friendly.
Ford uses wheat straw and PP in Flex interior
FAIRLAWN, OHIO (November 23, 2009) -- A bio-based plastics additive developed by A. Schulman Inc. has won recognition for its use in Ford Motor Co.’s Flex crossover vehicle. The application was
named a Blue Ribbon Finalist for an Environmental Innovation Award given by the automotive division of the Society of Plastics Engineers.
German plastic lamp design folds like origami
LONDON (November 23, 2009) -- Using the inspiration of the playful forming of origami and Lego, a German design student has created a plastic lamp which can be adapted into different sculptural
shapes. The design will be on display at the EuroMold exhibition in Frankfurt in December.
Gerold Schley to head Milacron China
BATAVIA, OHIO (November 23, 2009) -- Primary equipment maker Milacron LLC named Gerold Schley vice president China operations and global sourcing. He will lead the machinery operations in China
including the firm’s joint venture in Jiangyin. Jay Woerner was named vice president of India operations, Ferromatik Milacron India Ltd.
Taiwan cosmetic molder finds advantages in Mexico
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