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Germany's Ossberger sees signs of automotive recovery
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (June 30, 2009) -- German machinery maker Ossberger, represented in North America by FGH Systems Inc. of Denville, New Jersey, reports some first signs of improvement in the global
automotive sector — where it is a key supplier of equipment for flexible boot and bellows production — but is unsure how quickly that will be felt in the United States.
Negri Bossi builds 7,000-ton injection press
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (June 30, 2009) -- Italian injection press maker Negri Bossi SpA has built a giant injection press, with 7,000 metric tons of clamping force, for a customer in Japan. The press is
Negri Bossi’s largest-ever injection molding machine.
Qinchuan-Future Plastic mulls initial public offering
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Conair scores high with $2 million in sales at NPE2009
CHICAGO (June 26, 2009) -- Conair Group Inc. sold multiple energy-efficient, single-stage PET drying systems and other equipment to two customers for a total of about $2 million in sales — a figure
Conair officials characterized as being among their largest-ever NPE deals. “Orders of this sort are significant any time,” Larry Doyle, Conair’s vice president of global sales and market, said
at NPE. “What’s been most exciting this week has been the fact that customers are coming to NPE eager to talk about investing in real projects.”
Jwell building new factory, mulling acquisition
CHICAGO （June 26, 2009） -- Chinese equipment maker Shanghai Jwell Extrusion Machinery Co. Ltd. is building a new factory in Suzhou to significantly expand its capacity, as executives say they are
looking at an European acquisition.
Sacmi demonstrates Compression Blow Forming technology
CHICAGO (June 26, 2009) -- Italian machinery group Sacmi Imola S.C. demonstrates its Compression Blow Forming (CBF) technology for production of small blow molded containers for the first time in
North America on its booth at NPE.
Conair drops patent lawsuit after Novatec changes wording
CHICAGO (June 26, 2009) -- The Conair-vs.-Novatec dryer lawsuit has ended with a mere change to product literature wording — but the war of words goes on. Conair Group Inc. has dropped its patent
infringement lawsuit against Novatec Inc. after Novatec agreed to add a sentence to its product literature and Web site information about its Intelli PET Drying System.
Taiwan's Jenn Chong to double capacity
CHICAGO (June 25, 2009) -- Taiwanese equipment maker Jenn Chong Plastics Machinery Works Co. Ltd. showed a blown film line at NPE that was bound for a Canadian customer. The Tai Pao, Taiwan-based
company also plans to add another 43,000 square feet to its existing facility, giving it about 75,000 square feet, as demand for its film extruders, monofilament extruders and strapping machines
grows.
Wittmann Battenfeld eyes large press market, all-electrics
CHICAGO (June 25, 2009) -- Wittmann Battenfeld GmbH plans to reenter the large machine market and introduce its next generation all-electrics, as the company unveiled a series of new robots, equipment
and manufacturing cells at NPE to take advantage of its year-old acquisition of Battenfeld’s press making operations.
Rapid Granulator buys Shanghai's Avian
CHICAGO (June 24, 2009) -- Swedish-based Rapid Granulator AB has acquired Avian (Shanghai) Machinery Co. Ltd. of Shanghai, China, in a transaction that boosts its presence in recycling equipment and
gives them a 540,000-square-foot manufacturing plant and a well-established Chinese distribution network.
Husky reroutes spending into packaging, medical
CHICAGO (June 24, 2009) -- John Galt, top executive at Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd., said a more-focused Husky is well-positioned to withstand a tough market for new-press sales. Husky is
demonstrating at NPE2009 high-speed closure molding on a new HyCAP machine and its offerings in hot runners, production monitoring and preventative maintenance.
European source for Zhafir all electric machines nearer
EBERMANNSDORF, GERMANY (June 24, 2009) -- European assembly of the Zhafir Venus Series of all-electric injection moulding machines from China’s giant Haitian International concern has come a stage
closer with last week’s topping out ceremony of the E10m site in Germany. The schedule calls for the assembly of the Venus units to start at the end of this year.
TSL thermoformer aims for mid-size market
CHICAGO (June 23, 2009) -- Thermoforming Systems LLC is using NPE2009 as a platform to launch a product into the growing mid-sized trim in place machine market. This market segment is dominated by
European suppliers and offers great opportunities to sell machines worldwide, said President James Naughton.
Nissei strengthening presence in South, Southeast Asia
NAGANO, JAPAN (June 22, 2009) -- Injection molding machinery maker Nissei Plastic Industrial Co. Ltd. will set up offices in India and Vietnam to bolster its presence in South and Southeast Asia and
respond to an influx of Japanese companies in those countries.
Haitian exec addresses issues affecting plastics industry
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Arburg launches new hybrid injection machines
LOSSBURG, GERMANY (June 22, 2009) -- German injection machinery maker Arburg GmbH + Co. KG used its annual Technology Days open house event at its headquarters in Lossburg to launch its energy-saving
Hidrive hybrid machine line and to invite customers into its newly completed customer center.
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