Taiwan firm develops micromolding machines
TAIPEI, TAIWAN (March 15, 2010) -- A Taiwanese firm has developed its own version of micromolding injection machines and hopes to position them as a lower-cost alternative to German and Japanese
machines that dominate that higher-end market.
Asia alliance aids Thermoforming Systems' global sales
TAIPEI, TAIWAN (March 12, 2010) -- American plastic equipment maker Thermoforming Systems LLC is crediting an Asian manufacturing partnership with letting it tap into growth in emerging markets like
Brazil and India.
India's Rajoo targeting Latin America, Eastern Europe
NEW DELHI, INDIA (March 12, 2010) -- Rajoo Engineers Ltd. has set out a double-barrel export strategy for this year, focusing on Latin America and the former Eastern Bloc countries in Europe, offering
competitively priced machines for major upgrades and new start-ups.
Shini expanding factories in China and India
TAIPEI (March 9, 2010) Taiwanese auxiliary equipment maker Shini Plastics Technologies Inc. is finishing a US$ 18.7 million (128 million yuan) expansion of its factories in mainland China and India.
Taiwan machinery firms seeing strong rebound
TAIPEI (March 8, 2010) -- Taiwan’s plastic machinery industry is seeing a strong economic rebound as mainland China and other emerging markets push production almost to levels seen before the
worldwide economic meltdown in 2008.
Nissei moves China office to Taicang
TAICANG, CHINA (February 28, 2010) -- Japanese injection press maker Nissei Plastic Industrial Co. Ltd. is establishing a sales and service office in Taicang, Jiangsu province, and closing its branch
sales office in Shanghai.
Italian machinery sales fall but future looks brighter
LONDON (February 26, 2010) Italian machinery exports were hit badly by the global downturn, but Assocomoplast said its 50 member companies exhibiting at Chinaplas in April are hopeful that the fair
will lead to a “confirmation of the resumption of supplies to that country”.
Profit surges at Titan Chemicals
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA (February 26, 2010) -- Titan Chemicals Corp said its after-tax profit surged to RM537.8 million (1.1 billion yuan) last year, recovering from a loss of RM270.3 million (542.7
million yuan) a year ago.
German machinery sales decline 30 percent in 2009
LONDON (February 17, 2010) The German engineering federation VDMA says sales from Germany’s plastics and rubber machinery manufacturers were down 30 percent by the end of 2009, although the decline
was not as steep as originally feared.
Report says worst is over for US robot sales
ANN ARBOR, MICH. (February 9, 2010) -- Last year was a dismal one for industrial machinery, and robots shared in the pain -- but the worst appears to be over, according to the Robotic Industries
Association.
JSW buys majority stake in Japanese rival Meiki
TOKYO (January 30, 2010) — In a sign of continued financial pressure on the Japanese injection press industry, Japan Steel Works Ltd. said Jan. 26 it was buying a majority stake in its smaller rival
Meiki Co. Ltd., building on an existing partnership between the two firms.
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.
Robots: a lesson in US history
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BrĂĽckner predicts sales increase
SIEGSDORF, GERMANY (December 22, 2009) -- Film extrusion machinery manufacturer BrĂĽckner Maschinenbau GmbH says orders have this year increased 50 percent, ensuring that sales will go up in 2010.
North American robot sales shrink in 2009
ANN ARBOR, MICH. (December 22, 2009) -- North American robot sales sank 30 percent through the first nine months of 2009, with declined in both automotive robots and general industrial robots,
according to the Robotic Industries Association.
Fanuc building new factory in Shanghai
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Plastics News' extensive coverage of NPE2009, North America's largest plastics trade show, included 17 news videos
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