As the ballroom lights dimmed and spotlights illuminated the stage at the Westin Chicago Northwest in Itasca, Illinois, AMBA Executive Director Troy Nix took the stage to welcome more than 150 AMBA members and guests to this year’s national conference, held on May 11-13. While recent months have seen the mold manufacturing industry dealing with systemic challenges like … [Read more...] about AMBA Conference 2022: Shifting the View
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New Plastics Expo to Come to the Midwest
by Nicole Mitchell, editor, The American Mold Builder Plastics Technology Expo (PTXPO) is a new three-day event featuring an exhibit hall, education, first-looks at the newest plastics machinery and a variety of networking opportunities for all attendees. PTXPO was created to connect processors to the plastics industry community with the goal of helping businesses … [Read more...] about New Plastics Expo to Come to the Midwest
Emerson’s Ultrasonic Systems Reduce Mold Cleaning Time
Emerson, St. Louis, Missouri, has announced its new Branson™ MCX Series ultrasonic mold cleaning systems, which feature side-mounted immersible transducers and powerful immersion heaters that can provide effective, fast and efficient cleaning. Compared to the manual cleaning of plastics injection molds, which may take up to three hours or more, the Branson MCX Series does a … [Read more...] about Emerson’s Ultrasonic Systems Reduce Mold Cleaning Time
ANCA Launches AutoMarkX at EMO 2021
ANCA, headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, introduces AutoMarkX as an automatic stand-alone laser marking station replacing manual and labor-intensive processes. It is AIMS (ANCA Integrated Manufacturing System) compatible, which means it can work in a fully automatic mode without a need for human intervention, if required. The operator can load pallets full of tools and … [Read more...] about ANCA Launches AutoMarkX at EMO 2021
Stefan Steenstrup Appointed President of Seco
Seco Tools, Fagersta, Sweden, appoints Stefan Steenstrup as President and CEO as of October 1, 2021, succeeding Fredrik Vejgården who decided to leave Seco to start his own business. Steenstrup has been working for Sandvik for more than 20 years most recently serving as President of Dormer Pramet since 2017. Prior to that, he held various positions at Sandvik Machining … [Read more...] about Stefan Steenstrup Appointed President of Seco
Hot Runner Systems from Oerlikon HRSflow
Oerlikon HRSflow, San Polo di Piave, Italy, has developed a Mechanical Stroke Regulator (MSR) for hydraulic driven valve gate systems that makes it easy to individually preset the opening positions of the pins in hot runner systems. Via a graduate scale adjusting screw, the user specifies the individual oil volume, which the valve gate system then uses to bring the needles … [Read more...] about Hot Runner Systems from Oerlikon HRSflow