EOS has introduced the EOSINT P 800 plastic laser sintering machine, which can produce components from high performance polymer powders at temperatures up to 385C. These polymers are suited to aerospace, motorsport and medical applications that require flame retardant, biocompatible and easily sterilised materials.The new EOS polymer powder, PEEK HP3, a material from the polyaryl ether ketone fami

Post-consumer PET from hot caustic wash plants can be processed, extruded and formed into direct food contact trays by Sharp Interpack, without the need for super cleaning or a virgin capping layer. The equipment allows up to 100 per cent recycled content PET sheet to be produced.The technology is covered by PIRA certification and meets all European Union legislative requirements for food contact.

Kistler has upgraded its Como Injection process monitoring system to provide 24-channel capability for use with Version 2.0 software. The main feature of the software is real-time processing capability for cascade control of the injection phase.The opening and closing of the needles can be activated on a differential or absolute basis by either pressure or time.Used with a PC or dedicated 12.1in c

Simply adopting a high-flow resin grade and throwing it into any old machine is not the recipe for successfully molding a component with a flow- length-to-wall-thickness ratio of 100–200:1. “You must also consider how robust the material is during processing given the high temperatures typically adopted for thin-wall molding,” says Greg Tremblay, senior project engineer at SABIC

Molders need to look at this first quarter as a bleak time for their businesses. Orders will decline even more and positive news will be about as scarce as fresh flowers in snowdrifts.The deep recession in automotive, housing, and any form of consumer spending is casting a long shadow on all industrial and manufacturing activity, and we do not anticipate any tangible change for three months. The p

Compounder Teknor Apex Co. (Pawtucket, RI) has signed a licensing agreement with Cerestech Inc. to utilize that company’s method for blending thermoplastic starch (TPS) with synthetic polymers or other bioplastics for compounds that reportedly retain strong performance properties. Under the agreement, Teknor Apex gains exclusive worldwide rights to manufacture and market products based on Ce

Simply adopting a high-flow resin grade and throwing it into any old machine is not the recipe for successfully molding a component with a flow- length-to-wall-thickness ratio of 100–200:1. “You must also consider how robust the material is during processing given the high temperatures typically adopted for thin-wall molding,” says Greg Tremblay, senior project engineer at SABIC