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Engel to demonstrate UV-cure LSR process
Austrian machinery maker Engel will demonstrate production of wine stoppers at the Fakuma fair using polypropylene and a new UV-curing liquid silicone rubber (LSR) processing technology. LSR is usually cured at high
temperatures. The company says the new room tempera- ture LSR curing technology, developed by Momentive Performance Materials, makes it possible to combine PP and other thermally sensitive polymers with LSR together in a multi-component moulding application for the first time. Curing of the LSR takes
A special mould was
developed for the process by Austrian toolmaker Elmet, incorporating UV lamps and special cavity inserts that are transparent to the UV light required to cure the LSR. Aside from allowing
around 20s. “In the conven- tional high-temperature process, silicone parts with a similar wall thickness need more than a minute for cross-linking”, said Engel’s head of technology R&D Professor Georg Steinbichler.
combinations with a wider range of polymers, the new UV curing technology is also more efficient, according to Engel. It says the new technology requires less energy and results in shorter cycle times. Engel will be demonstrating
the process in Friedrichshafen on a machine from its new e-Mac line. ❙
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Zahoransky commits to India
APPE’s Polish start-up on track
La Seda de Barcelona subsidiary APPE said last month that its new Polish preform and packaging factory at Tychy in the south of Poland is on course for a planned start-up in December. Three Husky PET
preform injection machines are being installed at the facility in the first phase of development. The company said it has already secured three significant supply contracts for the venture – including hot fill PET jars – and expects to be producing around one billion units annually within five years. “Establishing this
state-of-the-art production facility from the ground up has enabled us to install equipment to take advan- tage of all the very latest technologies in PET manufacturing,” said plant manager Wojciech Brze- gowy. “This means we will not
German mouldmaking company Zahoransky is to build a new facility in India to meet growing demand for moulds from the local market. Zahoransky says it aims to
begin construction of the new 2,500m2
factory (pictured) on a
greenfield site in India in 2013. The company already employs around 50 staff at its existing plant at Coimbatore, which is
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around 500km south-west of Chennai. The mouldmaker, which specialises in high technology moulds and automation for production of components such as closures and brushes, is currently expanding its operation at Rothenkirchen in
Germany. It says it is investing €2.5m in the new 1,000m2 production unit and 780m2
customer facility, which will be completed by the end of the year. The new facility will focus
on the company’s patented Total Integrated Manufacturing (TIM) system for in mould assembly. The TIM system uses cube moulds to assemble up to three parts in one manufacturing process. ❙
www.zahoransky-group.com
only be able to supply the best quality products but also produce them with the lowest carbon footprint,” he said.
APPE managing director Martin Hargreaves said the Polish facility is part of its ongoing European expan- sion plans, which will also see it build a new plant in Italy during 2013. ❙
www.appepackaging.com
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