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Milacron buys Kortec to gain co-injection lead
Plastics machinery maker Milacron has established itself as a leading player in co-injec- tion moulding technology with the acquisition of Kortec. The deal sees the company
add Kortec’s expertise in fully integrated turnkey co-injection systems development to the retrofit co-injection melt distri- bution and control technology
developed by Mold-Masters, which was acquired by Milacron last year. “Mold-Masters’ existing IRIS barrier technology and Milacron’s machinery plat- form, in partnership with Kortec, will create the widest co-injection solutions capabil- ity in the plastics industry. This furthers our vision to focus on
giving our customers an unprecedented range of fully integrated solutions,” said Milacron CEO Tom Goeke. Kortec president and CEO
A 32+32 Kortec co-injection stack mould
Paul Swenson said the acquisition was an opportunity for Kortec to reach a much larger customer base through Milacron’s global operation. Milacron said in a state- ment the acquisition is intended to position it as a leading provider of fully integrated turnkey co-injection barrier packaging systems. The past five years has seen significant growth in this sector, it said, driven by the cost, quality, shape and productivity advantages offered by plastic packaging. ❙
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Rosti Group plans €60m investment
Rosti Group has announced
an investment of around €60m in its European and Chinese injection moulding operations over the coming two years to support newly acquired business. The company says it will be adding 20 machines in the UK and installing a new paint line for its automotive business. It will also be adding an additional 10 machines in Germany to supply its growing closure operations. An additional 10,000m2
of production
space will be added across its European operations. The company will also add 4,000m2
of new
production capacity in China, where it has also won new closure contracts. ❙
www.rosti.com
Nissan turns to PC in New York taxi project
Nissan has opted to use an injection moulded polycarbon- ate driver-passenger partition in the new NV200 taxicab, the first production part to be made using Teijin’s proprietary three-dimensional thick-wall injection technology. The NV200 is being targeted
initially at New York taxi operators, where most vehicles are fitted with a driver-passenger partition. These are typically produced in PMMA at present.
The injection moulded
polycarbonate partition has been developed by Teijin and
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component provides better fire and impact resistance than PMMA partitions, while the moulding process achieves higher quality optical perfor- mance.
The part is moulded at
Nissan subsidiary Nissan Shatai using Teijin’s Panlite PC resin and injection moulding technology.
The part, which measures 1,200mm by 600mm and is up
to 10mm thick, is finished with Teijin’s own-developed three-dimensional, double sided, flow-applied thermally- cured hardcoat. According to Teijin, the PC
Teijin’s facility at Mihara in Japan and the hard coat is applied at its Matsuyama facility. Commercial production is already underway. According to Teijin, the
company expects to achieve annual PC automotive glazing sales of ¥10bn (close to $100m) by 2019, ❙
www.teijin.com
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