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Stratasys unveils F123 Series
3D printing equipment maker Stratays launched the FDM-based F123 Series machine at the SolidWorks show in the US last month, describing it as the first 3D print system to allow production of functional FDM (fused deposition modelling) parts in a design office environment. The F123 Series is
targeted at product design work groups, industrial designers, engineers, students and educators who, Stratasys believes, are not adequately served by existing product prototyping systems. It aims to “enable any user, regardless of 3D printing experience, to build durable and accurate prototypes using a range of functional FDM 3D printing materials”. The company also said it is partnering with Dassault Systèmes to provide next generation design tools to improve additive manufac- tured production parts. ❙
www.stratasys.com
Nordson acquires Plas-Pak
Nordson has bought Plas-Pak Industries, a US-based manufacturer of injection moulded, single-use plastic dispensing and packaging products including two-com- ponent cartridges for DIY adhesives and dial-a-dose calibrated syringes for veterinary and animal health applications. Privately-owned Plas-Pak
employs 150 people and operates a 14,850 m2
facility with significant capacity for
expansion at Norwich in Connecticut. Jeff Pembroke, Corporate
VP for Nordson’s Advanced Technology Systems segment, said Plas-Pak’s revenue model, proprietary technology and selling proposition “are highly complementary and consistent with our existing Nordson EFD product line”. Plas-Pak, he added, strength- ens Nordson EFD’s position in certain industrial markets while providing access to other
rapidly growing markets. Nordson’s main business is
in products and systems to dispense, apply and control adhesives, coatings, polymers, sealants and other fluids, and to test, inspect, treat and cure surfaces. It also has a plastics processing division that makes screws, barrels and screen changers. It said it will use its global presence to spread Plas-Pak’s products beyond North America. ❙
www.nordson.com
Painting investment at Formaplex
Formaplex, a UK supplier of injection mould tooling and plastic components for the automotive industry, has invested £1.5m in two semi-automated paint lines for its new manufacturing facilities near Portsmouth. The two lines are now fully
operational. Key features include under floor conveyor systems with fully extracted and balanced floors, plus designated preparation, cleaning, paint and drying areas. The equipment has
Euromap and OPC cooperate
Euromap, the European umbrella organisa- tion of plastics and rubber machinery manufacturers, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the OPC Foundation, a body which develops and maintains the interoperability standard for Industry 4.0
Euromap Secretary General Thorsten Kühman (left) seals the agreement with OPC Foundation Vice President Stefan Hoppe
www.injectionworld.com
compliant exchange of data. The two organisations have worked
together to develop Industry 4.0-ready interfaces based on OPC Unified Architec- ture over the last three years. The first, Euromap 77, which interfaces between injection moulding machines and central computers or MES, was published at K 2016. The new cooperation is intended to form the basis for future projects. ❙
www.euromap.org/i40
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been designed to support the site’s small and medium- volume batch runs, providing the flexibility to use various paint systems to exact custom-
er specification. Formaplex produces around 3m thermoplastic components per year. ❙
www.formaplex.com
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