news Rosti decides to split


Injection moulding company Rosti Group says it will be divided into two firms once the legal process is complete in about June. Rosti Automotive will comprise the Automotive division, with has four manufacturing sites in the UK, under Joachim Magnusson.


The Rosti Group will continue business in the packaging, appliances, business machines and life sciences markets under its current CEO, Brendan Colgan. Board chairman Mats Heiman said: “The challenges and opportunities are very


different within the two businesses, so too are the markets and customers they serve. The split will allow both companies to focus on their unique agendas thereby accelerating initiatives to develop their businesses.” ❙ www.rosti.com


PTI offers new preform technology


Plastic Technologies (PTI) of Holland, Ohio, in the US, has added a new injection moulding capability for the prototyping and sampling of preforms. This is said to reduce cost and lead times for both brand owners and converters when launching new concepts. To do this, PTI added Husky’s Adapt tooling


capability to its new all-electric Arburg injection moulding machine. The mould base features a valve-gated hot runner so that one to four cavities/cycle can be moulded, or a single cavity can be built for initial development, then scaled up to four for larger sampling needs. “This multi-cavity preform approach is ideal


for supporting smaller product launches. These quantities are much smaller than those required by nationally-distributed brands which can be upwards of 5 million units,” said Chris White, Supervisor of Injection Moulding Services at PTI. In addition to PET, PP, PE, PLA and other


PTI has added Husky’s Adapt tooling capability to its new all-electric Arburg injection moulding machine


materials can also be injection moulded via the new Adapt tooling. ❙ www.plastictechnologies.com


Victrex and Tri-Mack in JV


Victrex and its long-term collaborator Tri-Mack have formed a joint venture called TxV Aero Composites, with a view to speeding the commercial adoption of polyketone composites in the aerospace sector. It will be based at a purpose-built site in the US, due to be completed this year, and will position itself as “a total solutions provider for polyketone composites, from concept development through commercialisation”. TxV Aero Composites


will offer polyketone composites from custom laminates to pre-formed composite inserts for hybrid moulding processes, plus finished composite parts and complete over-moulded hybrid composite compo- nents and assemblies. These, it is claimed, can make weight savings of up to 60% over metal, as well as much shorter cycle times than thermoset composites. ❙ www.victrex.com


Innovia launches clear IML BOPP film


Innovia Film, a UK-based producer of speciality high performance BOPP films, has launched RayoForm ICU. This is described as an in-mould label film of exceptional clarity, following the trend towards clear containers for greater shelf-impact and enhanced branding. The film was made


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using the company’s own bubble process and is currently available in a thickness of 58 micron/230 gauge. Innovia says the bubble pro-


cess has the benefit of giving the film a balanced biaxial orientation and therefore broadly equal mechanical properties in the machine and


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transverse directions. According to Innovia,


RayoForm ICU was specifically developed to maximise brand impact by the use of clear containers, while also maxim- ising printing and moulding performance and efficiencies. In print trials, it readily exceeds industry standards for sheets


per hour and offers balanced mechanical properties, enabling sheet-feeding in multiple directions. It is also claimed to increase productiv- ity through faster label handling, enhanced container shape retention and more efficient stacking. ❙ www.innoviafilms.com


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