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in the customer’s mill environment Luxus Ltd
where timing is critical. Davis-Standard Tel: +44 1507 604941
provided extensive classroom and Email: terry.burton@luxus.co.uk
hands-on training and worked Web: www.luxus.co.uk
collaboratively with the customer
throughout the process to set and
maintain a compressed installation and
start-up schedule. Because of this
successfully pioneered the ground-
planning, operator acceptance was
breaking operation in the Middle East,
almost immediate as the winder start-
stemming from work done at the
up went extremely well. The new winder
K 2004 and 2007 exhibitions in
replaced an older Black Clawson
Dusseldorf. At Arabplast in January
Converting Machinery slitter winder that
2009, the company showcased its
had been in continuous operation for
expertise in servicing the most complex
nearly 40 years. According to the
and demanding recruitment briefs for
customer, the new machine’s rugged
the international plastics, petrochemical
design will provide the same reliability New Platform
and packaging sectors. Listgrove’s
with roll quality that is “far superior” to
most recent recruitment successes in
Architecture
what they had previously been able to
the Middle East, include the staffing of
produce.
the new Tasnee Polymer Laboratory in
Macchi will unveil the latest “new entry”
Saudi Arabia, an operation involving the
Davis Standard
in its range of equipment based on the
recruitment of expert staff in; technical,
highly successful CoexFlex coextrusion
commercial and manufacturing matters.
Equipment:
Converting Systems platform concept, at Plast ‘09 in Milan in
Listgrove’s specialist expertise covers
Specialist component printing Tel: +1 315 598 7121
March (24–28). Designed specifically to
all manner of recruitment and human
equipment
Web: www.bc-egan.com cater for market trends toward cost-
resource (HR) outsourcing tasks and
saving while riding the “green tiger” of
services — from high profile executive
Manufacturer:
product sustainability, the new CoexFlex
recruitment, to skilled engineering
Tampoprint UK Ltd
system is aimed squarely at thin skin
personnel; provision of HR consultancy,
Tel: +44 1189 123310
layer applications. These include stretch
executive training and legal issues.
Web: www.tampoprint.co.uk
hood films and collation shrink
applications, as well as flexible
Listgrove Ltd
Equipment Tech Spec:
packaging lamination grades, where
Tel: +44 1789 207070
Pad printing directly onto plastic and metal
increasing packing rates are demanding
Email: ryan.kirby@listgrove.co.uk
components in single or multiple colours. the use of more sophisticated — and
Web: www.listgrove.com
Laser marking components where variable
expensive — polymers. The
information is required like lot Nos. or 2D codes.
configuration of the new line is based
Service support and consumables for all
around a 100-mm extruder coupled with
Online Resource for
Tampoprint printing equipment
two 65-mm extruders, all three in NPE2009
Reviewer:
Macchi’s new gearless version, which
Job Title: Decoration of moulded parts
Further Investment
enables the screw to be easily removed To help international visitors prepare for
Key Industry Focus: General Manager
from the rear. The die is also in a
in Technical Centre
and attend NPE2009 and increase the
specifically executed version, with flow return on their NPE investment, the
paths sized to enable outputs of over Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI)
Luxus has enhanced the range of
900 kg/h. Equipped with the 300 mm this month opened a multilingual online
Key Purchasing Criteria:
services available through its technical
die that Macchi intends to use at the resource as a special section of the
centre, adding £100,000 of new
show, the line can achieve an output NPE2009 website. Produced by SPI,
equipment, tooling and staff to further
rate of over 600 kg/h. Also noteworthy NPE2009 takes place June 22–26, 2009
1. Reliability improve its capability to develop cost
is the on-board electrical cabinet, at Chicago’s McCormick Place. The
effective compounds. These extra
housing temperature controllers, PLC new online resource, accessed at
2. Quality
resources will advance existing
and the Gaugemaster2 thermally www.npe.org/attendee/international,
formulations and quality control
operated automatic profile control provides extensive information on US
3. Ease of Operation
standards as well as increase the
system. This all-in-one design provides visas, visitor delegations, programmes
speed of its response times to
a compact way of reducing wiring and for international visitors and other
customers for new compounds and
4. Low Maintenance
making systems even less prone to important matters. All information is
colour matched samples. A new BOY
failures and communication available in 10 languages. NPE2009 is
35 injection moulding machine with
breakdowns. taking shape as a world event that will
5. Service and Support
Procan MD microprocessor control
be broader in scope and richer in
system and integral mould temperature
Macchi SpA content than any other plastics industry
control has just been installed in the
Tel: +39 0331 827 717 exposition, according to Gene Sanders,
FINAL SAY::
company’s laboratory on its 1.2 hectare
Email: michele.ingegnoli@macchi.it SPI’s Vice President of trade shows.
site in Louth, Lincolnshire. Designed for
Web: www.macchi.it “While our triennial NPE has always
high precision, close tolerance
been an important event for exhibitors
Tampoprint is a world leader for the
applications, the 28 mm screw
construction and supply of Tampon printing
diameter, four tie-bar, machine has a Listgrove Targets
and visitors from outside the United
States, NPE2009 will be a multi-faceted
machinery, laser marking machines and the
two-platen clamping system and can
Middle Eastern
international gathering of
deliver shot weights up to 74 g. Sample
integration of these technologies within
plaques and test pieces will be
Opportunities
unprecedented size and diversity,
industrial quality fully automated and cost
comprised of eight co-located trade
produced on a new mould specifically
effective systems. From simple standalone
shows and conferences, plus many
designed to meet a wide range of
Recruitment and Human Resources
innovative special programmes,” said
systems to fully automated lines Tampoprint
customer requirements. Based on ISO
(HR) Company, Listgrove, exhibited at
Sanders.
will be able to meet any needs.
standards, the five impression mould
Arabplast, Dubai, UAE from January
has interchangeable die inserts that
10–13 2009 as part of the British
NPE2009
allow the manufacture of textured
Plastics Federation’s outward-bound
Tel: +1 312 3215171
finishes and scratch resistance testing
trade mission. Listgrove’s Ryan Kirby is
Email: exhibit@npe.org
plaques, mainly for the automotive
a main Board Director with 20 years
Web: www.npe.org
market. The combination of new
service at the company, and was
moulding machine and tooling will add
present throughout the show. Ryan has
10 EPPM www.eppm.com
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