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Nanogate wins major contract


Nanogate, a specialist in high-tech surfaces and components, based in Göttelborn, Germany, has revealed that it has won its largest ever order, with a potential sales volume of $100m. Under this, the company will deliver the components for kitchen appliances to a US manufacturer from 2019. The process involves


using heat-resistant polymers that are


metallised to give them a stainless steel-like appearance. The technol- ogy, which was devel- oped at Nanogate’s US centre of excellence, is based on forming processes and multifunc- tional enhancement, including such surface options as easy-to-clean or anti-fingerprinting, with possible extra functions to come. Nanogate describes this technology as the “second pillar” of its N-Metals design brand, following on from existing chrome replacement technologies. It began marketing the new application at the start of 2018 and expects to develop a third technol- ogy to replace metal with new surface technologies. “We intend to profit


from the global market volume in at least the triple-digit million range,” said CEO Ralf Zastrau. � www.nanogate.de


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US machinery shipments still growing in 2018


Shipments of primary plastics machinery for injection moulding and extrusion in North America rose by 15.1% year-on-year to reach $333.7m in Q1 2018, according to the Plastics Industry Association’s Committee on Equipment Statistics. This is the fourth consecutive such increase. Shipments were actually 11.7% down on Q4 2017, but always tend to be lower in Q1. The shipments value of injection moulding machin- ery increased by 22.9% over Q4 2017, while those of single- and twin-screw


extruders declined by 14.6% and 27.1% respectively. The total export value for plastics machinery in Q1 was $404.0m, 7.7% down on Q4 2017 but 6.9% up on Q1 2017. Plastics machinery imports, meanwhile, de- creased by 12.7% from Q4 2017 to $829.7m but were 5.7% up on Q1 2017. Finally, the trade deficit in plastics machinery was $425.7m, a 17.0% decrease on Q4 2017 but 4.6% up since Q1 2017. “Business confidence


remains high, helped by corporate tax reform enacted last year. Plastics equipment


shipments data are in sync with healthy corporate profits in the manufacturing sector, including the plastics industry,” said the associa- tion’s chief economist Perc Pineda. Respondents to the survey identified construction, appliances and packaging as strong end use markets in the next 12 months. Their market outlook remains stable, with many expecting that an economy at full employment capacity will mean little change in consumption patterns. � www.plasticsindustry.org


Euromap elects new officers; marks €15.3bn sales record


Euromap, the European trade group for manufactur- ers of plastics and rubber machinery, held its general assembly on 15 June 2018 in Linz. Luciano Anceschi of Italy’s Tria was elected as new President, with Michael Baumeister, of Brückner Maschinenbau as Vice-Presi- dent and Thorsten Kühmann of the German member association, VDMA, as Secretary-General. Euromap members


marked a record year in 2017, with sales up more than 7% to €15.3bn. The association said order books remain full in 2018, with “no end of the growth in sight”. It expects a growth rate of 2% for European machinery


INJECTION WORLD | July/August 2018


Euromap’s newly elected officers (from left): Brückner Maschinenbau’s Michael Baumeister (Vice President), VDMA’s Thorsten Kühmann (Secretary General), and Tria’s Luciano Anceschi, (President)


makers, although it added that the ongoing boom is bringing challenges in the shape of long delivery times and skill shortages. “The close collaboration on a European level is


extremely important for the manufacturers of plastics and rubber machinery when it comes to central topics like Industry 4.0 or Circular Economy,” said Anceschi. � www.euromap.org


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