NEWS US machine shipments down 16%
US primary plastics machin- ery shipments in the final quarter of 2019 totalled $316m, up on the previous quarter but down by 16% on the same period in 2018, according to data from the Plastics Industry Associa- tion’s Committee on Equipment Statistics (CES). CES has not published
full-year figures, but compiling previously published quarterly release numbers shows that shipments for the whole of 2019 were about 16% down on 2018 at $1.18bn. Injection moulding
machinery shipments in Q4 2019 were down 14.9% (by value) from Q4 2018. The
RJG opens German
training lab Training firm RJG, headquartered in the US, officially opened a new training lab in Karlstein, Germany, at the start of the year. This consists of a classroom for up to 20 students and a fully- equipped lab and technical centre, with a 60-tonne injection moulding machine from Yizumi, temperature control units and a material drying system from Moretto. The lab is set up for a
total of four injection moulding machines and will teach a variety of courses. �
https://rjginc.com
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shipments value of twin- screw extruders fell signifi- cantly by 35.2% and 12.3% for single-screw extruders. The association’s Chief Economist Dr Perc Pineda attributed the weaker figures to “uncertainties from trade and tariffs, and
overall weaker manufactur- ing activity”. Both exports and imports
of primary machinery also fell in Q4. He said that moderate growth is expect- ed for the coming year but, if recent positive develop- ments on trade and tariffs
translate into improved confidence and interest rates stay low “we could see better numbers for plastics machinery shipments”. CES also conducts a
quarterly survey of plastics machinery suppliers that asks about present market conditions. In the coming quarter, almost 70% of respondents expect conditions to either improve or hold steady – a reversal of the 39% that felt similarly in the previous quarter. As for the next 12 months, 74% expect market conditions to be steady-to-better, which is up from 63% in the previous quarter’s survey. �
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Arburg invests in training centre
Arburg has opened a new training centre at its head- quarters in Lossburg, Germany. The new building, which was opened in a ceremony attended by 170 guests, is 13,700 m² and increases the total usable space at the facility by just under 5% to approximately 180,000 m². “The fact that we have invested a double-digit million euro sum in a new Training Centre is testament to just how important our customers and employees are to us,” said Michael Hehl, Managing Partner. The ground-floor
machine hall in the centre covers 1,160 m² and houses 15 electric, hybrid, hydraulic and vertical Allrounder injection moulding ma- chines in sizes 270 to 820
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The new training centre at Arburg’s Lossburg HQ in Germany
tonnes. Each machine is equipped with a robotic system plus an IIoT (Indus- trial Internet of Things) gateway, and is linked to the Arburg ALS host computer system. There is also a Freeformer available for training in additive manufac- turing. n Concerns over coronavi- rus caused Arburg to cancel
the Technology Days 2020 event in Lossburg. The decision to cancel the annual gathering of 6,000 guests from all over the world was “purely preventa- tive” and there are no known cases near the company, it said. The event was due to take place on 11-14 March. �
www.arburg.com
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