NEWS
MTA takes in its 100th Engel
MTA, a maker of automo- tive fuses, has just received its 100th injection moulding machine from Engel over the course of a 25-year partnership. This was a Victory, the company’s machine of choice at its main site in Codogno, northern Italy, where it operates nearly 60 Engel machines, and also at sites in Slovakia, Morocco and Brazil MTA’s products range
from plug-in fuses, connectors, fuse holders and radiator caps to complete power distribu- tion units for the general automotive, motorcycle, commercial vehicle and off-highway vehicle industries. The company said that the Victory’s tie-bar-less clamping unit offers it “a clear-cut efficiency advantage” because “the short set-up times lead to a high utilisa- tion of the machines.” �
www.engelglobal.com
Oerlikon to acquire INglass and HRSflow
Oerlikon, the Swiss com- pany specialising in surface engineering, polymer processing and additive manufactur- ing, has agreed to acquire Italy’s INglass, including the HRSflow division, which makes hot runner systems. The deal is expected to be completed within the second quarter, subject to regulatory approvals and closing conditions. Terms were not disclosed. “The acquisition of INglass accelerates our strategy to expand into markets with strong growth potential. It will broaden our OEM customer base in other industries and put our polymer processing business on an entirely new growth trajectory,” said Roland Fischer, CEO of Oerlikon, which has 10,600 employees and had sales of CHF2.3bn in 2020. Oerlikon added that
INglass’s polymer flow control technology is
HRSflow’s hot runner products include the recently launched HyFlow technology
“highly complementary” to its existing capabilities in this field and should create further synergies between its Polymer Processing and Surface Solutions divisions. The former had hitherto been known as Manmade Fibres, and has now been renamed as a direct result of the acquisition.
HRSflow will be integrat- ed into the Flow Control Solutions business unit, which forms part of Polymer Processing. This business makes gear metering pumps, mainly for the textile, automotive, chemi- cal and paint markets. INglass, which is based
near Venice, has more than 1,000 employees and 55 sites worldwide, including production plants in Italy, China and the US. Sales were about €123m last year. The HRSflow hot runner systems are used by injection moulders in industries including automotive, consumer goods, household appli- ances, packaging, waste management, construction and transportation. INglass also offers engineering and consultancy services for the development of polymer processing products. �
www.oerlikon.com �
www.inglass.it
Aptar works with Claranor on closures
Dispensing systems maker Aptar Food + Beverage has formed a technical collaboration with Claranor, a specialist in pulsed light packaging sterilisation. Under this Claranor’s Fullcap sterilisa- tion system will be used with the translucent material version of Aptar’s Uno PP sport closures. Fullcap goes through the closure, allowing sterilisation under the cap, such that chemicals cannot pass through and the integrity of both product and package
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are maintained. It is adapted for high-acid aseptic lines.
Aptar said that Fullcap provides
“ultimate inner and outer decontamina- tion” for Uno PP sports caps. This is a one-piece design that is made in PP and aimed at aseptically processed, shelf-stable beverages, such as preservative-free functional drinks. Aptar’s Uno 38mm 3S is used in
Above: Aptar’s Uno PP sports caps
Oshee’s new functional drink in Poland. �
www.aptar.com
www.injectionworld.com
IMAGE: INGLAS
IMAGE: APTAR
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