NEWS
Trexel adds chemical foaming to portfolio
Trexel, the supplier of MuCell physical microcel- lular foaming technology to injection moulders, said it is “implementing a systematic expansion into new application areas and moving into new sectors”. The company is expanding into chemical foaming agents, as well as launching physical foaming for thin-walled packaging, and microcellu- lar foaming for blow-mould- ed components. It is also offering customers broader service and engineering support.
Chemical foaming is a new departure for Trexel, which had hitherto focused on physical foaming. It will
of 0.08 microns or less to produce “highly uniform cell structures evenly distributed throughout the moulded part”. Trexel will show the
Trexel’s new TecoCell technology is based on chemical foaming
henceforth offer both, it said, so that customers can select the optimal foaming process for each applica- tion. It has patented the TecoCell chemistry, which uses CaCO3 nanoparticles
TecoCell products at Fakuma 2018 in October. It will show other new developments at Fakuma, including the MuCell P Series gas dosing units, where the dosing control system is adapted for short plasticising times, and a variation on its T Series dosing units, the T Series satellite model. n Injection World will preview Fakuma 2018 exhibitors in the October edition. �
www.trexel.com
IAC opens Indian auto facility
International Automotive Components (IAC), a global supplier of automotive components and light- weight vehicle systems, has officially celebrated the opening of its new facility in Manesar, India. The 5,574 m2
plant consolidates two
older operations into one. This follows on from the establishment of a regional and global engineering centre in Pune, near Mumbai, in June 2017. Luxembourg-based IAC invested more than $2m to modernise the equipment and facility, which will employ approximately 220 people. It will produce vehicle headliners, centre
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IAC’s new facility in Manesar
Solid Q2 for Milacron
Technology systems group Milacron Holdings “delivered another solid quarter” in Q2 2018, according to CEO Tom Goeke. This followed on from an even stronger Q1. For the first half as a
whole, sales were 7.4% up to $638.5m; in organic terms, excluding currency movements, they would have been 3.5% up. Meanwhile, operating earnings increased by 19.2% to $58.3m and adjusted EBITDA was up 7.8% to $118.2m, or 18.5% of sales, while the group swung from a $14.5m net loss to net earnings of $20.8m in H1 2018. This growth, Goeke
console systems, and instrument panel compo- nents, while also offering manufacturing and engi- neering support to OEMs in the New Delhi region. With Manesar, IAC now has five locations in India and 18 design, technical, and
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commercial centres around the world. IAC Senior VP of Asia
Operations, Gajanan Gandhe said the new facility will help IAC better serve its Indian customers’ needs and offer regional services. �
www.iacgroup.com
added, “continues to be driven by our consuma- bles businesses as well as our high growth regions, China and India”. Of its three operating seg- ments, Melt Delivery & Control Systems saw organic sales growth of 6.9% to $12.2m, while Fluid Technologies achieved 4.0% growth to $65.6m. The largest segment, Advanced Plastic Processing Technologies, was a relatively modest 2.2% up to $332.3m. The Cincinnati-based
group forecasts 2-4% organic sales growth in 2018, including a 1% projected foreign currency boost. �
www.milacron.com
www.injectionworld.com
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