NEWS Rosti
working with IDC
Rosti Group has an- nounced a partnership with Industrial Design Consultancy (IDC), a London-based studio that is focused on industrial and medical design. Rosti, which is head-
quartered in Malmö, Sweden, and has 3,200 employees across eight production facilities in Europe and Asia, said that this will enhance the offer from its 25,000 m² plant in China which houses one of its innova- tion labs. It means that industrial and mechanical design, electrical soft- ware and hardware design, prototyping and low volume production, and regulatory support will now be available in both Europe and China. “By connecting the
design expertise of IDC with the prototyping and production capabilities of Rosti, companies seeking cost-effective, innovative and schedule critical production have a new option to consider,” said Pat Williams, SVP for Asia. �
www.rosti.com
Pacific Plastics doubles capacity in California
Pacific Plastics Injection Molding (PPIM), a division of Diversified Plastics, has almost doubled capacity at its facility in California to 46,000 sq feet. This brings the total at both firms’ sites to 99,000 sq feet and is part of a three-year growth plan. This follows a 5,000 sq
feet expansion in 2019, in which PPIM added new manufacturing, assembly and office, more injection moulding presses and an automation system. How- ever, the firm said, this was still not enough to meet growing demand “While production has
doubled, we did not have enough warehouse space,” said general manager Rob
Above: Growing demand is behind an expansion at PPIM
Gilman. “As a short-term solution, we added cargo containers in the shipping bay and parking lot.” PPIM is also expanding moulding capacity by 20% by the end of the year. In mid-August, it began a transition to all-electric injection moulding presses
in order to accelerate output. Later, a cleanroom will be added and ISO 13485 certification will be sought in order to broaden its medical device manufac- turing, assembling and packaging capabilities at a second location. �
www.pacificplastic.com
Piovan begins building in China
Italy’s Piovan held a signing ceremony with local officials on 15 July that will lead to the construction of a new plant in Suzhou, Jiangsu province. Covering an area of 10,000 m², this will be dedicated to the design and production of complete automation systems for plas-
tics, food powders and refrigeration. “The new building will be designed according to the best international standards,”said Flavio Zaghini, general manager of Piovan China. It will have offices, technological laboratories for testing,
showrooms, warehouses, a production area designed according to lean method- ologies and a new R&D department for development of innovative technologies. The new facility will be
the reference HQ for all the group’s branches in Asia. �
www.piovan.com
Engel Duo helps raise recycling targets
Cascade Cart Solutions of Grand Rapids, Michigan, has said that the 4,400 US ton Engel Duo machine equipped with iQ weight control software that it bought in October 2020 has led to “an increase in production speed, process control efficiency, and part weight consist-
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ency”. This has boosted the use of more recycled material and reduce scrap in its roll-to-kerb waste and recycling cart business. After installation, Engel conducted a
production trial of the iQ on a 96-gal- lon bin on a single cavity mould and in a 71 s cycle.
The iQ feature, Cascade added,
means that it can increase its goals of using 10% post-consumer recyclate, as well as 40% scrap and other recyclable materials. The company has also recently installed a 2,500 US ton Duo at its West plant. �
www.engelglobal.com
www.injectionworld.com
IMAGE: PPIM
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