PP clarifier meets Asian market needs

Asian housewares makers are embracing the use of UL eco-label for PP products made using Milliken’s Millad NX 8000 clarifier

VinFast partners with auto experts

Vietnamese car company, VinFast, is partnering with world-leading automotive companies to design, engineer and manufacture its first two cars, a sedan and SUV.  

Perstorp sells caprolactone business

Perstorp to sell its Capa (caprolactone) business to Ingevity for €590 million

New Thai aluminum can plant opens

The new factory, ACM, will mainly manufacture aluminum cans for CBG's beverages for export from Thailand.

5-axis machining centre with rotary table

Starrag presented the brand new, multi-talented Heckert T45. It is a highly compact, yet robust machine construction and a rotary swivelling unit with 500-mm round pallet specifically developed for turning operations; and to go with it, a rigid HSK-T100 spindle for high cutting performance.

GROB opens China production plant

GROB China opened its doors to its production hall and held its Technology Day, GROB productivity day, for 5-axis machining in the Dalian plant together with partners Mapal, Castrol and Heidenhain.

The specialist for small blocks

With the new LPS-T, BEHRINGER is now offering a compact block bandsawing machine which enables efficient sawing of small blocks, panels and test cuts.

Super multitasking CNC machines

Machine tool manufacturer Okuma has developed a done-on-one solution that combines the best of both additive and subtractive manufacturing.

First roll grinding machine using CBN abrasives

New technology cuts machining times and extends service life of rolls.

Nestlé research institute for packaging

The Nestlé Institute of Packaging Sciences will fast-track development of sustainable packaging as Nestlé commits to 100% recyclable/reusable packaging solutions by 2025.  

Sandvik acquires Chinese OSK

Seco Tools has reached an agreement to acquire the Chinese company Kunshan Ousike Precision Tools Co., Ltd (OSK), a supplier of solid carbide round tools.   

Seco end mills boosts tool life for hard materials

New Jabro®-Solid2 JS750 end mills from Seco boost tool life by 25 percent to 40 percent compared to previous tool technology.