Parx Plastics creates antibacterial plastics as alternative to nano-silver

K 2013: EXTRUDEX offers extrusion lines for multi-layer pipes and medical devices

Focus on fast precision extrusion of plastics heating pipes

K 2013: BEKUM to launch energy-efficient machines

Stable and enhanced product quality via BEKUM’s fully- electric EBLOW 407 D blow moulding machine with spiral distributor extrusion head

Gibbs, DMG / MORI SEIKI expand post processing alliance

Gibbs and Associates, developer of GibbsCAM? software for programming CNC machine tools and a Cimatron company, announced completion of the GibbsCAM interface to the DMG / MORI SEIKI APT (automatically programmed tool) language implementation, after taking a role in the DMG / MORI SEIKI standardization initiative begun last year.

Siemens, KUKA announce cooperation

Siemens Drive Technologies Division and KUKA Roboter GmbH have announced comprehensive cooperation at EMO in Hanover. The central pillar of the cooperation is integration of KUKA robots and Siemens CNC solutions for loading machine tools.

LMT opens plant in Pune

LMT Group, a manufacturer of precision milling tools, thread rolling systems as well as taps, forming taps, and thread mills, has expanded its production capacities with a new plant in Pune, India.

Urschel has new president/CEO

Bob Urschel hands over the baton to son, Rick Urschel, former vice president of Operations

Bosch unveils SVC 4020

The new vertical packaging machine platform will be seen first at Pack Expo and FachPack.

in-cosmetics Asia 2013 homes in on industry’s top trends

in-cosmetics Asia 2013 will open on 29 – 31 October 2013, BITEC, Bangkok, Thailand.

ASEAN 2015: Free market begins

By this time, ASEAN countries are expected to be on their final stretch already in the implementation of measures toward this end, meaning industries have been prepped up and businessmen fully aware of what the market be like in 2015.

Building sustainable benefit with steel construction

By 2050, it is estimated that there will be two billion more people living in the world’s cities which, according to experts, will mean that world construction will grow by more than 70% and reach $15 trillion by 2025, outpacing global GDP.

Chinese stocks rise as manufacturing gathers pace

Mainland Chinese stocks edged up Monday after a survey showed manufacturing in the world's No.2 economy rose to a six-month high last month.