British Plastics & Rubber articles from May 2003

British Plastics & Rubber archives from May 2003

Physical foaming--the latest 'standard speciality' for injection moulders. (Injection Moulding).
May 1, 2003... At K2001 Demag Ergotech introduced its Ergo Cell non-chemical foaming process which injects gas directly into the melt, along the lines of the increasingly widely used MuCell process. Sabine Pahlke and Rolf Sauthof describe where the process is...

Servo unit gives electric machines hydraulic punch. (Injection Moulding).
May 1, 2003... A SELF-CONTAINED injection system that combines the power of hydraulics with the control of electric servomotors is being offered to electric moulding machine manufacturers by Moog. The PowerShot requires no separate hydraulic power unit and...

Twinshot gets OEM endorsement. (Injection Moulding).
May 1, 2003... THE SPIREX Twinshot plasticising concept which enables hi-material injection from a single barrel is now being offered as an option by several injection machine manufacturers. Van Dorn Demag was the first to offer it last year, and now...

Fabric surfacing process uses high pressure injection. (Injection Moulding).
May 1, 2003... A PROCESS for adding a fabric surface to an injection moulding without having to use low pressure injection has been developed by Dow Chemical subsidiary Inclosia Solutions. Inclosia was set up two years ago to meet requirements from consumer...

IMD specialist offers film forming license. (Injection Moulding).
May 1, 2003... A film thermoforming process designed specifically for making preforms for in-mould decoration is being offered for license to injection moulders, OEMs and screen-printers as a turnkey process for IMD projects. The Accuform process was...

'Standard' fabric backing process 'more cost-effective than strand deposition'. (Injection Moulding).
May 1, 2003... KRAUSS-MAFFEI is pushing its Decoform film or fabric backing process for large components, with an emphasis on advantageous differences between this standard injection moulding process, and the vertical strand deposit compression machines built...

Mould more for your money with Tandem. (Injection Moulding).
May 1, 2003... STACK moulds are a neat way of getting more out of a machine. The idea of overlapping the projected area of two moulds to reduce the effective clamping force required for the total moulding task is something that appeals. Of course not...

Yet another micromoulder from Nissel. (Injection Moulding).
May 1, 2003... AFTER last month's story about new 3 tonne electric and 7 tonne hydraulic micromoulders from Nissei, the company has announced another one. It has introduced the electric 5 tonne Elject EP5 Real Mini. The machine is intended for mouldings...

Bigger Boy for insert work. (Injection Moulding).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... BOY has introduced a 35 tonne vertical machine for insert moulding, the 35V. The lower platen of the four tiebar clamping unit is fixed and most machine components correspond to those of the company's horizontal machines. Footprint is less than...

Disc machine makes DVDs in less than 3 seconds. (Injection Moulding).
May 1, 2003... TOYO has developed an all-electric optical disc machine, said to be capable of making DVDs on a cycle time of less than 3 seconds, in conjunction with Future Technology Engineering, a subsidiary of Axxicon Mould Technology. The machine has...

Mould memory does away with setting sheets. (Injection Moulding).
May 1, 2003... A PARAMETER storage device that can set up a hot runner mould on installation has been developed by Fast Heat. The Mold IQ device is a microprocessor-based storage module that fits in the mould/hot runner junction box. It stores mould set...

Data acquisition device intended for switching between machines. (Injection Moulding).
May 1, 2003... Priamus System Technologies, based in Switzerland, claims that conventional mobile data acquisition systems for machine control inspection, energy consumption analysis and process monitoring are unsuitable for use in industrial environments,...

Stadium adds another Arburg. (Injection Moulding).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... STADIUM Plastics, which makes a wide range of mouldings from automotive components to shower assemblies, has acquired an Arburg 520C 160 tonne machine. It augments eight other Arburgs at the site, where there are also 17 machines of other...

US pipe specifiers award first 100 year rating. (Pipe and Profile).
May 1, 2003... Dow Chemical Company says that its DGDA-2490 BK100 HDPE is the first ISO PE100 pipe material produced in North America to be listed with a 100 year rating at 20 degC by The Plastics Pipe Institute. The material was also was given a 50 year...

Wear resistance now standard in twin-screw Battenfelds. (Pipe and Profile).
May 1, 2003... TWIN-SCREW extruders from Battenfeld Extrusionstechnik now have BEXalit-coated screws and nitrided barrels as standard. Compared to conventional nitrided screws, the combination provides up to 100 per cent more resistance to wear. The...

New extruders and downstream from Bausano. (Pipe and Profile).
May 1, 2003... A NEW twin screw extruder, downstream equipment, and an extruder specifically for wood filled profiles have been introduced by Bausano. The MD 30 series extruder is the latest version of the company's Multidrive corotating machine, with a...

Extrusion company plans name change. (Pipe and Profile).
May 1, 2003... PLASTIC CORES, founded on the extrusion of plastic cores for reels, is changing its name on June 1 to A-Fax for marketing and product branding purposes. The change will assist the development of the company's other product ranges including...

Change pipe diameter without stopping the line. (Pipe and Profile).
May 1, 2003... CHANGES in pipe diameter can be made without stopping the line using the new Krauss-Maffei QuickSwitch system. It is intended for producers of small batches, and eliminates the need to stop the line to dismantle, replace and adjust the pipehead...

Giving a new meaning to Fallopian tube. (Pipe and Profile).
May 1, 2003... SMALL diameters, thin walls, and tight tolerances are constant demands in tube extrusion, but they do not so often come together in a demand for precise volumes of cut lengths. One application in which they do was the purpose of a recent...

Research into low temperature extrusion with liquid [CO.sub.2]. (Pipe and Profile).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... A RESEARCH project has started into compounding and extrusion of uPYC at reduced temperatures with the aid of liquid carbon dioxide. Rapra Technology is leading the research which has funding in excess of [pounds sterling]600,000. Investors...

Liquid colours 'can improve products and processing'. (Pipe and Profile).
May 1, 2003... COLORMATRIX Europe has developed a range of liquid colorants for pipe and profile extrusion market which are said to bring significant benefit over existing methods of coloration. The colours are dosed directly at the feed throat of the...

Bagging machine wraps extrusions automatically. (Pipe and Profile).
May 1, 2003... A NEW Mecanor Mecabag machine automatically sleeves and seals pipe and profile extrusions in film on the production line. Products are counted and bundled before sleeving and available optional extras include strapping, marking and labelling...

New small haul offs. (Pipe and Profile).
May 1, 2003... A NEW range of belt haul-offs has been introduced by Battenfeld for small pipes and profiles. Three machines cover the speed range from 0.2 - 30 rn/mm. They have poly-V belts with Shore hardness matched to the product being extruded. ...

Big players get bigger in PVC building profiles. (Pipe and Profile).
May 1, 2003... CHANGES in the structure of the European PVC profiles market have seen consolidation of two major players, with the possibility of further consolidation -- assuming competition regulations would allow. ThyssenKrupp Technologies has sold its...

Profile line is delivered ready to run. (Pipe and Profile).
May 1, 2003... WHEN Battenfeld introduced its miniBEX small profile line last year as a 'plug and play' system, never a truer word was spoken. A line delivered to a profile manufacturer in Holland was in production only four hours after it was unloaded. ...

Wood plastic composites--don't copy the Americans. (Pipe and Profile).
May 1, 2003... THE wood-filled composites market is poised for a major lift off in Europe according to a new report Wood Plastics Composites -- Opportunities in Europe: Analysis, Technology, Major Markets from the Hackwell Group. If you've heard that before...

Internet communication standardises colour worldwide. (Process Additives & Colouring).
May 1, 2003... THE need to discuss and manage colour between different departments, and remote sites and organisations has been addressed by GretagMacbeth with its Enterprise Colour Management (ECM) initiative. This aims to speed up product development by...

BASF introduces nonwarping phthalocyanine. (Process Additives & Colouring).
May 1, 2003... PHTHALOCYANINE pigments can cause warpage in polyolefins, leading to ill-fitting closures and other problems. BASF has now produced a phthalocyanine pigment that does not cause warping and is also insensitive to changes in injection...

Masterbatch carrier adds clarity to PVC. (Process Additives & Colouring).
May 1, 2003... A HIGH clarity masterbatch carrier based on fully PVC compatible resins and additives has been introduced by Performance Masterbatches. The new PMB MC clear carrier system is aimed at the clear PVC bottle blowing and sheet application...

You wait for a new additive masterbatch and then 17 come along at once. (Process Additives & Colouring).
May 1, 2003... A MAJOR product development programme by the Cabot Corporation has brought 17 new grades to its Plasadd range, which now has 40 products for improving processing or enhancing end-use performance of thermoplastics. New anti-UV and...

Now you can laser mark glass clear plastics. (Process Additives & Colouring).
May 1, 2003... A LASER marking additive for use in transparent and glass clear plastics without causing cloudiness has been introduced by Buhler of Germany, part of the Gabriel-Chemie group. The company says that until now it has been impossible to laser...

Plastisol stabiliser does the job of at least two. (Process Additives & Colouring).
May 1, 2003... THE LATEST addition to the Akcros Vulcabond Stabiliser-Aid range of stabilisers for plastisols is Stabiliser-Aid B2. This has been developed primarily for use in coated fabrics, with the target of working equally well in the base coat and in...

'New concept in pigments' from Clariant. (Process Additives & Colouring).
May 1, 2003... DRIZPEARLS from Clariant are described as 'a completely new concept in pigments'. They are free-flowing, dust-free, prewetted pigments characterised by a strong affinity for the polymer to be coloured, and as well as their colouring ability,...

Polystyrene sheet range grows. (Packaging Materials).
May 1, 2003... VTS Doeflex has added five clear grades to its range of polystyrene sheet materials. Standard Clear is intended to replace PVC in point-of-sale, design, cosmetics and medical packaging applications. It has good clarity and physical...

Tailored linear lows from Nova add toughness and clarity. (Packaging Materials).
May 1, 2003... USE OF single-site catalyst technology is enabling Nova Chemicals to tailor film grade polyethylenes to meet specific demands without compromising other properties. Four grades make up the initial offering in the new Surpass line, made...

SMS broadens film interests with third party agreements. (Film & Sheet).
May 1, 2003... SMS has extended the operations of its film equipment divisions with third party equipment agreements. SMS Folientechnik of Austria has become agent for film test equipment made by Highlight Industries in the USA, while in the USA, Battenfeld...

Berstorff moves into thermoforming sheet. (Film & Sheet).
May 1, 2003... MANNESMANN Plastics Machinery Group extrusion equipment companies Berstorff and Krauss-Maffei have moved closer together with the takeover by Berstorff of Adolf Seide Engineering and the setting up of KMB (for Krauss-Maffei Berstorff) Seide...

Closed cell foams resist fire and chemical attack. (Process Additives & Colouring).
May 1, 2003... FIRE and chemical resistant closed cell foams have been added by Zotefoams with the introduction of a series of PVDF foamed blocks with densities down to 30 kg/[m.sup.3] (0.03 g/cc) and below -- 60 times less than the specific gravity of the...

PES foam composite replaces steel at half the weight. (Process Additives & Colouring).
May 1, 2003... A FOAM based on BASF's Ultrason E polyethersulphone is being used instead of steel in a three-material composite rear seat back rest for the BMW M3 CSL. The part weighs 5.5 kg -- half that of the steel equivalent -- but has better vibrational...

Additive package improves PP sheet scrap re-use. (Process Additives & Coluring).
May 1, 2003... USAGE levels of Dyneon's fluoropolymer process aids can be reduced with two grades recently introduced by the company. Dynamar FX 9614X PPA and FX 5922X PPA are said to show significant performance improvements over the previous FX 9613 and FX...

Cut cosmetic rejects in PP. (Process Additives & Coluring).
May 1, 2003... SCRATCHES and scuffs can be avoided on polypropylene mouldings with a process aid that has been added to Axel Plastics Research Laboratories' MoldWiz series. INT-39PSR is intended to enhance the cosmetic appearance of mouldings, but is also...

UV absorber now has FDA approval. (Process Additives & Coluring).
May 1, 2003... EUROPEAN approval for BASF's UV absorber Uvinul 3030 has now been extended to the US FDA, enabling it to be used in all plastics which come into contact with foodstuffs, including packaging, storage vessels and kitchen equipment. Uvinul...

Clariant adds to multiple functions. (Process Additives & Colouring).
May 1, 2003... THE current trend in light stabilisers is towards multifunctional additives -- combining UV stabilisation with other property enhancements. Clariant's Plastic Industries Business Unit has developed a multifunctional additive, Nylostab S-EED,...

Film stabiliser without side effects. (Process Additives & Colouring).
May 1, 2003... GABRIEL-CHEMIE has developed a UV stabiliser for film which it says has none of the side effects associated with other materials, so can be used in lower additions. According to G-C, the conventional high-performance light stabilising...

Latest 'Sanitized' mark for PVC and PU. (Process Additives & Colouring).
May 1, 2003... Swiss-based Sanitized, which has produced anti-microbial products for 50 years, has introduced a new additive, Sanitized PL 21-60, as part of its development of user applications for PVC and polyurethane. Unlike other active agents, this...

New flame retardant and antistatic agents. (Process Additives & Colouring).
May 1, 2003... NEW flame retardants and anti-static agents have been introduced by Clariant. Exolit OP 1311 is a metal phosphinate which combines the high effectiveness of organophosphorus compounds with the properties of mineral flame retardants. The...

Make your mark with colour samples. (Process Additives & Colouring).
May 1, 2003... A SIMPLE but effective method of enhancing product samples and maintaining awareness of their source has been put into action by ColourTone Masterbatch. Like many colour specialists, ColourTone provides an outsourcing service to materials...

Quick change between single and twin screw operation. (Process Additives & Colouring).
May 1, 2003... K-TRON's Quick Change/Quick Clean T35/S60 feeder for masterbatches enables the user to change from an S60 single screw configuration to a T35 twin screw quickly, so is said to be applicable to short custom runs. The unit is supplied with two...

Six component blending at low throughputs. (Process Additives & Colouring).
May 1, 2003... A DOSING system for extrusion processors who run lines with up to six ingredients at outputs less than 200 kg/hr has been introduced by Summit. The new Maguire WSB 160 weigh scale blender is said to cost much less than comparable gravi-metric...

Dosing and blending units added by Colortronic. (Process Additives & Colouring).
May 1, 2003... NEW feeding and blending equipment has been added to the Colortronic range. ECO dosing units are simple and compact, and are priced at under [pounds sterling]1,000. The new ZKW-E proportional valve has a single sliding piston which is claimed...

Dosing tiny amounts at consistent rates. (Process Additives & Colouring).
May 1, 2003... MANY applications for additives and colours require very low dosage levels -- either because the percentage to be added is low or because the throughput of the process is small. The process might dictate a low level of masterbatch, as in...

PPS grade for vehicle cooling parts. (Engineering Materials).
May 1, 2003... A NEW grade of Fortron PPS from Ticona is targeted at the cooling systems of cars and light trucks for components such as thermostat housings, crossover pipes and water pump impellers. Fortron PPS 1140EC withstands exposure to all known...

Melt-processable vinyls are as soft as plastisols. (Engineering Materials).
May 1, 2003... NEW from Teknor Apex are super-flexible PVC compounds that give plastisol-like properties to products formed by more economical injection moulding and extrusion processing. These new Apex compounds are expected to boost the output and quality...

Direct forming process for latest polyimides. (Engineering Materials).
May 1, 2003... SAINT-Gobain Performance Plastics has developed a new direct-forming process for use with the latest addition to its Meldin family of polyimides. Materials in the Meldin 7000 series withstand temperatures of 315 degC in continuous service...

Hybrid polyphthalamides added to Grivory range. (Engineering Materials).
May 1, 2003... THE Grivory HT range of aromatic polyamides from Ems Chemie has been augmented by three hybrid materials based on PA6T/61. With glass fibre and mineral reinforcement they bring a lower tendency to warp, more uniform thermal expansion and...

Grafted polyolefin strengthens metallised multilayer films. (Packaging Materials).
May 1, 2003... METALLISED multi-layer films can now be stronger and better barriers with the development by Atofina of a new grafted polyolefin. When used in the outer layer of cast polypropylene films, Orevac 18370 adheres to the metallised layer some 5 to...

Shavers get a grip with Santoprene. (Packaging Materials).(soft-touch, non-slip grip)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... SANTOPRENE thermoplastic vulcanisate from Advanced Elastomer Systems is giving a soft-touch non-slip grip to shaving foam and gel dispensers. German company Beiersdorf selected a 55 Shore A grade for overmoulding a polypropylene dispensing head...

ExxonMobil sweetens its twist wrap options. (Packaging Materials).(better polypropylene films)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... EXXONMOBIL Chemical has made improvements to its twist-wrap films used for packaging sweets. The company's Twist-Lyte and Hicor brands are oriented polypropylene films in which the orientation process has conferred twist-wrap properties...

TPE seal on PP box stops face wipes from drying out. (Packaging Materials).(airtight resealable packages for skin wipes)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... An airtight resealable package for alcohol-containing skin wipes has been developed by Ten Cate Plasticum for Beiersdorf's Nivea Visage, replacing a foil pouch with a self-adhesive label for resealing. The need was to prevent the moisture...

New packaging film for cooked meats. (Packaging Materials).(automated packaging lines)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... ITALIAN meat processor Montorsi Francesco & Figli has automated its packaging lines and thinned down its packaging films with the aid of DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers. For its roast poultry and pork meats, the company wanted to...

Packaging contracts expected for PVOH. (Packaging Materials).(low cost biodegradable packaging)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... P2 PVOH-based polymer from PVAXX is being pitched as a lower-cost option for biodegradable packaging, and has undergone independent testing at Rapra Technology to substantiate the claims made for it. P2 costs [pounds sterling]1,400 to [pounds...

European PET for thick-wall applications. (Packaging Materials).(slower rate of crystallisation)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... VORIDIAN, the world's largest supplier of PET for packaging, has launched a new grade for European thick-wall applications. Voridian PET 9921P will be manufactured in Rotterdam and has been designed for optical quality with better...

Food packaging comes from plants. (Packaging Materials).(new line of food packaging products)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Natureworks PLA (polylactide) produced from renewable resources by Cargill Dow is going into a new line of food packaging items made in Denmark. Faerch Plastics is using the eco-friendly material to produce containers intended for cold fresh...

New developments in electrostatic flocking. (Finishing).(significant improvements in machinery, raw materials)
May 1, 2003... FLOCKING by purely mechanical means has been a well established technology for around 200 years and has produced some exceptionally high quality products -- albeit at very slow production speeds and with equipment which appears to be very...

MOSS makes pail printers more compact. (Finishing).(new 6-colour offset machine)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... A SIX colour offset machine for printing pails from 1 to 25 litres has been introduced by MOSS. The MO4063 has a vertically rotating indexing turret with six mandrels, a layout which is described as being more compact than that of the other...

Electrical staking meets high volume requirements. (Finishing).(new door interior components assembly system)
May 1, 2003... ELECTRICALLY heated staking is being used to assemble door interior components for the Toyota Avensis at Intier Automotive Interiors, at Bitton, near Bath. The equipment was specified in preference to hot air staking or ultrasonic welding so...

Isimat develops its own UV dryer. (Finishing).(new drying system for Isimat screen printers )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... A UV DRYING system operating at speeds up to 90 items/minute is now available for Isimat screen printers and can be incorporated into the printer's control system. It can dry up to seven colours with ink coyerages varying from very low to...

Corpoplast focuses on heat resistant bottles. (Blow Moulding).(sensitive beverages protected against microbiological contamination)
May 1, 2003... THE PROTECTION of sensitive beverages against microbiological contamination can take three directions. One is aseptic filling -- filling under a sterilising atmosphere -- and the other two are to use the residual heat of the product to...

Riverside gets one-handed bottles contract. (Blow Moulding).(new range of plastic bottles)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... A NEW range of bottles which permit one handed opening has been produced by packaging systems distributor Nekem after development work with Riverside Plastics of Pontypridd, which will be the sole extrusion blow moulder for the Uno containers....

O-I barrier keeps bottle layers together. (Blow Mounding).(new multi-layer barrier technology)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... IMPROVED multi-layer barrier technology is to be introduced on Owens-Illinois PET bottles later this year. The company has developed a barrier material -- SurBond -- that reduces delamination, which will be used in its proprietary SurShot...

Bandera adds co-rotating twin screws. (Compounding).(range of compounding extruders)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... BANDERA has augmented its range of compounding extruders with Twinpounder corotating intermeshing parallel screw models for materials with high percentages of filler, reinforcements or pigments, or heat sensitive additives, flame retardants and...

Kreyenborg buys the other side of pelletising technology. (Compounding).
May 1, 2003... THE Kreyenborg group is adding strand pelletising technology to its underwater pelletising systems by buying a majority stake in IPS--Intelligent Pelletizing Solutions -- based in Grossostheim, Germany. IPS will become part of the Kreyenborg...

Space-saving filters for heavy dust loads. (Materials Handling).(reverse jet dust control filters)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... New Dustcheck Compact 160 reverse jet dust control filters are designed to handle heavy dust loads and large air volumes. They are of the conical filter type and have a filter body said to be more than 60 per cent smaller than conventional bag...

PU panels give train drivers a pilot's cockpit. (Reaction Processing).(polyurethane panels and workstations for train)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... DRIVERS of Germany's ICE 3 high speed train are under constant observation, as only a pane of glass separates them from the passenger area. Presentation of their workspace as a high tech 'cockpit' rather than a train driver's cab has been done...

Bayer and PolyOne join forces in PU systems. (Reaction Processing).(polyurethane systems joint venture )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... BAYER has entered another 50:50 joint venture to supply polyurethane systems, this time with PolyOne in the USA and Canada. The new company will be known as BayOne Urethane Systems and will operate from St Louis, Missouri.

Low styrene resin devised to meet US environmental protection regulations. (Composites).(orthophthalic marine resin)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... ENVIRONMENTAL legislation in the USA has led to the development by Ashland of a new low emissions resin for GRP boat building. Aroguard is described as the first 100 per cent orthophthalic marine resin containing less than 35 per cent...

Gefran adds new temperature and pressure controllers. (Process Control).(new range of Geflex controller units)
May 1, 2003... THE Italian group Gefran has released a clutch of temperature and pressure control products for the plastics processing market. From Gefran Sensori comes a new range of Geflex controller units that promise to cut installation costs for...

Anti-static system has flexible range and application. (Process Control).(IonStorm 3700 controller)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... THE IonStorm 3700 controller and 3800 bar introduced by Fraser Anti-Static Techniques are aimed at processes where long-range static elimination is required. Typical applications are on film winders and unwinders, large and small mouldings,...

Bottle handling system wraps pallets--but not too tight. (Product Handling).(automated pallet wrapping system)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... A FULLY automated pallet wrapping system incorporating a hood stretch system from Lachenmeier of Denmark has been installed at Ownes-Illinois' PET and PP bottle plant at Chalgrove in Oxfordshire. The demand was to wrap 85 pallets per hour for...

Find out how can rapid product development can help you. (Prototyping).(Successful Rapid Product Development seminars)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Free seminars on rapid product development are to be held at 3T RPD's offices in Newbury and in Telford in the next couple of months. The 3 Steps to Successful Rapid Product Development seminars cover concept modelling, rapid prototyping...

Upgrades to Titan FDM give a smoother finish and finer detail. (Prototyping).
May 1, 2003... FUSED deposition modelling specialist Stratasys has announced two enhancements for its high-performance FDM Titan machine. This unit currently builds prototypes in ABS and polycarbonate engineering materials, while future plans include PPS and...

3D and Valspar partner to develop SLS materials. (Prototyping).(powder materials for selective laser sintering)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... 3D SYSTEMS has formed a partnership with paint and coatings company Valspar for the joint development, production and distribution of powder materials for selective laser sintering. The materials will be reserved exclusively for SLS systems...

Electron beam machine builds mould parts in layers. (Prototyping).(advantages for CAD to metal technology)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... A PRODUCTION version of its EBM S-12, free form fabrication machine has been introduced by Arcam. This makes metal components direct from CAD STL files by melting metal powder layer by layer with an electron beam. The company says the...

Mould kits despatched by return. (Tooling).(mould component kits marketing)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... IMMEDIATE delivery is being offered on mould component kits from DME. Kits in both Euro Series and DME specifications, complete with standard leader pins (L and L1 lengths to match the A and B plate thickness), bushes, locating sleeves and...