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Austria’s Elmet has introduced an all-electric SMARTshot E valve-gate cold runner system with servo-driven nozzle needles. The architecture reportedly maximizes flexibility and precision when injecting two-component liquid silicone rubbers (LSRs) into multi-cavity molds. Compact, brushless DC servomotors move and position the needles of the SMARTshot E as the nozzle opens and closes. An 18.5-in. color display allows rapid and consistent needle positioning to an accuracy of 0.002 mm. Thanks to opening and closing…

Read the latest news from Eastman and Ivenix, Omnivision Technologies, Phillips-Medisize, Trelleborg Healthcare & Medical, and Aptar CSP Technologies. Be sure to visit Omnivision and Trelleborg Healthcare & Medical at the upcoming MD&M Minneapolis held November 3-4, 2021.

In roughly 600 days, Mark Brown will exit Burger & Brown Engineering, leaving the company after nearly 30 years but returning to a familiar title to its president, Corey Brown. “I become dad, and walk out the door on June 6, 2023,” Mark says. The fact that Mark’s exit has a precise date, which has been advertised to Burger & Brown’s (Grandview, Mo.) staff, vendors and customers, is not an…

Hexcel has collaborated with HP Composites, a world leader in the production of carbon-fiber components for automotive and motorsports, to develop carbon-fiber Class A body panels. Hexcel HexPly XF surfacing technology is being extensively used by the Italian component producer to manufacture external body panels and other components for supercars such as Alfa Romeo’s stunning new super sport sedans, the Giulia GTA and GTAm. With five production plants in Italy,…

Stanley Black & Decker plans to launch a line of power tools made with 50% certified recycled plastic early next year. Specialty materials provider Eastman supplies the recycled Tritan Renew copolyester used to make the tool enclosures. The new reviva line of power tools, which Eastman and Stanley Black & Decker collaboratively engineered, will be the first Black+Decker products to incorporate this copolyester. Ten reviva products will launch in 2022,…

I love small-dollar loans. I think they are one of the best supports to help stabilize employees. These employee loans are usually given through a bank or credit union. It is the responsibility of the business and human resource department to set up a payroll deduction for the loan with the financial institution. The loan, in a fixed amount of usually $750–1,000, is usually paid off in one year with…

Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M), part of Advanced Manufacturing Minneapolis on November 3-4, has announced speakers for its four-track medical conference as well as three expo floor theaters. Medical device focused conferences will explore the latest in regulations and research and development; medical device design and manufacturing; medtech security, UI/UX, and digital transformations; and innovation in medical design and engineering. MD&M Minneapolis will be co-located with Design & Manufacturing (D&M), Automation Technology Expo (ATX), Plastec, and MinnPack. “This year’s education lineup is remarkable, with visionaries…