View Products & Services on Display at PLASTEC West 2008

Alba Enterprises/Babyplast

Booth 4069, 4071

The Babyplast table top injection moulding machine is the smallest, fully hydraulic, injection moulding machine. Thanks to the unique concept of the machine platens which act as mould bolsters, the cost and dimensions of the moulds are reduced considerably. Babyplast 6/10 needs less than 1/2yd of floor space. Babyplast is perfect for production of small precision parts, long and short production runs, laboratory tests, prototyping, medical products, and technical training. Available horizontal or vertical. Also available is the autonomous injection unit offering an economical and practical solution for transforming an existing single component machine into a multi-component machine.

Web: http://www.allinconsult.com

Booth 3966

All In Consulting develops outsourcing and market entry strategies for the Asian Markets, particuarly China, Japan, and South Asia. We specialize in outsourcing for molds, medical disposable devices, and industrial related components and systems. For molds, we provide reliable tooling with competitive pricing, short lead times, and excellent quality.

All In also assists foreign companies to sell and market their services in China, Japan, and Korea, specializing in medical products, solar energy, information technology, and specialized industrial components and systems.

Our customers include: Emerson Electric, Kingston Technology, Graphon Corporation, National Technical Systems, NanoSolar, SPX, Intel, and Panasonic.

Booth 4027

Asaclean Purging Compound for thermoplastic injection molding and extrusion applications quickly and efficiently purges machinery to maintain peak performance. Asaclean provides fast color/material changes, deposit removal, and hot runner cleaning. It aids in preventing contamination buildup when used as a sealing agent during machine shutdown. The results are minimized downtime and improved production, thus reducing cost and resin waste.

Asaclean comes in six different grades to purge both commodity and engineering resins between 320F to 735F.
Please come and visit our booth for a live demonstration of Asaclean.

Booth 3939

A new, servo-driven puller/cutter from Conair is perfect for small-diameter medical tubing, including heart and brain catheters. The ‘MedLine’ puller/cutter has been designed for the highest level of precision possible, along with rugged reliability and user-friendly operation. Control features simplify the production of such tubing features as tapers and bubbles. The heart of the machine, and the key to its precision operation is the puller. With independent position-controlled servo drives on the upper and lower belts, along with in-line planetary gear reducers, Conair has been able to all but eliminate speed variation in the puller.

Booth 3939

The Conair EnergySmart™ drying system was developed for high volume processors of PET and other materials that require high temperature drying. By recycling hot air, EnergySmart™ reduces energy consumption in these applications by up to 66% while increasing control of the drying process. The system uses a standard, although smaller, Conair Carousel Plus™ dryer and a Conair Drying Monitor™, which helps provide the precise control temperature and airflow control required for drying PET and other hard to dry resins.

Booth 3872

DSC carries the widest selection available of both New and Used Moisture Analyzers from almost every manufacturer for Measuring Moisture in Plastics, Pellets, Resin, etc. at the lowest prices available. Such as The DSC 50P H/T that measures moisture to 0.005% and can process to temperatures up to 250 degrees Celsius. DSC has Chemical Engineers Available to Review your application and offers Unlimited Technical Support. DSC offers the fastest Depot and Field Service. As well as free loaner units during the warranty period.

Web: http://www.engelglobal.com/na

Booth 3715

ENGEL’s liquid silicone micro molding system offers the precision of an electric injection unit combined with the flexibility of a tiebarless clamp design. A micro shot size, less than ½ gram, is being molded on an ENGEL e-victory hybrid machine using a 12mm screw and check disc assembly specially-designed for LSR, guaranteeing the repeatability required in micro molding applications.
The machine, with a specially engineered platen which provide the flexibility to run small to large mold bases, has the capability to mold shot sizes up to 50cc with a simple barrel and screw changeover, allowing full utilization of the machine.

Booth 4044

Extreme Coatings™ Cushion Master© solid carbide check ring and seat are designed to compliment the wear resistance of a feed screw encapsulated with our tungsten carbide coatings. Tip components are commonly replaced two to three times during the life of a standard feed screw. Cushion Master© components provide toughness, corrosion, and wear resistance that can reduce this replacement ratio to 1:1, eliminating downtime and inefficiency caused by worn components. In very abrasive processes, Cushion Master © will provide four to six times longer life. Cushion Master © is every molder’s aim, the last non-return valve you will ever purchase.

Booth 4175

Gnueuss has recently expanded their Measurment Technology line of products for measurement and monitoring of melt pressure, temperature, and viscosity. Recently introduced is the new non-mercury Gneuss NTX series of melt pressure transducers, incorporating premium performance and longer life, compared to existing mercury, Nak (sodium potassium) and other alternative-fill material sensors.
Interchangeable with competitive brands, the Gneuss NTX series of premium melt pressure transducers and transmitters offer hi-accuracy, robust designe for challenging enviroments, and also considered favorable in unit cost comparisons.
Gneuss committed several years of development of NTX to provide an industry solution for non-mercury melt pressure instrumentation offering equal or superior mechanical advantages of mercury, without the hazards these devices impose on humans and the environment.

Booth 3845

INCOE®'s "DF" Gold Series hot runner systems feature a wide range of improvements including twin heater reliability, expanded gating options and color seal technology. The next generation, MICROCOM® temperature controller will be displayed featuring several new design advances for added ease of use, integrated system protection technologies and optimized hot runner performance.

New MICROCOM® feature highlights include:

- Patented voltage correction technology eliminates damaging fluctuations in power for continual processing

- Anti-Arc feature prevents damage to the controller when removing or installing

- User set lock out and min/max temperature set points eliminates inconsistencies in processing

- Integrated overload protection

Booth 3806

JSW Plastics Machinery Inc. offers all-electric injection molding machines from 40 tn to 2750 tn. See the latest technology in the company's AD series injection molding machines with wider tie bar openings, faster clamp, fastest processor speed, low-maintenance features, and easy-to-operate controls. All electric vertical clamp machines are available with rotary or shuttle table.

Booth 3870

Kistler will demonstrate CoMo Injection process monitor for zero defect injection molding. Operating independently without a PC, withs outputs for good part/bad part control signals and network data via the ethernet, effectively instruments molders. Vizualization for up to 8 channels with optional display enables precise set up, production run details and data rentention via the network. Easily configured, process details are set only once including product and batch definitions. Optional DataFlow software enables detailed depictions of processing including cavity pressure over time. Certified run documentation can be provided to satisfy customer requirements. Piezoelectric sensors and system sensor electronics are also featured.

Web: http://www.mokon.com

Booth 4046

Mokon’s Hydrotherm II circulating water temperature control system is the first of its kind with stainless steel as the main component for wetted surfaces. The unique high-efficiency heating design, found in all Mokon systems, is replicated in this design with a two-pass stainless steel heater canister, stainless steel pump, and pump suction manifold. The Hydrotherm II systems are compact and portable, occupying roughly 2 square feet of floor space. The systems have a pumping capacity of 25 gpm and 9 kw of heating capacity, with a maximum operating temperature of 250°F to keep machinery working at peak performance.

Booth 3884

Moldex3D is the professional 3D CAE software and solution provider for the plastics injection molding industry. The innovative technology of Moldex3D guarantees the best simulation accuracy.

The full product line consists of Flow, Pack, Cool, and Warp simulations plus the more advanced design optimization tools such as Fiber (fiber orientation/anisotropic thermo-mechanical properties predictions), MCM (Multiple Component Molding simulations), I2 (Interface to structural software including ANSYS, ABAQUS, MSC.Nastran and LS-Dyna), GasIn (gas-assisted injection molding process simulations), IC packaging, and RIM (Reactive Injection Molding process simulation for thermoset materials). Moldex3D’s incomparable parallel computing ensures the ultimate efficiency for simulations

Booth 4053

Moldflow is the leading provider of plastics simulation software that empowers more users to optimize more designs across their enterprise from the earliest stages of new product development.

Moldflow is focused on providing software solutions that optimize the design and manufacture of plastic parts. Our solutions and services help companies manufacture less expensive and more reliable products by increasing the effectiveness of their product and mold design process and manufacturing operations as well improving efficiencies across their entire design-through-manufacture process.

Booth 3838

Motan’s TWINcut beside the press granulator is ideal for granulating conventional plastics including glass filled materials as well as soft thermo plastic elastomers (TPE) and similar materials.

The TWINcut utilizes a two-shaft, patented cutter design:

First stage - pulls sprue/part into the cutting chamber producing a medium sized particle

Second stage - reduces the particle size further resulting in a consistent, dust free chip

This technology allows material to be cut consistently so that it can be easily reprocessed through the molding machine. No screen allows for less maintenance which translates into lower labor costs.

Booth 4047

Ovation Polymers specializes in the development and manufacturing of Polymer Compounds with Extreme Functional Properties, such as Thermal Conductivity, Electrical conductivity, Flame retardency, High temperature use, & Elasticity. At Ovation, our Nano engineered materials is a commercial reality. OpteSTAT™ compounds and composites feature our carbon nanotube –polymer technology. The conductivity of OpteSTAT™ and Nemcon™ E compounds can be dialed-in from antistat through ESD to shielding ranges Nemcon™ H thermally conductive compounds are available with tailored conductivities: In-Plane up to 10 W/mK, Through-Plane to 3 W/mK. These new product lines offer new solutions for the medical device and electronics industries.

Booth 4035

Pelletron introduces a new high performance dust removal system, the patented CCD-Compact Cyclonic DeDuster. The system is designed to clean very highly contaminated bulk materials, such as plastic pellets, grains, minerals and other granular products. Regrinds with high dust loads will be cleaned to perfection. High quality demands for plastic end products require clean virgin resins in order to reduce the scrap rate to a minimum.

The DeDuster removes resin dust, streamers, metal dust, dirt, paper, and other contaminants. The contaminants are separated from the cleaning air in a high efficiency cyclone and are collected in a dust drum under the cyclone.

Booth 3849

The Instalok coupling installs in half the time of and costs twenty percent less than its predecessor, the compression coupling. Its unique patented design allows for twice the end pull strength of standard couplings, a superior seal to guard against pressure leaks and moisture creep, and eliminates contamination problems. For more information stop by Booth 3849 or visit our website: www.pricefitters.com.

Booth 3854

RJG introduces the eDARTflx™ system for molders looking for an affordable; entry level system that provides automated part containment. The eDARTflx gives users the ability to view in-cavity behavior such as pressure and temperature, in order to detect short shots before the mold opens. Data collected from the eDARTflx allows processors to set alarm bands to catch short shots and contain them. The software can be set to control the timing of conveyors, flippers or robots, eliminating the need to manually sort each part. The eDARTflx will be sold for under $5,000 making it the most affordable system on the market today.

Booth 4059

Introducing CEPLA... Super-heat resistant(up to 500c) polyimide resin shape, offers outstanding capability in heat, radiation and chemical resistance as well as mechanical and electrical properties. It also has great processability of micron precision and applied in aerospace, electronics and machinery industries.

Booth 4049

Temple beats as the heart of Central Texas in the center of the state on the Interstate 35 corridor within 180 miles of 17,600,000 potential customers. Generous incentive packages, workforce availability, rail service, and shovel ready sites with roads and utilities make Temple a place that is pro-business and ready for your company to move here. We are currently home to manufacturing, distribution, call centers and high tech and are nationally renowned for our medical, clinical and research facilities and bioscience organizations.

Booth 3701

Toshiba’s iPAQET Remote Monitoring System for observing up to 24 electric molding machines in real time from any location will be demonstrated LIVE at PLASTEC West. Installed on Toshiba’s EC65NII 65-ton all-electric molding machine, the system will be used to mold plastic vials and remotely demonstrated from Toshiba’s new Technical Center in Plain City, Ohio. With a new, more advanced electric interlock and additional guards, the EC65NII now complies with the latest ANSI B151-2007 safety standard. An independent safety consultant will be at Toshiba’s booth to answer molders’ questions about the worldwide standard, which becomes effective February 1.

Booth 3932

WITTMANN has launched their new US website featuring significantly more product information along with the latest specials, company updates, news, job opportunities and global contacts. The format offers easier access to select the various products, literature downloads, specifications, applications and videos. Local contact information allows customers to call Wittmann directly for Sales, Parts or Service while the global focus allows them to locate international contacts in other countries where their company may have facilities. The website also includes the latest job opportunities at Wittmann USA.

Booth 3979

nXheat™ Induction Barrel Heating from Xaloy. Now there’s a better way to heat the barrel of injection molding machines. Xaloy nXheat™ induction barrel heating (patent pending)sharply cuts energy costs and improves temperature control compared with conventional heater bands. The nXheat™ barrel heating system uses a high-frequency power supply and helical induction coils to generate heat directly within the barrel wall. A thermal insulating layer is interposed between the coils and barrel to virtually eliminate heat losses, increase efficiency and improve control response.

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