Daicel-Evonik Ltd.’s Vestakeep Care brand of polyether ether ketone (PEEK) resin has been selected for use in a high-performance plastic syringe needle currently under development by Yamada Seiko Co. Ltd. Made using precision die casting and molding technologies, the needle is extremely thin, featuring an outer diameter of 0.57 millimeters and an inner diameter of 0.31 millimeters. The product is...
K. Brasch & Co. Ltd., the Japanese agent for French-based REP International, recently began exhibiting a demonstration model of REP’s Microject rubber injection molding machine. The machine, which is designed for molding small parts, was installed at K. Brasch’s Oshiage Office in Sumida Ward, Tokyo. In addition to demonstrating the Microject at its office, K. Brasch exhibited the machine at...
Japanese-based Matsuda Seisakusho Co. Ltd. and German-based Klockner Desma Elastomertechnik GmbH (Desma), both major manufacturers of injection molding machines for rubber, recently announced that they have formed a business alliance. From this spring, the companies will use their alliance to establish a system for joint product development, sales and after-sales services. These services will be offered mainly to Japanese manufacturers...
Star Seiki Co. Ltd., a take-out robot manufacturer based in Oguchi, Aichi Prefecture, established a subsidiary in South Korea this March. The subsidiary, Star Seiki Korea Co. Ltd., has a core business of sales, installation, repair and technical training in the area of take-out robots for injection molding machines. Star Seiki Korea is located at 150 Namdong-daero, Namdong-gu, Incheon, South...
