R&D HERALDS CHEAPER, QUICKER, BETTER MOULDS
October 1st, 2012
BY ROBERT STOKES
PLASTICS moulds made in half the time and at two-thirds of the current price suddenly look more than a dream to European mould-makers battling against tough price competition, particularly from the far east.
The European Commission recently reported the success of Foinmoulds, a Euro EUR1.2 million European Union (EU)-funded R&D project to increase productivity and efficiency of injection processes by integrating metallic foams into moulds.
Foinmoulds has developed new systems in which foams would allow more efficient heat management control ...
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