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INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Equipment Suppliers Show Adaptability and
Smarts at TaipeiPlas 2024
inner core of recycled material and a skin made
from virgin resin. Subsequent shots from the ma-
chine’s two screws create the skin, core and seal
of the product. FCS was also running a machine,
the SA-160, to produce safety glasses with the
MuCell microcellular foaming technology, which
injects supercritical nitrogen into the melt, ena-
bling lightweighting by displacing superfluous
plastic. The capability can be added to existing
machines as well as delivered with new equip-
ment.
TK Diing Nuen demonstrated blown film extru-
uring the opening ceremony at TaipeiP- sion creating 3-layer film for trash bags. Accord-
LAS, held Sept. 24-27 in Taiwan, leaders ing to Ken Wei, the company often recommends
Dstressed the importance of equipment a multilayer system even if it is not required for
manufacturing, not merely for jobs or econom- a specific application and the layers are made
ic growth but as part of a strategy to be indis- of the same material. There are two reasons for
pensable to the global supply chain. Nearly 500 this, one being the redundancy afforded by hav-
companies from Taiwan and around the globe ing multiple layers of the material and the other
made the pitch for the indispensability of their being flexibility. Future business opportunities
own offerings in Taipei City. may require multiple layers, so investing in a sin-
gle layer machine could be self-limiting.
Suppliers demonstrated their capability to help
customers make high-performing products, re- Fong Kee International Machinery (FKI) also man-
duce energy consumption, incorporate wider ufactured samples in layers, using its all-electric
specification materials such as recycled mate- EHB Eblow molding machine to make containers
rials, and increase ease of operation. They did with an internal layer of recycled material. This
so by exhibiting solutions for producing layered benefits customers who want to incorporate re-
products, connected and responsive user inter- cycled materials but whose filling product can-
faces, and highlighting their approach to imple- not be in direct contact with recycled material,
mentation support. according to Joey Hseih of FKI.
Multilayering and Microcellular Foaming Industry 4.0
Molding machine manufacturer Fu Chun Shin Equipment suppliers showcased their solutions
(FCS) used its FB-150C multicomponent machine for connectivity, highlighting features that make
to make household organizer trays that have an machines easier to use, monitor and trouble-
shoot. ChumPower demonstrated its Bottle
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