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thereby reducing the minimum roof height need- sophisticated, expensive equipment, suppliers
ed for the machine. from Taiwan see their niche is providing capable
equipment at a good price with excellent cus-
TK Diing Kuen also works with customers to
tomer support.
meet space requirements. Depending on cus-
tomer preferences — and the environmental Multiplas, which exhibited its vertical injection
conditions — the company’s compact machines molding machine, described itself as more than a
can be fit into smaller spaces, especially in cold- supplier, but a production partner to its custom-
er regions where a more open configuration is ers. Ken Wei of TK Ding Kuen, a company that
not necessary to facilitate cooling. has business in over 110 countries, described the
importance of going into customer’s facilities
Wittmann exhibited the MicroPower 15 t, for mi- before, during and after installation to ensure
cro injection molding of parts with shot weights success.
from 0.05 to 4 grams. The enclosed cell is
adaptable to cleanroom environments, and the Wei says the expanding use of biomaterials and
injection system features Wittmann’s “drive-on- recycled materials has changed how the com-
demand” motor system. pany serves its customers. “Twenty or 30 years
ago, high-density polyethylene, low-density
The Warm Handoff
polyethylene, linear: It’s all very simple, but now
Small and medium-sized companies appreci- around the world the material is much too differ-
ate hands-on service during equipment activa- ent, so we ask our customers to send us some
tion. Faced with competition in the global mar- of their material.”
ketplace from large manufacturers with very Source – Plastics Technology
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