UBE
All-electric injection moulding machine / Breakthrough for intake manifolds in PA
The Japanese conglomerate group UBE Industries Ltd, Tokyo, is intending to counter the Asian crisis through the development of business segments with a high growth potential and a greater international orientation. Against this background, the European subsidiary UBE Europe GmbH (Immermannstr. 65 B, D-40210 Düsseldorf) has announced the market launch of the world´s biggest all-electric injection moulding machine for alternating current (8500 kN) for April 1999. The systems, which have been developed jointly by UBE and the Japanese machine-builders Niigata Engineering, are claimed to consume 60 to 75% less energy than conventional plants. The company sees applications for the machines, which have a clamping force of 350, 650 and 850 t, inter alia in the automotive sector. The objective is to sell some 50 machines a year together with Niigata. – Detailed press information with technical data (English): PIE-No. 43317.
Further positive news has been announced by the “Chemicals and plastics” division in which the company makes just under 40% of its sales of around USD 2.8bn: the breakthrough has just been achieved in polyamide intake manifolds. Daihatsu and Toyota are currently using them in their standard models now that UBE has developed a PA and Daikyo Corporation Ltd has further refined the DRI process (Rotary Injection Welding) to suit the stringent requirements. In the DRI process, two parts of the intake manifold are produced on traditional injection moulding units and then subsequently joined together in the same mould. – Press information with details of the process (English): PIE-No. 43318.
Another attraction of the Group, which is also active in the pharmaceuticals sector and energy industry are its PA 6 and PA 12 grades. Global customer supplies are to commence in spring 1999 through UBE and M.A. Hanna, and commercial production to UBE standards will be taken up in Europe at Th. Bergmann (D-76571 Gaggenau). – Product brochures, with technical data (English): PA 6 & Copolyamides: PIE-No. 43319 – PA 12: PIE-No. 43320 – UBE Industries Annual Report 1998 (31.3) (English): PIE-No. 43321 – Company profile brochure UBE (English): PIE-No. 42752.
Further positive news has been announced by the “Chemicals and plastics” division in which the company makes just under 40% of its sales of around USD 2.8bn: the breakthrough has just been achieved in polyamide intake manifolds. Daihatsu and Toyota are currently using them in their standard models now that UBE has developed a PA and Daikyo Corporation Ltd has further refined the DRI process (Rotary Injection Welding) to suit the stringent requirements. In the DRI process, two parts of the intake manifold are produced on traditional injection moulding units and then subsequently joined together in the same mould. – Press information with details of the process (English): PIE-No. 43318.
Another attraction of the Group, which is also active in the pharmaceuticals sector and energy industry are its PA 6 and PA 12 grades. Global customer supplies are to commence in spring 1999 through UBE and M.A. Hanna, and commercial production to UBE standards will be taken up in Europe at Th. Bergmann (D-76571 Gaggenau). – Product brochures, with technical data (English): PA 6 & Copolyamides: PIE-No. 43319 – PA 12: PIE-No. 43320 – UBE Industries Annual Report 1998 (31.3) (English): PIE-No. 43321 – Company profile brochure UBE (English): PIE-No. 42752.
31.01.1999 Plasteurope.com [18225]
Published on 31.01.1999