April

It doesn’t always have to be black: the Mitsubishi Engineering-Plastics Corporation (MEP) brings color into play in manufacturing MID components. Under the brand name Xantar, MEP has brought individually colorable LDS plastics based on PC and PC/ABS onto the market.read more...

The first LDS Technology Day in the Bavarian town of Wiesau met with a great response. Nearly 150 developers and users took the opportunity at the beginning of March to learn about current developments in the area of 3-D MID. The LDS applications presented met with particular interest among the participants.read more...

The thermal diaphragm flow sensor which received the MID Innovation Award will go into series production this year. The sensor developed jointly by 2E mechatronic, HSG-IMIT, MMA AG and Gruner AG is able to exactly measure even the smallest differential pressures. The component is used in enclosure technology with air volume control in air conditioning systems.read more...

The highlight at the joint stand of the 3D MID “SMT Hybrid Packaging 2012” on May 8-10 in Nuremberg was a production line that reproduced live the entire 3D MID process chain, including injection molding and fitting under conditions of series production.read more...