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DuPont adds new processing machines in Asia-Pacific units

17 Jul '15

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DuPont Performance Polymers has installed a 3D Suction blow-moulding machine and a 450-ton injection moulding machine in Asia-Pacific to strengthen its application development capabilities in the region.

The 3D suction blow moulding capability at Utsunomiya Technical Center (UTC) in Japan, in collaboration with Itochu Systech Corporation, helps DuPont better collaborate and drive air-duct development for automotive turbo charged engines.

DuPont also developed in-house simulation tools to predict the 3D suction process and tube twist in the mould to help ensure uniform wall thickness. This investment and the company's unique 3D suction blow moulding simulation software will help customers optimize air duct design without physical prototyping.

The newly added 450-ton injection moulding machine as well as a 3,800 square-foot DuPont Shanghai Innovation Center are co-located in the China R&D Center, which enhances the regional abilities to help automotive and consumer electronics customers bring innovation to market quickly and cost effectively, DuPont informs in a press release.

Woong Chung, technical service manager of DuPont Performance Polymers Asia Pacific said, “The new injection moulding equipment expands the tools and resources available to customers in China and Asia Pacific as we quickly develop and commercialize new components and systems. At the same time, the drive to improve collaboration is changing how we work together and we are seeing strong results as we have taken time, cost and risk out of the product development cycle.”

The 450-ton injection moulding machine can help design engineers support the thin-wall moulding for handheld devices, test tooling, optimize processing technology, develop prototypes and access advanced CAE (computer-aided-engineering) capabilities on anisotropic properties characterization. (GK)

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