In yet another step towards growing its business in Asia, Sepro Group, La Roche sur Yon, France, is opening a sales operation in Singapore, to be managed by Jimmy Teo, a long-time plastics industry veteran and experienced business manager who joined the company at the beginning of February. Teo is responsible for expanding sales not […]
Jeffrey A. Kuhman, founder and owner of Glycon Corp, Tecumseh, MI, has announced major changes to the senior management structure of the Company, a leading manufacturer of feedscrews and related components for plastics processing machinery. Jonathon L. Kuhman becomes President and Chief Operating Officer and John M. Phelan, formerly General Manager and Corporate Counsel was […]
In a major redesign of the patented DeDuster® C-50 separator, Conair has simplified operation, eliminated wear-prone moving parts, and improved processing of regrind, which can be very dusty. The system, which nominally processes up to 50 lb/hr (22.5 kg/hr), is unbeatable when it comes to removing lightweight dust, angel hair and streamers from otherwise high-quality […]
Charles de Forges brings almost 20 years of experience in senior management roles at business-to-business companies to his new position as the executive head of Sepro Group, the robot and automation supplier headquartered in La Roche-sur-Yon, France. “We took our time in finding our new CEO,” said, Eric Radat, President of Sepro Group, “but, in […]
Having demonstrated a prototype of a new, general-purpose 5-axis robot (the Success 22X) at the K 2019 trade fair, Sepro Group has now finished the redesign of the entire range, which can serve injection-molding machines from 20 to 700 tons. Three of the units can be optionally equipped with a 2-axis servo wrist co-developed with […]
Conair’s new SmartFLX™ conveying control introduces a new system architecture with a more powerful PLC processor, faster and clearer communications, a Universal I/O panel structure, and an intelligent configurator that simplifies and reduces costs for system design and installation, system expansion, and remote diagnostics. Best of all, by leveraging these improvements, many users will be […]
Phoenix Systems Corp., a Tustin, CA, supplier of high-volume conveying systems for plastic pellets and powders, has been acquired by IPEG Industrial Group, Cranberry Township, PA parent company of Conair and other leading brands serving the global plastics-processing, waste-recycling, and industrial heat-transfer markets. Financial terms of the deal, which closed on December 21, 2020, were […]
Following the recent guidelines established by the French government in response to the current rebound of COVID-19, Sepro Group is maintaining its momentum and is open and fully operational, says Xavier Lucas, Chief Sales Officer. The robot and automation manufacturing plant, as well as the logistic center in La Roche-sur-Yon, are working at 100% of […]
Following the recent guidelines established by the French government in response to the current rebound of COVID-19, Sepro Group is maintaining its momentum and is open and fully operational, says Xavier Lucas, Chief Sales Officer. The robot and automation manufacturing plant, as well as the logistic center in La Roche-sur-Yon, are working at 100% of […]
One of the world’s largest suppliers of robots and automation solutions for plastics injection molding, Sepro Group has assembled a vast array of equipment and technical expertise in a ‘Virtual Showroom’ (https://www.sepro-group.com/sepro-virtual-showroom-2020 ) that will be online at least until the end of this year. The showroom even allows visitors to view robots in 3 […]