Manufacturing Industry

JAPANESE HOPE ALL-ELECTRICS SURGE IN U.S.

Plastics News, January, 1999 by Bregar, Bill

LONG BEACH, CALIF. -- Japanese-made electric presses abounded at the Western Plastics Expo, as Toshiba Machine Co. Ltd. entered the electric fray. Four other Japanese suppliers showed all-electric injection presses machines at WPE, held Jan. 12-14 in Long Beach: JSW Plastics Machinery Inc., Niigata Engineering Co.

Ltd., Nissei America Inc. and Toyo Machinery & Metal Co. Ltd. When it comes to Japanese electrics, Toshiba is the new kid on the block. The others have been making electric presses for years -- but they delayed selling them to U.S. customers until recent years. Toshiba first showed its machine in Germany, at K'98 in October. At WPE, the company's U.S. unit, Toshiba Machine Co. America of Elk Grove Village, Ill., molded parts on a 66-ton EC press....

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