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Article: Exciting applications, improved hardware unveiled at SPE thermoforming show.(Society of Plastics Engineers Thermoforming Conference and Exhibition)
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- Plastics Technology
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- November 1, 1998
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Thermoforming's key role in the world's first all-plastics car was among the biggest news for the record crowd of nearly 1300 that attended the 8th annual SPE Thermoforming Conference and Exhibition, held in September in Nashville, Tenn. Plenty of new equipment was also on hand there, including pressure-forming machines, a servo-actuated plug assist, and a new pressure box that is adjustable both in length and width to accommodate a range of mold sizes. Also new are a zoned gas-catalytic heater panel and a U.S. source for halogen heating elements. New CAD/CAM software for CNC trimmer/routers was also on display
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