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Article: SPM MAKES MEGA-MOVE INTO MICROMOLDING.
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- Plastics News
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- July 19, 1999
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ANAHEIM, CALIF. -- The SPM unit of Dynacast International Ltd. is investing in a market push to mold miniature parts with complex designs.
At SPM/Anaheim, ``Micromolding has taken a back seat for 21/2 years because of other activities,'' Michael Chastain, SPM vice president of operations, said in a recent interview at the facility.
``In 1995, we were a shoot-and-ship house,'' said Chastain, who oversees six Southwest plants.
Since then, SPM/Anaheim has improved capabilities for in-mold decoration and two-shot, thin-wall and gas-assist molding before its current focus on micromolding.
SPM molds at 14 sites in the Americas, Wales and ...