Nissei Plastic Industrial acquires a license from Trexel, Inc. in the U.S. for the manufacturing and worldwide sale of molding machines dedicated to the "MuCell® Microcellular Process Technology"
Nissei Plastic Industrial Co., Ltd. recently has obtained a license from Trexel, Inc. (President and C.E.O.: David Bernstein, Head Office: Woburn, the State of Massachusetts) in the U.S. for the manufacturing and worldwide sale of molding machines dedicated to the "MuCell® Microcellular Process Technology" which is an ultra minute expansion molding technology utilizing the properties of supercritical fluid. The MuCell® Microcellular Process Technology has been developed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and Trexel, Inc. has its patent licensing right. It introduces supercritical carbon dioxide and nitrogen fluid into the melted resin and manufactures plastics molded products in a state of minute expansion. Advantageous effects can be expected such as improvement of shape-precision of molded products (prevention of warpage and sink marks), shortening of cycle time, improvement of resin flowability (low pressure and high transfer molding), and reduction of product weight. Moreover, it is an environmentally-friendly technology which does not use a chemical expanding agent and Freon gas. Further, as production facilities, installation of a supercritical fluid feeder becomes necessary in addition to a dedicated injection molding machine. A wide range of industrial fields is expected as its markets such as home electric appliances, OA equipment as well as automotive industry. Nissei Plastic Industrial has judged that the technology is a valuable molding method in the next generation because high quality and high value-added molding can be materialized, in addition it contributes to reduce the burden of global environment, so that the company has obtained the license. In regard to sales activities: (1) Customers should enter into a license contract with Trexel, Inc., and purchase a supercritical fluid feeder from the company. (2) Nissei Plastic Industrial will sell a dedicated injection molding machine, in accordance with the MuCell Process specifications, to customers which have concluded a license contract. Further, Trexel, Inc. will install a state-of-the-art molding machine, the "Electric type ELJECT NEX6000 (with a mold clamping force of 2740 kN)" made by Nissei Plastic Industrial according to the MuCell Technology specifications, at the company's Plastics Development Laboratory in January 2004. The company will exert itself to conduct engineering training and mold trial activities for those customers who purchased dedicated machines and are interested in the technology.
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