Plastics & Printing technologies supplier Techspan, reports on TSC printers passing Microsoft Windows™
hardware-quality certification testing -  TSC printers and their Windows drivers were subjected to a series of quality and operating system-compatibility tests. The results were then submitted to Microsoft for review and approval.

Today we are looking at "extrusion welding".....  An 'extruder welder' is used for welding of large wall section thickness plastics materials. These machines are typically described as 'hand extruders'. The tool incorporate an industrial drive unit, a hot air pre-heater, and a 'welding shoe'......
Techspan's Tech Tips will guide you in achieveing a good understanding of the Plastic Welding process. These Tech Tips will provide you with latest new tips and techniques on how to get your Plastic welding right first time.   

BAK AG Switzerland release their new 'low cost' automatic vinyl floor welding machine - SolOn 

The SolOn is ideal for welding of thermoplastic floors and linoleums..  Due to the high air flow, the SolOn floor welder provides a very strong welding capacity...  The SolOn features infinate adjustment of welding Speed, Air flow, and Welding Temperature, together with.....

ENGEL will continue the highly successful series of events to promote MuCell in 2013; new dates have already been scheduled. “The fact that physical foaming is becoming hugely more important is clear from the steadily rising numbers of people attending the MuCell seminars”, pointed out Michael Fischer, Sales Manager (Technologies) at ENGEL AUSTRIA

LEGO® elements in many shapes and colours are produced on ENGEL injection moulding machines at the LEGO®. 
"we invest exclusively in energy-efficient machines. ENGEL technologies are part of this" says John Hansen, Senior Vice President and head of Quality & Engineering at LEGO GROUP.

Mould clamping platens of 3.5 metres and a weight of 95 tons each, the ENGEL duo 80000H/80000H/5500 IMM,  which Sulo Umwelttechnik uses to mould 4-wheeled containers, is the biggest & heaviest ENGEL ever built. There is no other machine of this size on the market which achieves comparable energy efficiency. 

Techspan will close this year at 5.00pm on Friday 21st December 2012, Re-opening on Thursday 3rd January 2013 .. 

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Merry Christmas & Happy New Year !

ENGEL AUSTRIA has expanded its ENGEL viper linear robot series once again - released during Fakuma 2012 ...... innovative design that utilises laser-welded steel sections has kept the dead weight of the robots low, enabling the load-bearing capacity to be raised to a massive 120 kg payload !

Increases in trade fair contacts and sales compared with what was already a very good previous year translated to a huge success for ENGEL AUSTRIA at Fakuma 2012. This was the first time that the Austrian injection moulding machine manufacturer and automation expert had exhibited at two stands.

Read the latest ENGEL injection magazine online - 

Multiple use of tie-bar-less benefits - The HL GOLD Award 2012 went to Volkswagen.
The Plastics Division at the Group's head offices in Wolfsburg/Germany perfectly leverages the benefits of tie-bar-less technology in two different ways in the production of components for fuel filler door modules......

ENGELs "inject2blow" method, combines the injection moulding and blow moulding processes in one mould on one injection  moulding machine and significantly reduces time and costs...

The difference between thermal transfer and direct thermal technology is important to understand in order to select the correct printer for your application. The following post will help you to understand the main differences between Thermal Transfer and Thermal Direct technology in order for you to select the correct printer for your application -

PACK EXPO International 2012 is the one and only event with the most innovative technologies and solutions that can drive your business. The largest, most comprehensive processing and packaging event in the world -

ENGEL AUSTRIA has expanded its working relationship with Trexel (of Wilmington in the USA) by fully integrating MuCell foam injection moulding units into injection moulding machines in the ENGEL victory and  e-victory series.

Stäubli connectors for fast hook up of services to your injection moulding machine - quick connection for all types of fluids, gases and electrical power. These specialized products, including single and multiple connectors, tool changers and quick mold change systems - combining performance, quality, safety, dependability and durability.  Save time with Staubli connectors - mould changes within minutes

The TTP-644M offers a 600 dpi print resolution. It was specifically designed for industrial applications that require the highest-quality print for small fonts, barcodes and graphics. The TTP-644M provides a label calibration that allows custoemrs to print on labels as small as 3mm high, with a 1mm gap bewteen labels.

Fakuma 2012 International trade fair for injection moulders - 

Trade Fair Dates: 16th to 20th October 2012

Location: Fridrichshafen Exhibition Centre, Germany

FAKUMA is enjoying a relentless booking boom which is currently expressed in terms of two impressive figures: more than 1000 exhibitors and nearly 95% firm booked exhibition floor space

As a stand-alone unit, the ENGEL flomo can be used as a portable mould maintenance device too. The portable system is equipped with its own control unit and can be used in many different positions. The ENGEL flomo is one of the market's smallest manually adjustable water distribution devices with temperature control and electronic monitoring, and since its launch at the 2010 K trade fair,

Techspan is pleased to announce the appointment of Darrin Breakwell - in the role of Technical Sales of the company's Swiss made BAK Plastic Welding Tools & associated equipment.  Darrin will support existing customers and help to build new customers in the Australian market.

See our extended range of Ultrasonic Cleaners - . Highest quality, state-of-the-art ultrasonic cleaners for almost every cleaning application. Made in Germany by Elma.

NEW Dyna-Purge E2 purging compound for high temperature resins - Dyna-Purge E2 is the most advanced purging technology breakthrough in high heat stabiltiy with advanced cleaning ! 

The ENGEL Symposium 2012 was a full house experience in the truest sense of the word. 2,700 guests from 35 countries – more than ever before – experienced ENGEL AUSTRIA's premium system solution competency and innovative drive at first hand on 13 and 14 June 2012.

The NEW Techspan Group e-commerce website is now live. The website has just undergone a facelift and been redesigned with simple navigation access to all  products.

SAVE MONEY from Old to New : Upgrade your old linear robot to a new ENGEL viper robot, and clamin your efficiency bonus discount. Save up to (Euro 3,500 ! )...

The Jump Start event is run by one of Techspan's Directors - Tim Fastnedge has been jumping out of aeroplanes now for 18 years, and this event is run for charities CanTeen (supporting young people living with Cancer) and Project K (the foundation for youth development).

On the 21st April 2012, Brendan Van Wyk and Dominica Fastnedge tied the knot .It was a beautiful sunny day in the grounds of West Lynn gardens, where an intimate group of close family & friends witnessed the proceedings.

Check out the latest ENGEL injection magazine - Crisis, what crisis? If you believe public opinion, the world economy is headed straight for the next credit crunch. Cyclical changes in demand will always exist, and the peaks and troughs will be more pronounced than ever. This is the cost of globalisation and transparent communications. But the ENGEL Group's business activities are as positive as always.

Techspan will sponsor the NZ Flooring ITO 'Apprentice of the Year Awards', being held in Auckland, 2nd May 2012. 

Techspan have supported the NZ Flooring Industry Training Organisation for the past three years, with a major dontation of Plastic Welding Equipment being supplied to the NZ flooring school in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Sonobond Dual Head SpliceRite™ Ultrasonic Wire Splicer - see it in action at the National Electrial Wire Processing Technolgoy Expo, Milwaukee, USA, May 9th-10th.
The machine confidently handles stranded copper wire bundles—with crosssectional areas up to 100 square millimeters—all in one pulse

Plastic welding, How to - see a series of Tech Tips on how to weld plastics using Techspan plastic welding tools, made by BAK Switzerland. From surface preparation, to main rod welding, learn all the main techniques covering plastic fabrication and repair welding

Techspan are again providing sponsorship to the Auckland Down Syndrome "Buddy Walk" event - Sunday 18th March 2012, Tahaki Reserve, 250 Mt Eden Road, Auckland, New Zealand

One Thousand ENGEL 'viper' Robots now in service - ENGEL Schwertberg, Austria February 2012 - ENGEL viper robots are available in six sizes with nominal load-bearing capacities of 6 to 90 kg

ENGEL will demonstrate injection moulding machines with applications of interest in the automotive, teletronics, packaging, technical moulding - 13th-14th Jun

Techspan's Tech Tips will help guide you in achieveing a good understanding of the Plastic Welding process. These Tech Tips will provide you with new tips and techniques on how to get your Plastic welding right first time. Today we are looking at the "Welding of Industrial Fabrics". by Tim Fastnedge

NPE 2012: ENGEL makes the difference: 1st - 5th April
ENGEL proves its high system solution competences at NPE 2012 – Hall A, stand 943 –
with seven highly integrated and automated manufacturing cells

Visit ENGEL at Medtec Europe 2012 in Stuttgart, Germany: Hall 4, Booth 4415

NEW ASM International handbook - Ultrasonic metal welding Fundementals and Processes: Volume 6A Sonobond Ultrasonics authored the chapter on “Ultrasonic Welding”

We want you to take part by submitting your tie-bar-less project ! Download the application form now.

Tech Tips video clips covering the Plastic Welding process - how to weld plastics -

Techspan will be closed from 3.00pm, 23rd December 2011 - Re-opening at 9.00am, 4th January 2012....

ENGEL demonstrated how cars will be even more user-friendly than smartphones in future, thanks to the simple elements of touch, feel and interactivity. Capacitive electronics will be replacing buttons and switches in the cockpit of the future.

The successful ENGEL viper robot is set to be expanded. With immediate effect, the linear machines are also available with a nominal load-bearing capacity of 90 kilograms.

ENGEL Automation Expansion - ENGEL has been selling an increasing number of robots for use with machines made by other firms: already, ENGEL provides a quarter of the robots purchased by the injection moulding industry in Europe.

New and improved Dyna-Purge C , when clarity in your moulding process is a must. Dyna-Purge C is also REACH and RoHS compliant.

FAKUMA 2011, Friedrichshafen, Germany - The largest selection of machine shut-off nozzles - each one targeted to a specific application - Visit Herzog Systems AG embodies the tradition of Swiss precision engineering...

Complex 3-component hollow parts will be produced in a single working step at the ENGEL stand in Hall 2, 202-203 on a compact tie-bar-less ENGEL victory 1050H/500W/200 combi machine.

Techspan's Tech Tips will help guide you in achieveing a good understanding of the Plastic Welding process. These Tech Tips will provide you with new tips and techniques on how to get your Plastic Fabrication & Repairs right first time. Today we are looking at the "Thermo-Plastic Welding Rods".

ENGEL is delivering full MuCell™ foam injection moulding systems on a turnkey basis world-wide

ENGEL famox sparks productivity boost - ENGEL VgmbH, Schwertberg/Austria – September 2011

The new TTP-268M & TPP-366M Label & Barcode printers from Techspan provide a maximum print width of 6.61" (167.89mm), and a printing speed of up to six inches per second ( 152.4mm per second ).

“The Indian market for injection moulding is transforming beyond recognition”, says Jitendra Devlia, Managing Director of ENGEL MACHINERY INDIA Pvt. Ltd

Ultrasonic Cleaners are designed for industrial use, to meet the demands of any cleaning task...

Techspan's Tech Tips will help guide you in achieveing a good understanding of the Plastic Welding process. These Tech Tips will provide you with new tips and techniques on how to get your Plastic Fabrication & Repairs right first time. Today we are looking at "Plastic Welding Applications".....

ENGEL headline sponsor of "The Green Room" at the upcoming Interplas Exhibition, Birmingham, UK, 27th - 29th September 2011 - The Green Room will be one of three seminar sessions being staged at Interplas and will be dedicated to burning topics of energy efficiency, materials and the environment, recycling, and the wider world.....

Purging compounds -
New & Improved Dyna-Purge M offers considerable savings over original M grade  ......

The lastest Injection Magazine from ENGEL Austria has now been released.  Read about the latest technologies in Injection Moulding....

Techspan's Tech Tips will help guide you in achieveing a good understanding of the Plastic Welding process. These Tech Tips will provide you with new tips and techniques on how to get your Plastic Fabrication & Repairs right first time. Today we are looking at the "Plastic Welding Tools" whats available and what to consider before your purchase...

"More colours. More integration. More energy efficiency." – this is the motto chosen by ENGEL AUSTRIA in for this year's presentation of system solution competency at Fakuma from 18th to 22nd October.....

When both mould halves are installed together, they shall be connected with a bridge. This connection bridge must not twist the two mould halves in their mid-position to each other. In case of doubt the mould halves should be mounted individually.

Year after year, some 3,000 employees from plastics processing firms take part in seminars or workshops at one of ENGEL's 14 global training centres.

The TSC Label Printer model TTP-644M provides superb high-resolution printing at a very attractive price.

ENGEL at Chinaplas 2011 was a record event for us," says Gero Willmeroth, Sales Manager at ENGEL Machinery (Shanghai) Co. Ltd

Ultrasonic Metal Welders Generate Significant Savings over both resistance Welding and crimping or soldering methods..

Techspan's Tech Tips will help guide you in achieveing a good understanding of the Plastic Welding process.  Each month we will provide you with new tips and techniques on how to get your Plastic Repairs right first time. Today we are looking at "Main Welding" including "Pendulum Welding" and "Speed Welding".

Techspan automatic overlap welders feature inter-changeable ‘overlap kits’ & a 'hem kit', enabling the weld seam width to be easily changed, without having to purchase different machines for these different applications.

Techspan will exhibit at National Manufacturing Week - Melbourne, Australia 24th - 27th May 2011 - Stand No. 3111 - NMW 2011 is Australia's largest ever manufacturing showcase event. NWM 2011 this year includes: Austech and this year the addition of Ausplas -

Techspan's Tech Tips will help guide you in achieveing a good understanding of the Plastic Welding process.  Each month we will provide you with new tips and techniques on how to get your Plastic Repairs right first time. Today we are looking at "Surface Preparation" and "Tacking".

Techspan's Tech Tips will help guide you in acheiveing a good understanding of the Plastic Welding process.  Each month we will provide you with new tips and techniques on how to get your Plastic Repairs right first time. This article covers Plastics Identification methods -

Polymers with electronic functions -Schwertberg/Austria – April 2011. "Plastics meet Electronics"

Sonobond Ultrasonics Announces Development of its New Single Point Ground Welder SPG 2600 -  This ultrasonic spot welder is ideal for producing the single point ground terminals needed in complex electronic components and circuitry. The new unit will be unveiled at the Electrical Wire Processing Technology Expo in Milwaukee, May 18-19, 2011.

"I've never been a fan of short hair, but I will lose it all for charity"

Techspan sponsor the Down Syndrome "Buddy Walk" - Buddy Walk is a 3.5 km walk followed by a fun fair and entertainment.

ENGEL North America has installed a 285 US ton rubber injection moulding machine in their York, PA Technology Center, which is now available for customer mould trials.

Rescuers are still looking for survivors in the rubble from Tuesday's 6.3 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch, but the chance of more live rescues is becoming "unlikely", NZL Civil Defence Minister John Carter says

Only Sonobond’s Ultrasonic Dual Head SpliceRite™ Can Confidently Weld Large Wire Bundles — Even those with cross-sectional areas of up to 100 sq. mm — in Just One Pulse. Wire harness manufacturers rely on this Sonobond technology because no other ultrasonic metal welder equals its capacity. Even lightly tinned or oxidized wires can be accommodated

ENGEL injection moulding:  "Think Thin" - Thin walls, massive savings: Schwertberg/Austria – February 2011.

Techspan join more than 600 million active users on Facebook and more than 2 billion video viewers a day on You Tube

ENGEL flomo is one of the smallest manually configurable temperature control and water distribution devices with electronic monitoring on the market

Ultrasonic Metal Welding Technology for the Solar Panel Industry is helping to support  Energy Independence. The Ultrasonic PV Modular System is fast, efficient, and cost-effective. It is ideal for welding aluminum strips onto the photovoltaic cells that constitute solar panels — creating arrays with excellent conductivity.

Welding directly in the mould with ENGEL - Schwertberg/Austria – January 2011. In collaboration with partners Hummel-Formenand KVT Bielefeld, ENGEL blazes the trail for a new dimension in process integration.

At the trade fair stand of injection moulding machine and automation expert ENGEL at Interplastica 2011 from 25 to 28 January in Moscow the focus will be placed on innovative technologies for higher productivity. Pipe fittings will be produced by a fully electrical and automatic process on an ENGEL e-victory.

From the Team at Techspan - we wish you all a very Merry Christmas, safe & happy holidays.  This year Techspan offices will close at 4.00pm on the 23rd December , Re-opening on the 5th January 2011.  

Want to save money on label and barcode printers? The economic environment has meant a slow year for many companies and, as purchasing managers will know, finding savings on consumables is not easy

ENGEL viper. The new powerful linear robot. Powerful performance, Impressive design, Lightweight construction. Suitable for use on all makes of injection moulding machine. With load bearing capacities: 6kg, 12kg, 20kg, 40kg, 60kg. To suit machines from 25-1500 tonne clamp force.

NEW hand operated Pad Printer with 90mm 'sealed ink cup' technology available from Techspan. Extremely compact, X,Y,Z axis adjustment, is very easy to use, and at an affordable price.

ENGEL production capacity of duo two platen injection moulding machines with between 350 and 5500 tonnes clamping forceare to be further extended

ENGEL, Schwertberg/Austria, October 2010:. According to the motto "Facts not promises", ENGEL has invited customers to participate in a spectacular energy bet with a "moneyback guarantee"

60% growth in ENGEL sales this financial year - continuous growth of market shares in all clamping force classes is based on the launch of new products and product lines, together with the continued expansion and reinforcement of the sales network

Techspan Group not only provided the Supreme Award for the winner of this years 'Apprentice of the year awards', they also announced the donation of Plastic Welding equipment (thermo welding kits) to the National Flooring School

ENGEL at K 2010 in Düsseldorf: Hall 15 Booths C58 and B42
"Inject the Future - efficient. reliable. innovative." ENGEL will be exhibiting several technologies and innovations from industry-specific applications at the K trade fair 2010 in Düsseldorf, Germany, between 27th October and 3rd November 2010. As automation solutions are increasingly in the injection moulder's focus, ENGEL has also integrated an automation booth inside its main stand.

Improved purging agent promises no residue at lower purging cost

Online shopping for Plastic Welding Rods. Use our new e-commerce online shop to purchase plastic welding rods, quick and secure.

Watch the online video demonstration as seen at Emex 2010.

Techspan will be at the OFPANZ IFAI exhibition, in Auckland New Zealand - the show dates are 25th - 26th June 2010.

The TSC brand offers incredible functionality, high speeds, high label throughputs, and all at a very competitive price.

High welding speeds (up to 12m/min.) are achievable due to the high airflow (up to 500m/min.)

The Techspan® Seon is the fastest wedge welder in the world. Welding speed is adjustable from 0.5 to 30m/minute...

New Hot Air Tool with Digital display of set & actual temperature settings - Welding temperature is infinitely adjustable up to 650 deg.C ...

Injection moulder uses Dyna-Purge "K" to lower purging costs by 52% and downtime by 60% !

What are the current trends in medical technology? How can intelligent cleanroom logistics make quality into a decisive competitive factor, and which innovative injection moulding solutions can help this happen?

The NEW ultrasonic 'hand-tacker' model HT35-2 is the manual welding unit you have been waiting for !

A producer of solid and liquid silicone parts took delivery of its 250th ENGEL injectionmoulding machine. The machine was handed over to the Managing Director of Starlim/Sterner, Thomas Bründl, by ENGEL Managing Director Christian Pum.

The Standard 50 is the latest product from RINCO ULTRASONICS AG in the 70kHz frequency range.

New Ultrasonic Plastic Welders supplied by Techspan Group : The new product line Standard Series from RINCO ULTRASONICS AG replaces the established MP-line

Flex line is a modular cleaning system for all standard cleaning demands. Our new ultrasonic modular cleaning line stems from the newly developed Techspan X-tra units, already equipped with multi-frequency technology.

New "Therminus" mould temperature controller from Boe-Therm includes an 'on-board' vac device, together with improved features...

Cologne/Germany: Global, interactive, and jam-packed with multimedia content – these were the factors that helped the ENGEL e-TRAINER convince an international jury once again. The reward was a gold medal at the "International German Training Prize 2007" awards...

New Label & Barcode Printers models B-SX 6 & B-SX 8, offers high speed printing & enhanced processing via an extensive choice of interfaces.

The new ENGEL e-motion “Combi” : Multi-component injection moulding – now “all electric”

Engel has extended the scope of its all-electric drive concept to include “multi-component” injection moulding (Engel “Combimelt” technology)

Techspan Group company director, Tim Fastnedge, who has spent the last 10 years in the sport, this year won the title of National Skydive Champion

Frank Fastnedge, the founder of Techspan, passed away on 17th February 2001, following a stroke. Frank was very well known and respected in the plastics industry, and his passing will be seen by many who knew him and worked with him, as the end of a special era.