SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES TECHNICAL REVIEW
Asahi Molding Technology, AMOTEC(TM), with CO2 Utilization
Tsutomu MAYAMA

AMOTEC(TM)injection molding technology uses carbon dioxide dissolved into molten resin as a plasticizer that improves resin fluidity during resin charging. The technology also enables high precision molding through the process of filling a die cavity with carbon dioxide before resin injection.
AMOTEC(TM)is new technology developed by Asahi Kasei Corporation. Our company concluded the license agreement with the corporation on January 1, 2001, andis developing application technology.