[Courtesy of IEN – Industrial Equipment News]
Similar to a magnifying glass burning a patch of grass, LightManufacturing’s method involves using giant panels that reflect sun rays onto a rotating mold to create large plastic items such as kayaks and water barrels.
CEO Karl von Kries noted that rotomolding is common for large plastic products but asserted that LightManufacturing makes the process cheaper and cleaner. In this Q&A with IEN, von Kries discusses the method’s cost savings, improved product quality, scalability and diverse applications, including use by the U.S. military.
Continue to read the full interview here…