Bioplastic PHA puts new muscle in flexible PVC compounds
New research from Metabolix is putting an interesting twist on the fitness-of-PVC-for-medical applications debate.Naturally produced plastics called polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) can be used as a...
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Inside Engel’s record year
Schwertberg, Austria—Twice in the last 11 years Engel has endured catastrophes and both times it has emerged stronger. Three years ago, company revenues plummeted by nearly 40%, as the global economy...
View ArticleGreen Matter: Woodforce reaches into North America, sets sights on Asia, too
A patented technology that binds wood fiber in pellet form to produce injection moldable and extrudable 'dice' will be commercialized globally.Tagging OptionsDomain: All Sites Issue Date: PT - June...
View ArticleGauge-Rite subsidiary sees substantial growth
Since purchasing Gauge-Rite Inc. in September of 2011, Unique Tool & Gauge Inc., a mold manufacturer located in Windsor, ON has seen substantial growth in Gauge-Rite’s business. According to Darcy...
View ArticleLighting business propels expansion at injection molder PRD
Custom injection molder PRD Inc. (Springville, IN) has recently installed 13 new injection molding machines with three more set to arrive in August. PRD President John A. Passanisi told PlasticsToday...
View ArticleBenefits of CO2 in gas-assist injection molding detailed in free whitepaper
Cooling cycles can be reduced by more than 50% and overall cycles can be cut by 20%-50% when carbon dioxide is used in gas assist injection molding in place of nitrogen. That claim and others are in a...
View ArticleMMI adds injection molding machines, announces Negri Bossi partnership
MMI Engineered Solutions (MMI; Saline, MI) is investing $2 million in its Saline, MI plant, which will also become an occasional showcase for Negri Bossi injection molding technology as part of an...
View ArticleSPE names Mold Maker and Mold Designer of the year for 2013
Rosemont, IL—A commitment to "life-long learning and transfer of knowledge" helped Roger Klouda, president of M.S.I. Mold Builders (Cedar Rapids, IA), and Tim Peterson, vice president of Industrial...
View ArticleQuoting molds still vexes moldmakers—The fine line between ‘making money or...
All Sites Everything about moldmaking—designing, programming and machining—has been streamlined and made faster and easier to reduce time and cost. Everything except quoting molds that is. Mold...
View ArticleWestlake Plastics retires debt, launches turnaround
After hitting a trough two years ago, Westlake Plastics (Lenni, PA) is reinvesting in its processing equipment and expanding product capabilities under new ownership, CEO Randy Altland said in an...
View ArticleArburg inaugurates new operation in Mexico
Five years after creating a subsidiary in the country and nearly three decades since it first began operations there, Arburg inaugurated its newest facility in Querétaro, Mexico on June 12. The new...
View ArticleWittmann opens new Nuremberg automation facility, doubling its space
Wittmann Group (Vienna) officially opened its brand new automation systems facility in Nuremberg, Germany, doubling the company's footprint in the country and taking the now global business back full...
View ArticleMedbio adds Arburg molding machine for medical, biotech
Medbio (Grand Rapids, MI), a contract manufacturer specializing in injection molded components and assembly for the medical and biotech industry, recently purchased its fourth Arburg swivel clamp...
View ArticleHeld hostage in China
All Sites Amid projections of approaching manufacturing cost-parity between the U.S. and China comes the story of Chip Starnes, co-owner of Specialty Medical Supplies (SMS), a Coral Springs, FL-based...
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Mass-production micro molding
Calling it "the only dedicated micro injection molding machine capable of producing precision runnerless parts in a 32 cavity cycle," Mold Hotrunner Solutions (MHS; Georgetown, ON) has introduced its...
View ArticleNo ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ Card for this U.S. plastics executive in China
All Sites If you're looking for another reason not to manufacture in China, how about this one: Chinese workers at a plastics manufacturing plant in Beijing have been keeping an American executive...
View ArticleTwo-speed sequential valve gating
Synventive Molding Solutions (Peabody, MA) has released its SynFlow two-speed sequential valve gating hot runner technology, which is intended to solve surface defect problems on large parts and...
View ArticleDuPont renews push into automotive thermoplastic composites
DuPont is making a new push into thermoplastic composites as part of its global strategy to develop technologies that reduce emphasis on fossil fuels, corporate officials said in interviews at the...
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Computerized system boosts patient safety
A fascinating product on display in a very low-key manner at MD&M East in Philadelphia last week shows future trends in both medical care and plastics contract manufacturing in the United...
View ArticleMedical Musings: Integrate supply chains in the USA
All Sites My colleagues John Clark and Clare Goldsberry wrote this week of one of the extreme perils of manufacturing in China—the potential for being imprisoned by your own employees while government...
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