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Lightweight vehicle design: how low can you go?
That is the question automakers everywhere are wrestling with, as was amply demonstrated at last week's VDI Engineering Plastics Conference. Aesthetics, safety, economics, and material availability...
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Plastics industry M&A proves to be hot market
Ask just about any investment bank or financial firm about the plastics industry with respect to M&A and they paint similar pictures: it's hot! While some reports show that transaction volume was...
View ArticleChinese companies can sign up to exhibit at NPE2015 during Chinaplas 2014
During Chinaplas 2014, representatives of Chinese companies will have a chance to sign up for exhibit space for NPE2015: The International Plastics Showcase and secure booth locations immediately,...
View ArticleFour key inputs medical device OEMs want from contract molders
All Sites Contract molders who want to do business with medical device companies need to know a few things about their customers' expectations. It's a whole new competitive world out there, as Harry...
View ArticleArburg’s Managing Director Herbert Kraibühler retires
Arburg has officially said farewell to one of what is surely the company's oldest employees, Managing Director Herbert Kraibühler. On April 4, around 180 guests - friends and associates from the...
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Challenges of medical molding highlighted at Engel event
It was a beautiful 90° day in the neighborhood, as more than 80 people made the trek to Corona, CA, on April 8 to attend Engel's Medical Day event. They were rewarded with an opportunity to garner...
View ArticlePM Engineered Solutions adds a Negri Bossi injection thermoset molding machine
PM Engineered Solutions has added a Negri Bossi injection thermoset molding machine to its offerings. This acquisition allows PMES to expand its current thermoset capabilities, as well as continue to...
View ArticleLarge mold bases from DME offer increased efficiency for moldmakers
Moldmakers who have traditionally created their own large mold bases can now buy them as standard order from DME Co., saving time and increasing efficiency. The new mold bases come in plates up to 66...
View ArticleAdvanced Molding Technologies doubles capacity; grows medical molding business
A toolmaker and mechanical engineer by training, Brett Nelson was frustrated building molds for someone else and seeing opportunities for improvement being ignored. So, he started a contract molding...
View ArticleVehicle recalls prompt attention to supplier warranties
All Sites Not long ago I wrote about a report on GM possibly requiring its suppliers to participate financially in any vehicle recalls regardless of whether particular supplier's parts were involved....
View ArticleSacmi Group sells plastics division to US-based Kingsbury Group
Packaging machinery supplier Sacmi has sold its plastics division to the Rochester, New York-based Kingsbury Group, which has a portfolio that includes Chrysler, Ford, Whirlpool and Honeywell."This...
View ArticleEngel creates new subsidiary in China
The Engel Group has established an 100%-owned subsidiary called Wintec, which will start producing injection molding machines this summer. In Asia, the Austrian injection moulding machine manufacturer...
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Lightweighted patient transport system gives emergency personnel a lift
Thermoset composites are making the lives of emergency medical services (EMS) personnel a little less strainful. The new iN∫X (pronounced "in-ex") Integrated Patient Transport and Loading System from...
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Use the art of storytelling to separate you from the competition
We all know a good story when we hear one, don't we?It draws us in. Connects with us personally. If it's really good, we remember and even share it with others.The good news is that every company has a...
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Prism Plastics plans for future based on successful past
There are many reasons for the success of any custom plastics processing business including the machine technology used, the people in place who optimize that technology, the management, markets and...
View ArticleB. Braun, Priamus collaborate on mold process harmonization
Medical device company B. Braun (Melsungen, Germany) and Priamus (Schaffhausen, Switzerland), a supplier of quality control systems for injection molding, have collaboratively developed a technology...
View ArticleDie and mold exhibition begins in Mumbai
The ninth Die & Mould International Exhibition opens today, April 17, in Mumbai and runs through April 20. The event will be inaugurated by the Honorable Dr. A.P.J Abudl Kalam, the 11th President...
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In-mold labeling for durable goods makes gains
In-mold labeling (IML) for durable goods, also known as IMD (in-mold durables), is seeing more application requirements in the durables markets such as automotive, appliances, and toys. Jeff Denton,...
View ArticleContract manufacturer MGS purchases Hospira molding facility in Buffalo
MGS Mfg. Group, headquartered in Germantown, WI, announced it has purchased Hospira's injection molding facility in Buffalo, NY. A formal announcement was made to facility employees on Monday, April 4,...
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In-Mold Decorating Association kicks off 2014 competition
The In-Mold Decorating Association (IMDA) announced the kick off of its 2014 Awards Competition, and will begin accepting entries on May 1, 2014. This represents the eighth annual competition sponsored...
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