Injection Molding Archive
Global Closure Systems (GCS; Libertyville, IL) has designed a bespoke closure solution for Nestlé’s Coffee-mate 2GO for all those on-the-go coffee drinkers out there looking for a portable solution for their morning ritual. The new creamer dispensar was launched at the end of last
In view of the further increasing demand for its robots and automation solutions, Austrian company Wittmann says it has implemented a two-stage plan for further production capacity. The first stage of development was completed successfully in mid-May 2015. The move now enables an overall
Surface Generation, a provider of advanced materials processing technologies, has opened new technology demonstration facilities in the UK and Taiwan after successful trials for parts created using new injection moulding techniques. The new demonstration centres in Rutland and Taipei will be used to demonstrate
PET packaging specialist APPE has announced a major £10m investment in to its UK preform manufacturing platform. This is the one of the largest investments in its plant in Gresford, near Wrexham, since PET preform production began there more than 30 years ago and
Albright Technologies is pleased to announce the introduction of liquid silicone injection molding services for prototype and low volume production purposes. The addition of this product offering will enhance the company’s capabilities in the silicone prototype and production molding markets. Albright has recently acquisitioned
Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Plastics Machinery is making moves to boost production efficiency of its injection moulding press factories in Schwaig and Wiehe, Germany — as well as improve customer service. Sumitomo Demag announced 29 May that the Wiehe assembly plant now will be responsible
Wisconsin-based Phillips-Medisize Corporation announced the opening of its new design and development centre in Suzhou, China. Growth of the company’s design and development centres supports its customers’ needs for patient-administered biologics and pharmaceutical drug delivery and diagnostics device design and development services. The creation
It’s paper versus plastic, as the expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam controversy has once again reared its ugly head—and all in the name of keeping plastic out of landfills. The Urban School Food Alliance, a coalition of six of the largest school districts in the
The Coca-Cola Co. (Atlanta, GA) has long been a leader in the field of biobased packaging. Starting in 2009, when it introduced its first PlantBottle, the company has steadily worked to expand and further develop this technology, with as ultimate goal by 2020: over
Charles A. Sholtis, CEO of Plastic Molding Technology received the 2015 Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Business Management Award on March 22, the night before opening day of NPE2015. The award is one of the highest honors SPE bestows on an individual, recognizing outstanding
