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The plastics industry is clearly energized by the promise of material replacement in packaging. Plastics continue to make the leap into other market segments within packaging that were typically dominated by glass, aluminum, or paper. Innovation in plastic packaging has brought plastics into these
Last year, approximately 87,000 injection molding machines were sold worldwide, according to information supplied by injection molding machine and automation supplier Engel. The company expects a stable development for the next few years. Engel says that in the global view, the United States and
Obtaining patents on its technology is helping an Australian manufacturer of compostable and biodegradable plastic resins becoming a leading player in the global environmentally sustainable packaging industry. Melbourne-based, publicly listed Cardia Bioplastics has just added another seven protection patents to its development procedures and
Engel, the Schwertberg, Austria-based manufacturer of injection moulding machines, has celebrated 25 years of close partnership with Laupen, Switzerland-based SKS. SKS specialises in high-precision small components, such as gears, made of high-performance materials. Dr Peter Neumann, CEO of Engel, thanked the two entrepreneurs Karl
Kenosha-based Xten Industries LLC was once a thriving company, exponentially growing revenue, earning awards and adding production shifts. By late October, however, it was on the verge of closing and laying off 120 employees if it was not sold. Commercial Plastics Co. of Mundelein,
Composites are key components of lightweighting in the transportation field but they also bring multiple other benefits to the equation according to Mark Woodruff, Regional Director, APAC & India, at Gurit (Asia Pacific) Limited. Woodruff was speaking at a conference in Singapore held in conjunction with
Solegear Bioplastics and US-based Thermoform Engineered Quality (TEQ), an industry leader in the retail and medical packaging space, have signed a strategic agreement to accelerate the growth and expansion of Solegear’s bioplastics into the packaging mainstream. The alliance will give both companies a significant
Worldwide Dispensers™, part of DS Smith, Plastics Division, announces the opening of a new manufacturing facility in Bolingbrook, Illinois. The new facility will further enhance the strategic positioning of Worldwide Dispensers in North America and its international reputation as a manufacturer of quality dispensing
Sonoco, one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, has been named Supplier of the Year by Madico in their “Supplies and Services” category. A world leader in the coating, laminating and converting of specialty films in wide width, roll-to-roll formats, Madico selected Sonoco
As part of the Cretex Medical group of companies which provide turn-key injection molding, precision machining, stamping, assembly and engineering services for the medical device industry, JunoPacific, Inc., a premier medical device design, development, and manufacturing company, celebrated the opening of a new state-of-the-art
