Industry News Archive
The 19th China International Pharmaceutical Industry Exhibition grandly opens at Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center; at the same venue, Shanghai World of Packaging (swop) hosts its press conference. Jointly organised by China Center for Food & Drug International Exchange (CCFDIE), Messe Düsseldorf Shanghai Co.,
Although it consumes a scant 9 percent of European plastics production, the auto industry is driving plastics research in the region, said Mathias Weber, head of the injection molding department at the Institute of Plastics Processing at Germany’s RWTH Aachen University. Under pressure to
Xeeva, Inc., a global provider of the next generation of intelligent cloud procurement and financial solutions for indirect spend, announced that Revere Plastics Systems has selected its procure to pay and sourcing solutions as the foundation for Revere’s effort to transform procurement and sourcing operations
When Walmart pledged last year to buy an extra $250 billion in U.S.-made goods over the next decade, it appeared to be just what was needed to help move America’s putative manufacturing renaissance from rhetoric to reality. But suppliers trying to reshore production as
U.S.-based packaging equipment maker Hayssen Flexible Systems has purchased Italy’s Schib Packaging S.r.l, a producer of horizontal flow-wrapping machines as well as automatic feeders and automated wrapping systems. “The addition of Schib Packaging increases Hayssen Flexible Systems’ range of packaging machinery solutions to better
Medshine Medical Devices, a leading Chinese medical device manufacturer based in Qingdao, has introduced one of the first locally-produced surgical sterilisation cases made of thermoplastics from Solvay Specialty Polymers. The sterilisation case – made of Radel polyphenylsulfone (PPSU) and AvaSpire polyaryletherketone (PAEK) resins –
The new Ford 3.5-L and 3.7-L engine manifold uses a cross-over coolant component made of DuPont Zytel HTN PPA (polyphthalamide) resin instead of brazed metal, shaving one pound to improve fuel economy. Behind the scenes, the running change illustrates the trend toward using high
Atkore International Inc. of Harvey, Ill., has acquired PVC conduit maker American Pipe & Plastics Inc. of Kirkwood, N.Y., which serves the telecommunications, cable TV, power and fiber optic infrastructure markets, for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition strengthens Atkore’s position in the PVC market,
Precision French molder AdduXi Group is opening its first factory outside of its home country — in Rochester Hills — and the top local executive said the time is right, as the U.S. automotive industry is on a roll. “All the ingredients for success are really
PolyOne Corporation’s zoning request got approved by the McHenry City Council Monday evening. The company, which makes pellets for the plastic injection molding industry that are used in everyday products such as toothbrushes, is looking to expand its operation at 833 Ridgeview Drive to
