Industry News Archive
Randolph County commissioners and the Asheboro City Council approved a $1 million economic incentive package for a homegrown company Technimark, which has plans to expand its operation. Technimark would create 224 new full-time jobs and invest $46 million as part of the deal. Technimark
Müller, the Swiss specialists for injection molding and IML automation, worked with Uniplast, a provider of PP packaging for dairy products, on the product development of the ‘SKET cup.’ Müller cooperated closely with the engineering department of the Knauer Group in Dettingen, the German
Private equity firm Oak Hill Capital Partners has completed its acquisition of Berlin Packaging, a supplier of rigid packaging products and services in North America. Oak Hill invested in partnership with Berlin Packaging’s current management team, led by chairman and CEO Andrew Berlin, who
Injection molding firm Proto Labs Inc. opened a $19 million manufacturing plant in Plymouth while also announcing that it acquired a 3-D printing firm that will add $10 million to its annual sales. The $37 million acquisition of Raleigh, N.C.-based FineLine Prototyping Inc. gives Proto
The future of plastic manufacturing in the United States is far from certain, but many trends are beginning to take shape. From the accelerating pace of 3D printing innovation to new production procedures, plastic manufacturing will likely continue to be a strong yet steadily
Imperial Plastics has purchased the privately-owned Engineered Polymers Corp. in Mora, Minn., with terms not disclosed. The deal gives Lakeville-based Imperial a 400,000-square-foot factory that includes 27 plastic injection and foam molding machines. The enormous machines, which can tower 15 feet high and span 30
Milliken Company will launch a new leading-edge nucleator for injection molding high-density polyethylene (HDPE) at Pack Expo International in Chicago, Nov. 2-5, 2014. The new polymer additive allows packaging manufacturers to achieve increased levels of productivity and performance and a reduction in material waste.
M.R. Mold & Engineering Corp. of Brea, Calif., has upgraded its injection molding capability to enhance testing and sampling of customer molds prior to shipment. The firm took delivery Sept. 4 of a 110-ton Arburg 470A horizontal press that is equipped for thermoplastic and
Cascade Engineering Inc. is undergoing a transition as President Mark Miller will also add the role of CEO, replacing founder Fred Keller, who has led the company for 41 years. Keller was a key factor in building the company to where it is today —
Parx Plastics has achieved commercial production of its Saniconcentrates-brand line of antibacterial polymers. Parx — based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands — now is making Saniconcentrates based on Eastman Chemical Co.’s Tritan-brand copolyester, as well as on ABS, at a plant in Bologna, Italy. “Being