Injection Molding Archive
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
Offensive guard Todd Herremans is celebrating 10 years with the Philadelphia Eagles this season, and both he and his team are off to a good start with a 5-1 record. Typically described as a solid player who gets the job done, Herremans maintains a
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
Injection moulding machine maker Arburg’s Chinese subsidiary in Shenzhen celebrated the official inauguration of its new premises together with around 200 invited guests recently. The move increases the available space to 1,250 sq m. The 200 sq m demonstration room with space for three
The number seven seems to be special for European plastics machinery makers at the moment — injection press giant Engel Holding GmbH said Oct. 15 that sales this year will likely go up 7 percent, the same increase that rival Wittmann Battenfeld GmbH projected
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
In what’s being billed as the largest private sector investment ever in the U.S. state of North Dakota, petrochemical company Badlands NGL LLC has announced plans to build a $4 billion polyethylene manufacturing plant. According to a statement by Delaware-based Badlands NGL, the proposed
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 –
Rigid packaging injection molder Technimark LLC has opened its third manufacturing plant in Mexico, investing $5 million in a new 93,000 square-foot facility in Silao, 216 miles northwest of Mexico City. Technimark, which now runs six plants overall on three different continents, is also
For the same reasons that originally brought it to town — a skilled workforce and a great location among them — Kamik, a leading manufacturer of outdoor footwear, has announced plans to quadruple the size of its operations and double its workforce here. Based