Sabic and its partner SK geo centric (SKGC) have announced their intent to expand capacity for polyolefin elastomers and plastomers (POEs/POPs) and metallocene low-linear-density (LLD) PE at their ...

You’ll find fresh news and developments updated once or twice weekly in the ever-widening world of applications for pouches, bags, films, and other types of flexible packaging sourced from supplier ...

Doug Thorpe, senior director of Process Technology & Engineering at Freudenberg Medical, brings four decades of experience in medical injection molding. He spearheads T.I.M.E., an initiative to ...

In this webinar we will be covering key maintenance and refurbishment practices for injection molding hot runner systems that help molders operate at optimal performance levels. We will look at ...

Tech Mold Inc. (Tempe, AZ), a leading designer and manufacturer of high-quality, high-cavitation injection molds for the medical, pharmaceutical, consumer, and cap and closure markets, announced that ...

As technology advances with the rise of Industry 4.0, manufacturing automation is transforming the tool and die shop floor. Machines are being integrated with Big Data, the Internet of Things (IoT), ...

When Marieke Havermans’ mother-in-law died, the family was given a catalog to browse through by the funeral home from which to choose the casket they wanted. “Each and every one of them was basically ...

Resilient M&A activity The plastics industry saw 170 M&A transactions from January through June 2024, maintaining a steady pace from the previous year. This consistent activity underscores the ...

Using the wrong O-rings can cause machinery failure in any production facility or laboratory. Machine failure can cause severe accidents and expensive damages. Learning what an O-ring is comprised of ...

In medical engineering and in the pharmaceutical industry, elastomer gaskets are often used in injection and infusion systems in order to fulfil the primary requirement of ensuring the integrity of ...

Following the commissioning and opening at the beginning of August of BioAmber’s joint venture with Mitsui & Co. Ltd in Sarnia (Ontario), BioAmber has now announced that the first shipments of its ...

Now that PI ProcessBook is headed toward extinction, many process manufacturers are faced with the challenge of replacing the tools they’ve depended on for years. But how to go about replacing ...