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Multi-track Program Announced for FlexPackCon® 2023

2 years ago

From materials and equipment suppliers to processors, converters, packagers, and brand owners, FlexPackCon® 2023, spans the entire supply chain. Engineers,…

  • Automation
  • Electrical & Electronics
  • Industry
  • Medical
  • Process

Super Cycle of Shortages in Electronics Shift Medical Supply Strategies

2 years ago

Growing global demand for electronics in multiple markets has pushed product manufacturers into a super cycle of shortages in key…

  • Automotive & Transportation
  • Building & Construction
  • Business
  • Composites
  • Durables
  • Electrical & Electronics
  • Industry
  • Materials
  • Mixing & Blending
  • Process
  • Resins
  • Sustainability
  • Trending

Waste-derived Thermoplastic UBQ Continues to Expand its End-Use Applications

2 years ago

Israel's UBQ Materials Ltd., developer of advanced materials made from everyday waste, has secured more funding and is creating new…

  • Auxiliaries
  • Business
  • Equipment
  • Trending

Munson Adds Screen Classifying Cutter for Flexible Feeding

2 years ago

Munson Machinery Co. has a new screen classifying cutter model that is designed for flexible conveyor or manual loading and…

  • Automation
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  • Electrical & Electronics
  • Industry
  • Medical
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Robust Polymers Are Key to Advancing Robotic Surgery

2 years ago

High-performance plastics will play a growing and vital role in advancing the use of high-tech electronics in robots for surgery…

  • Blow Molding
  • Design
  • Industry
  • Materials
  • Packaging
  • Process
  • Resins
  • Sustainability
  • Trending

Sidel’s new bottle base design helps enable production of all-rPET bottles for carbonated soft drinks

2 years ago

Sidel's StarLITE R bottle is said to offer blow molders a wider processing window for making carbonated soft drink bottles…

  • Compounding
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  • Industry
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University of Houston granted $4m to pursue waste polyolefins research

2 years ago

The University of Houston has received a $4 million grant to expand its research into the recycling and upcycling of…

  • 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing
  • Automation
  • Business
  • Electrical & Electronics
  • Industry
  • Injection Molding
  • Medical
  • Process
  • Trending

Electronification of Medical Devices Creates Markets for Plastics

2 years ago

Growing use of electronification creates an automation-rich medical device market that relies on high-plastics parts for robot assembly and high…

  • Automation
  • Automotive & Transportation
  • Business
  • Design
  • Foam Processing
  • Industry
  • Materials
  • Mixing & Blending
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  • Resins
  • Semi-Finished Products
  • Sustainability
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Hennecke Rounds Out New PUR Foam Metering Machine Line

2 years ago

Topline MK2 PUR foam metering model is final addition to Hennecke's Next Generation series of advanced polyurethane foam metering machines.

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Braskem and the SPE Foundation: Changing the Perception of Plastics One Classroom at a Time

2 years ago

The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Foundation, the philanthropic arm of SPE, has announced its continued partnership with Braskem, a…