With more than 500 guests in attendance, injection molding machine builder Engel (Schwertberg, Austria) officially opened its its new production plant in Changzhou in mid-September. Wintec Engel Machinery (Changzhou) Co., Ltd., which was founded in April, targets a growing market in Asia with its
Extrusion plastics blow molder, Apex Plastics, announced the opening of its newly remodeled and expanded manufacturing facility at 570 S. Main Street in Brookfield, Missouri. The expansion includes 2,000 sq. ft. of additional office space and 2,500 sq. ft. of added warehouse and production space.
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.
Hong Kong-based mold maker and plastics processor TK Group (Holdings) Ltd. said it’s reached a tentative agreement to buy a tooling factory in Shenzhen from a multinational company, which it said is needed to expand capacity. While TK declined to identify the seller beyond
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
The University of Minnesota has received a $20 million grant to fund the development of new types of bioplastics. The grant was given to the university’s Center for Sustainable Polymers by the National Science Foundation (NSF). “There are bio-based plastics that are already in
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 —
A new automotive parts manufacturer will open in Querétaro, Mexico, through a joint venture between Canadian automotive supplier Papp Plastics and Distributing Ltd. and Querétaro’s Inplax SA de CV. Mex-Can Plastics S.A.P.I. de CV will house 12 injection molding machines with clamping force of
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
Japanese auto parts producer Toyoda Gosei says it has successfully mass produced integrally moulded lightweight plastic water pipes with its material and production technologies. It is the first time that the parts have been manufactured in Japan using water-assisted injection moulding (WIM). The company
