There’s an astonishing amount of plastic bottle caps in the oceans. Now a breakthrough biopolymer cap has the potential to address the problem. Beyond Plastic introduces what it claims is the ...
Consideration of process parameters typically is not part of conventional material data, according to Sigma Engineering. Using data from real injection molding processing to refine and calibrate ...
Carbon-emission reduction has become a buzzword in the automotive industry. BMW, Volvo, Volkswagen, Benz, Great Wall, Geely, and other automakers have announced their targets and action plans for ...
Tekni-Plex announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire rigid packaging company Grupo Phoenix. The deal will bolster its ability to deliver market-focused, customer-driven ...
Bekum Maschinenfabriken GmbH (Berlin) has acquired the pultrusion business unit of ProTec Polymer Processing GmbH. With this diversification, Bekum is investing in a promising future market for ...
Founded in 1978, Florida-based precision injection mold maker Cavaform is a family-owned business serving primarily medical device OEMs. It recently received a 2021 Sterling Manufacturing Business ...
BASF has entered into an agreement to divest its Neopolen expanded polypropylene (EPP) business to Knauf Industries GmbH. Neopolen enables the manufacturing of lightweight molded parts for the ...
Sana Packaging (Los Angeles), a specialty start-up company that provides packaging for cannabis brands, officially opened for business in February 2019 as a supplier of packaging made from 100% ...
Molding Business Services (MBS) of Florence, MA, has announced the acquisition of Gros Executive Recruiters of Franklin, TN. Both firms provide recruiting and executive search services to the plastics ...
The medical device packaging market is forecast to grow by $15.66 billion at a CAGR of 10.16% between 2022 and 2027. According to the report released by Technavio in November, Europe is expected to ...
A great deal of thought and engineering goes into the design of medical packaging, from material selection and rigorous testing to sterility assurance. But consider this scenario, as outlined by Rod ...
While renewables are all the rage in many applications — or so it seems — bio-based polymers typically are not under material selection consideration for medical devices. One exception to the rule is ...