“What can I trust when it comes to injection molding simulation?” That’s the title, slightly rephrased, of an eye-opening (and perhaps throat-gripping) presentation at our Molding 2021 Conference last month in Rosemont, Ill. It poses a vital question for molders in this era of “smart manufacturing.” And the answer, according to the speaker, Jennifer Schmidt, senior Moldflow instructor at the American Injection Molding (AIM) Institute in Erie, Pa., is, “It…
A contract manufacturer serving medical device OEMs, Cadence Inc. announced today the expansion of its Product Realization Center in Cranberry Township, PA. The 21,000-square-foot expansion is expected to be completed by March 2022. An additional ISO Class 7 (10,000) cleanroom is planned for the space by the end of 2022. Cadence opened a dedicated finished device facility in Pennsylvania in 2013, providing certified cleanroom manufacturing, final assembly, final packaging and labeling, sterilization…
The head of one of the industry’s two largest Washington trade groups said it sees only “lukewarm” support in Congress for a tax on virgin resin proposed by some lawmakers.
Iten Defense LLC, an Ohio manufacturer of composite armor products used by police and military clients, plans to add 102 jobs over the next five years.
The next decade is being forecast as generally favorable for suppliers of automotive tooling, according to Harbour Results Inc. (HRI) of Southfield, MI. As manufacturing generally, and the automotive industry in particular, have weathered the COVID-19 pandemic better than initial expectations, “that’s helping the toolmakers quite a bit,” said Laurie Harbour, President and CEO of HRI. The company shared findings from its “2021 Automotive Tooling Outlook” report in an Oct.…
LanzaTech announced that Switzerland’s largest retail company, Migros, is producing the world’s first PET bottle made from captured carbon emissions that would otherwise be released into the atmosphere as CO2. The bottles contain up to 30% PET obtained from CO2 (with Mass Balance), replacing virgin PET. LanzaTech has created a platform that converts waste carbon into new everyday products. In 2020, Migros, and its subsidiary, Mibelle Group, launched a range of liquid cleaning products…
A Dutch nonprofit group’s artificial coastline collects, retains trash that can recycled into new products.
The Ferromatik Milacron name is making itself known again, with the Milacron full-electric EQ machine making its world premiere at the Fakuma trade show in Germany.
The switch to single-substrate plastic cups supplied by Berry Global Group Inc. for all sizes is being touted by the restaurant company as being more environmentally friendly compared with the current use of polyethylene-lined paper cups.
The global chip shortage and sundry supply chain snafus have hit the auto industry hard, but carmakers are not the only ones hurting. Suppliers to automotive OEMs are also paying a price, and French company Novares is fed up with it. Reuters reported that Novares CEO Pierre Boulet is claiming “tens of millions of euros in damages from its customers.” Novares molds plastic components that, the company claims, can be…