Geon buys PVC compounder Roscom
Roscom makes flexible and rigid PVC compounds for indoor and outdoor applications at a site in Croydon, Pa. The acquisition price was not disclosed.
Comar Triples Capacity in Fitting Finale to Year Marked by Growth
Comar marked the completion of its move to a new building in West Bend, WI, and tripling of capacity with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Dec. 15 in the company of local dignitaries and partner companies. The supplier of specialty packaging products and custom molded medical devices and assemblies was joined at the ribbon cutting by customers, West Bend Mayor Christophe Jenkins, local Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Toni Gumina,…
Extrusion Basics: 'Tis the Season to Celebrate Materialism
‘Tis the season of lullaby-carols, and the annual reminder that a baby was born in Bethlehem a very long time ago whose life and death changed the world. As an apolitical technical author, l’ll just say that I’m for anything that makes us kinder and more caring for others. Well-meaning but misplaced plastiphobia has its origins in infancy, too — a baby gets everything without knowing how or why, as it…
Global Robot Density Nearly Doubles
The International Federation of Robotics’ (IFR) 2021 World Robot Statistics report shows a quickening acceleration of robot adoption by industry all around the world. The robot density metric—robots per 10,000 employees—jumped from 66 to 2015 to 126 just five years later. IFR reports that on a geographic basis, Asia/Australia leads the world at 134, units, followed by Europe (123) and the Americas (111). The top five most-automated countries in the…
Opteev ramping up to launch new virus detectors
Baltimore-based Opteev Technologies Inc. is going through an emergency authorization process with federal officials to launch new products that instantly detect COVID-19, either in a room or on someone’s breath.
Rohrer extends manufacturing to the Northeast
Rohrer Corp. sees the purchase of Jay Packaging Group Inc. as a way to make the combined operations stronger.
Berry says environmental grade proves progress
CDP, a global environmental impact assessment system, gave Berry Global Group a high mark.
New PBT Compounds Incorporate Glass Fiber Diverted from Industrial Waste Stream
Sabic has launched two new polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) compounds — LNP Elcrin WF006XXPiQ and LNP Elcrin WF0061XPiQ — representing the first two grades in a new portfolio of materials that incorporate pre-consumer recycled glass fiber diverted from the waste stream of industrial processes. These PBT compounds, each reinforced with 30% pre-consumer recycled short glass fiber, offer the mechanical properties and color equivalency of Elcrin iQ grades that use virgin glass-fiber…
Toray in Dutch Project for Aircraft Liquid-Hydrogen Tanks
Toray Advanced Composites, together with partners from industry and academia, has been awarded funding from the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy’s Research and Development for Mobility for the development of a long-life, fully composite liquid hydrogen tank for civil aviation. Hydrogen has been identified by the European Commission (EC) as a key priority to achieve the European Green Deal for a sustainable economy. By converting construction of…
’Tis the Season…Whether You Like It or Not
’Tis the season. As we consider the fast-approaching holiday season, we are thinking about company traditions, giving gifts, paid time off, dinners, holiday parties, Santa visits, and more. Some of us might even have some “Bah, humbug!” in us. Not everyone has experienced wonderful holiday seasons. It is also the season when some of your employees just think about making it through each day and the added stress of the…