Tarkett supports Ukraine workers as it continues flooring production in Russia
An internal solidarity fund has been created for financial aid, shelter provided for families “from unsafe areas.”
BASF Brings Battery Protection Solution to Ford F-150 Lightning
BASF and Tier 1 supplier L&< Products have developed a battery protection solution for the 2022 F-150 Lightning. The team reduced the size of the crossmember that is part of the battery system without compromising strength. The crossmember is a structural section designed to withstand high loads, keeping both the battery and occupant safe in the vehicle. “We were able to use a solution featuring L&< Products’ Continuous Composites Systems…
PolyQuest Announces PQRenew rPET Product Line
Wilmington, NC–based PolyQuest, a distributor of virgin and recycled thermoplastic resins, has trademarked its PQRenew line of recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) bottle flake and resin. According to the company, it has produced more than one billion pounds of high-quality post-consumer rPET bottle flake, post-consumer rPET resin, and post-industrial rPET resin since 2006. These products are now branded as PQRenew. The trademarked product line includes amorphous or crystallized rPET that is clear,…
PTXPO: Present at the Creation
Gardner’s Allison Kline Miller, Ryan Delahanty and Rick Kline cut the ribbon on the inaugural PTXPO, alongside Rosemont Mayor Brad Stephens. Held March 29-31 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill. the two-and-a-a-half day show went from brainstormed concept to concrete event in less than a year, seeking to scratch a geographic and time-based itch for an industry and a region craving an event after a pandemic-induced…
Celebrating Women’s History Month Through Manufacturing
Editor’s note: Gardner Business Media and its brands are lucky to have some amazingly talented and smart women in the company. March is Women’s History Month and as the month wraps up, some editors wanted to share a little about being a woman in manufacturing since working with Women in Manufacturing and reading Steel Toes and Stilettos: A True Story of Women Manufacturing Leaders and Lean Transformation Success by Shannon Karels and Kathy…