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Switzerland-based SHL Medical has revealed plans for a new US manufacturing site in response to growing market demand for its autoinjector portfolio. The facility will be located in North Charleston, SC. With an initial investment of $90 million, SHL is expected to create around 165 local jobs. The approximately 25,000-square-meter (270,000-square-foot) plant is expected to be operational by 2024.  The South Carolina site will be an advanced facility with medical…

A state-of-the-art material testing lab for extrusion processes is slated to open this fall at the headquarters of custom extrusion line supplier Bausano in Italy. The new resources will help customers learn a system’s capabilities prior to purchase, then optimize the setup of their extruder lines. The lab expands Bausano’s R&D and pilot testing department in Turin with hardware and software for testing a broad range of materials on three…

Reverse engineering is an effective way to save time and reduce cost during product development. It can also accelerate time to market, a crucial factor in capturing commercial success. There are several analytic tools that can determine the physical properties of materials — a foundational step in the reverse engineering process — but one of the most powerful is molecular spectroscopy. In a white paper, available as a free download, Bruker explains how…

In an opening statement at the event’s press conference, Arburg Managing Partner Michael Hehl acknowledged the unique nature of Technology days, which had run annually without interruption since the company first invited customers to the Black Forest in 1999. “The special spirit of these days simply must be experienced live, on location and up close,” Hehl said. “For this reason, a digital version of the Technology Days was never an…

I have written repeatedly that if the U.S. did not learn its lesson from having a long, winding, vulnerable supply chain as a result of everything that has gone down since Covid-19…it never would. Are we learning, or is this just a lot of anecdotal hub-bub that will simmer once the supply chain start to untangle? Seems like the former. I recommend checking out an article posted on Bloomberg News…