Extracting meaningful process data from machines of all ages just got a lot easier thanks to a factory operations platform that harvests information through sensors that attach to a machine’s power cord. Current transformer (CT) sensors by Guidewheel simply “clip around the power cord of the machine like a Fitbit, without the need for any integration, and have a battery life that lasts many years,” said Guidewheel CEO and founder…
The Kingsport, Tenn.-based company has approached school district offcials in Texas to talk about tax breaks that would allow the $850 million project to move foward.
Much as the internet of things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), and cryptocurrency are morphing into something different by the day, the recycling industry is busy with its own version of Transformers as it comes to terms with the need to recycle all seven plastics types. Public perception has it that we’re drowning in plastic waste: We are told that the oceans will contain by weight more plastic than fish by…
In our June 27, 2022 issue, Plastics News covers our 2022 Injection Molders ranking and index
Intermediate Capital Group plc will focus on Seaway’s strength in medical molding as it plans expansions through internal growth and acquisitions.
The move will combine the headquarters, metal, wire and electrical components operation with the Ohio plastics extrusion and injection molding business at a larger site in Ravenna, Ohio.
The deal combines two distributors that handle plastic packaging and boosts Berlin’s presence in New England.
Once home to royalty that earned it the nickname the Queen City, Charlotte, NC, hosted a gathering of several thousand manufacturing professionals during IME South June 14-16. The event that brings five brands under one roof was managed by PlasticsToday’s parent company, Informa. We’ve assembled a diverse group of products, packaging, and points of interest from around the event including Plastec South. One technology of high interest was the digital…
The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), Annapolis, MD, revealed the winners of the FPA 2022 Student Flexible Packaging Design Challenge. The three awards — First Place Honors, Second Place Honors, and an Honorable Mention — all went to student teams from the University of Wisconsin–Stout, Menomonie, WI. The winning packages are: First Place: A package that solves the problem of what to do with pistachio shells; Second Place: A microwavable ramen…
Metal-to-plastics replacement stories are a classic of the genre for plastics publishing, and nowhere more so than in the automotive space. Encroaching on metals in all facets from from the interior to the exterior and improving aesthetics and functionality, plastics in many ways became the material of choice for OEMs, particularly as they helped vehicles shed weight and gain mileage. The final frontier for plastics in automotive was under the…