Expanding its reach and profile, the Hot Shots injection molded part competition will now be part of the PTXPO plastics trade show launched in 2022. Bringing a major plastics trade show back to Chicago and the Midwest for the first time since 2009, PTXPO (March 28-30; 2023; Donald E. Stephens Convention Center) launched successfully by every measure in 2022, and thus far registration is up 168% over the inaugural event.…
Plastics processing machinery maker Engel now offers customers a pay-per-use option in lieu of buying a new injection molding machine outright. The plan allows processors to reduce investment risk while boosting production flexibility, said Austria-based Engel in making the announcement. Because it avoids tying up significant capital in a machine purchase, which typically requires approval, the procurement process can be accelerated, added Engel. Customer cost is a function of the machine’s utilization…
Recycling numbers improved in 2021 for PET thanks to a more open economy compared with the year before.
Registration is open now to the second Plastics Technology Expo, so hop onto ptxpo.com to sign up to attend this show, which will be held March 28-30 in Rosemont, Ill. Launched last year, PTXPO is presented by Gardner Business Media Inc. and three of its publications in discrete parts manufacturing: Plastics Technology, MoldMaking Technology and Additive Manufacturing. We started it because you told us there was a need. In subscriber research we conducted…
When we look back on 2022, we’re going to remember a year that was unnecessarily confrontational. So let’s wrap it up with some humor.
Acrylic sheet leader Röhm has agreed to acquire the Functional Forms business of Sabic, subject to customary consultation with the respective works councils and approval of the antitrust authorities. Röhm thereby will add polycarbonate (PC) sheets and films to its existing range of acrylic (PMMA) sheets and films, further expanding its position as a value-added partner for its customers across a wide range of applications. “We are very excited to…
Novares will sell its European bezels and clusters business to Portugal-based Grupo Manuel Champalimaud, a company that also owns injection molder GLN.
Last week we talked about how our fundamental hiring process in the United States is about 80 years old and laid out some of the basic problems we face today because of a lack of innovation in that process. We had the pandemic, we had a recession, the great resignation, the great retirement, and the great reset. We had to pump so much money into the economy that it caused…
Photo Credit: Trillium Renewable Chemicals Back in April 2021, we reported on new startup company Trillium Renewable Chemicals (TRC), Knoxville, Tenn., and it plans to make chemicals from renewable feedstocks, including acrylonitrile (Bio-ACN) for ABS with a net-zero footprint. Trillium was jointly created by Belgium-based venture capital and Belgium-based independent investment firm Capricorn Partners and Southern Research–an independent nonprofit, scientific research organization with more than 400 scientists and engineers working…
Advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), Big Data, and high-tech sensors are changing the dynamics of plastics processing by providing tools that learn from one another and make decisions to improve processes. Plastics processing equipment with automated technology enables the equipment to communicate and process data with little or no human intervention. These embedded systems are integrating operating technology and information technology to monitor and control physical processes. A…