Published 6/3/2022 | 1 MINUTE READ Resin pricing, screw design’s impact on gels in films, hiring mistakes, getting rid of bubbles in injection molding and the basics of leader pins and bushings in tools were just some of the most-viewed articles at PTonline.com in May.
Sabic will be exhibiting its portfolio of innovative foam and lightweight solutions for the first time at Foam Expo North America from June 28 to 30 in Novi, MI. Sabic offers more than 20 foam products based on PP, EVA, PE, PS, and PU resins, as well as elastomers. At booth 2702, Sabic will be showcasing a variety of end applications made using its foam and lightweight materials for the mobility,…
New capacity coming online soon in North America should help bring some prices down, but others defy expectations and continue to rise.
The film company in Monroe, La., expects to add eight new jobs to the workforce thanks to installation of additional manufacturing capacity.
Japan’s Sumitomo Chemical and California-based Newlight Technologies have begun joint development of polypropylene (PP) compounds for use in automobiles and textile applications using a carbon-negative biomaterial produced by microorganisms from methane called AirCarbon, which is based on polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB). In this joint project, Newlight Technologies will develop new grades of AirCarbon suitable for use in automotive and textile applications, sourcing methane emissions captured and recovered from coal mining, agricultural, and…
Canada’s Axiom Engineered Systems LLC has announced expansion plans in the United States to supplement production in Ontario and Mexico and meet an influx of recent contracts from US customers. The first of four planned US facilities will be located in Capac, MI, said the company, a subsidiary of Axiom Group in Aurora, ON. The 123,000-square-foot plant will be Axiom’s first US facility providing plastic injection molding, warehousing, and distribution…
CertainTeed owner Cie. de Saint-Gobain is expanding its vinyl siding business by buying Canada’s Kaycan Ltd.
Coming off the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic when the risks of lengthy supply chains were exposed and the U.S. saw acute shortages for all kinds of critical goods, the year 2021 saw a renewed push to reshore many jobs and industries, with efforts lead by companies and the federal government alike. In a new report, the Reshoring Initiative (Sarasota, Fl.) said reshoring and foreign direct investment (FDI) job…
Leave it to Washington-DC-West — i.e., California — to come up with another grand idea for placing additional financial burden on plastics producers and consumers. This time the enabler is single-use plastics (SUP) and the method is — who would have guessed? — a new tax. This November, consumers will vote on whether or not they are willing to shoulder a less-than-a-penny tax per plastic item purchased, as outlined in the…
The additive manufacturing industry is certainly adding up. According to the organizers of Rapid + TCT, the market has reached nearly $12.6 billion. Wayne Davey, global head of 3D printing solutions go-to-market for HP, shared some achievements as he spoke during the Rapid + TCT keynote session, “The ‘Glocal’ Future of American Manufacturing.” “Here in Detroit, we can appreciate the full potential of additive manufacturing to disrupt industries as the automotive industry continues to push…