Dynamic Tool buys former Kohl’s site
The property, with 405 parking spaces and two loading docks, was assessed at $5.85 million, according to local media reports.
Arburg Donates 600,000 Euros to Aid Ukraine
Arburg managing partners (l-r) Renate Keinath, Michael Hehl and Huliane Hehl with symbolic checks to Doctors Without Borders and SOS Children’s Villages. I deal in words for a living, but it’s said that actions speak louder than words. So I can’t say much to add to these actions: In April, family-owned plastics machinery company Arburg in Germany launched a company-wide fundraising effort to support a local Ukraine aid fund. The…
Myers Industries buys Georgia rotomolding plant from Step2
Streetsboro, Ohio-based toymaker Step2 had announced plans to close the plant in December.
Microwave Heating Slashes Energy Use in Carbon-Fiber Production
Japanese firms Mitsui Chemicals and Microwave have developed what they call “an innovative, eco-friendly carbon-fiber (CF) manufacturing technology using microwaves.” The new process employs microwaves to heat the polyacrylonitrile (PAN) fiber precursors, both during the oxidation process — the most energy-intensive part of CF production — and during subsequent carbonization. As well as employing more compact equipment, the new technology cuts energy consumption by approximately 50% and offers a substantial…
OPC UA Interface Integrates Mixing and Dosing Systems with Injection Molding Machine
In many injection molding applications, the user manually sets the mixing ratio of the base material, additives, and masterbatches typically on a separate control unit mounted on the press. This works just fine, until it doesn’t. The steps involved create multiple opportunities for error. Injection molding machine maker Engel and Werner Koch Maschinentechnik, a supplier of auxiliary equipment for plastics processing, have collaborated in the development of an OPC UA…
Tank Holding adds blow molding, injection molding with Semco acquisition
Tank Holding Corp., North America’s largest rotational molder, has closed its 19th deal in three years, this time buying a processor that offers blow and injection molding.
Powder Coating With Recycled Plastic
Powder coating is the finishing process of choice for companies looking to reduce their environmental impact.Photo Credit: Getty Images Powder coating has long been the green process of choice for finishing operations. It produces less waste than alternative finishing processes such as liquid coating, and overspray is often able to be reclaimed and reused. Moreover, powder coating lines do not require the use of solvents, emit no volatile organic compounds…
South Korean pipe extruder Cosmoind to invest $12.8M in US site
The company’s plan to extrude polyethylene pipes in North Carolina calls for a 128,000-square-foot plant and 168 new jobs.
New Retort Pouch Contains Minimum 30% PCR
Responding to the increased market demand for post-consumer recycled (PCR) packaging solutions, flexible packaging supplier ProAmpac launched ProActive PCR Retort pouches. EU and FDA compliant for food contact in retort applications, ProActive PCR Retort pouches are designed for pet and human food packaging. ProActive PCR Retort pouches offer 30% percentage or greater PCR content by weight, reducing the use of virgin resins in the packaging. In addition, these innovative pouches…
First Sustainable 3D-Printing Filaments from Braskem
The largest polyolefins producer in the Americas, Braskem is also known as a pioneering producer of biopolymers on an industrial scale. May 9 it unveiled three new sustainable 3D printing filament product offerings for the additive manufacturing market. The first-of-their-kind products marks the company’s entry into the 3D-printing market. The products comprise bio-based ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) filament derived from raw sugarcane and recycled polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) blended filaments…