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The Plastek Group has announced that it will take delivery next month of several machines from Sodick, a well-respected supplier of electrical discharge machining (EDM) systems. Plastek said that it has acquired two wire and two sinker EDM systems, as well as an EDM drill. The purchase of the machinery came after an extensive evaluation process involving Plastek’s toolmakers and stakeholders and their counterparts in Brazil, where Plastek operates a…

The resin markets turned tepid the last full week of July, reports the PlasticsExchange in its Market Update. The flow of fresh railcar offers that had been slowing the past couple of weeks dried up to a mere trickle and asking prices came in a couple cents higher than recent levels. While demand was not gangbusters, a steady stream of orders came through, some for normal monthly quantities, some to…

Responding to the surge in wearable medical monitoring devices, Germany’s Henkel has adapted a molding technology traditionally used in industrial electronics to create an expanded portfolio of medical wearables. The single-step overmold design replaces typical clamshell housings. In an effort to provide more comfortable patient monitoring at home or on the go, and as healthcare facilities aim to decrease costs associated with in-house monitoring, medical wearables — from smart patches…

Japan’s Mitsui Chemicals held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new plant to produce its high-performance polyolefin elastomer (POE) product Tafmer at its Singapore-based wholly owned subsidiary Mitsui Elastomers (MELS) on July 28, 2023. The additional 120,000 tonnes of capacity is due to come on stream by March 2025 and join the 225,000 tonnes/year of existing production capacity at the site. Tafmer is widely used as an impact modifier in automotive…