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3D printing companies Stratasys Ltd. and Desktop Metal Inc. announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to combine the companies via an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $1.8 billion. Described by Desktop Metal co-founder and CEO Ric Fulop as a “turning point in the next phase of additive manufacturing for mass production,” the deal brings together the polymer-based 3D printing expertise of Stratasys with the industrial mass production…

The new materials also allow UBQ products to be compounded with a brighter spectrum of colors beyond brown, black and gray.

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North American prices for PVC resin prices have fallen since May 1 while polystyrene prices increased.

Shipments of injection molding and extrusion equipment in Q1 2023 contracted just over 20% compared with the previous quarter, according to the Plastics Industry Association’s Committee on Equipment Statistics (CES). The $345.8 million preliminary estimate for the quarter, however, represents a 1.6% increase in value compared with the same period last year. Image courtesy of PLASTICS/CES “Despite a weaker economic outlook, plastics machinery shipments managed to show year-on-year growth,” said…

Digital printing is opening new customization options for brands through unique designs, personalized messages, and variable data printing for exciting and, literally, one-of-a-kind packaged products. In short, the power of print-on-demand enables a brand’s packaging to stand out from the pack while enhancing consumer engagement. One of the players driving adaption of digital printing is HP, for example for digital printing presses for flexible packaging applications such as stand-up pouches…

The value of shipments increased by 1.6 percent but that’s likely due to higher prices more than higher demand.