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Rob Neilley

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Wittmann Battenfeld to open in familiar German location
Jun 05, 2009
Last month, injection molding machine and system supplier Wittmann Battenfeld held a Richtfest—German for topping-out ceremony— to celebrate the completion of the roof at its new central facility in Germany...
Aplix and Nypro are allies for molded-in hook fasteners
Jun 02, 2009
Nypro Inc., the global contract plastics manufacturer based in Clinton, MA, and Aplix Inc. (Charlotte, NC) have joined in an extended global alliance that allows Nypro to offer hook fasteners as an integral feature of...
GM files for bankruptcy, suppliers left to wonder
Jun 01, 2009
When General Motors, with support from the U.S. Treasury Dept., filed for bankruptcy protection in New York on the morning of  June 1, few were surprised. However, the filing answers far fewer questions, particularly...
Come to the turnaround rally
Jun 01, 2009
The road to recovery leads through Chicago.If you read this column even occasionally, you will easily guess the only possible topic I could write about this month: That’s right, it’s NPE2009—the big show in Chicago...
Nissei enticed back to NPE2009, bioresin machine in tow
May 21, 2009
After withdrawing from NPE2009 in February, injection molding machinery maker Nissei Plastics Industrial Co. (Nagano-ken, Japan) says it has reversed that decision and will be at the show, though in a space half the...
NPE2009: Right show, right place, right time
May 14, 2009
The abundance of events in Chicago this June will prep you for the recovery—if you’re there.By now virtually all the pundits and economists have admitted that the global downturn, recession, or whatever you want to...
Economists turn to animal spirits
May 14, 2009
Molders and moldmakers, switch on the afterburners!In my mind, the title for this Setup originally was, “What good are economists, anyway?” But those words appeared on the cover of the April 27 issue of BusinessWeek...
Milacron, potential new owners sign definitive agreement
May 05, 2009
Milacron Inc. announced yesterday that it had signed a definitive agreement to sell largely all of its assets to a syndicate composed of affiliates of Avenue Capital Group, certain funds and/or accounts managed by DDJ...
How do you measure up to other processors?
Apr 28, 2009
The 2009 North American Plastics Industry Study done by the plastics practice of the consulting firm Plante & Moran promises to be very informative, as it has been since 1995, and you are invited to participate. In...
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