On the show floor, Arburg (Rocky Hill, CT) and Sumitomo (SHI) Demag (Norcross, GA) will demo machines from their portfolio that are especially well suited for medical molding applications.
The Voltron kit, based on the animated series from the mid-1980s, is billed as the “biggest buildable Lego mech ever.” The concept originated on the company's Ideas site, where Lego enthusiasts can submit ideas for new products.
Machines delivered in the 1980s and 1990s are being upgraded to outperform their original specifications, while new machine deals also are accelerating.
Milliken and Co. (Spartanburg, SC) is featured in the first installment of a series centered on a proliferation of polyethylene and polypropylene resin and additive products for packaging from major suppliers.
Even experienced molders can be unclear about the technical language used to describe surface textures on molded parts, how they’re created by toolmakers and how to measure them correctly in a production environment.
Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the plastics industry has been consistently strong for the past three years, with about 100 deals a quarter, according to advisory firm Stout.
