Injection Molding

Chemical recycling pioneer Agilyx expands operations to support global growth

November 15, 2019

Recycling

Sustainability, Extrusion: Film & Sheet, Extrusion: Pipe & Profile, Injection Molding, Materials

Clare Goldsberry

The company, headquartered in Portland, OR, will open offices in the Boston area and northern Europe.

Milacron misses Q3 earnings and revenue estimates

November 13, 2019

Injection Molding

Auxiliaries, Blow Molding, Business

Clare Goldsberry

The company reported a double-digit decline in sales in Q3 2019 compared with the same period one year ago.

Canada’s plastics and chemicals industry associations to join forces

November 13, 2019

Business

Packaging, Sustainability, Blow Molding, Compounding, Extrusion: Film & Sheet, Extrusion: Pipe & Profile, Injection Molding

PlasticsToday Staff

The Chemistry Industry Association of Canada (CIAC) and the Canadian Plastics Industry Association have announced they will be joining forces to create a new plastics division under the CIAC umbrella. They hope to complete the merger in time for Canada Day 2020.

Evonik partners with 3D-printed breast implant startup

November 12, 2019

Medical

3D Printing, Injection Molding

PlasticsToday Staff

Medtech startup BellaSeno (Leipzig, Germany), which has developed a 3D-printed resorbable scaffold for breast-implant procedures, has signed an agreement with materials supplier Evonik (Essen, Germany) for the long-term use of its Resomer bioresorbable polymer.

Binder-jet printed part from Evonik-Voxeljet partnership

Evonik, Voxeljet partner to develop 3D-printing systems for series production of finished plastic parts

November 10, 2019

3D Printing

Automotive and Mobility, Building & Construction, Consumer Products, Injection Molding, Materials

Norbert Sparrow

The collaboration seeks to develop a scalable binder-jetting system capable of additively manufacturing large, finished plastic parts.

Auto tool and die shops face existential threat

November 07, 2019

Automotive and Mobility

Injection Molding

Clare Goldsberry

Automotive vendor tooling spend in North America is forecast to drop to $6.8 billion in 2020 from an estimated $8.7 billion in 2019. Up to 75 mold and die shops may close over the next three to five years, according to analysis from Harbour Results Inc. (Southfield, MI).

Borealis and Borouge launch custom medical-grade compounding service

November 07, 2019

Medical

Extrusion: Film & Sheet, Injection Molding, Materials

PlasticsToday Staff

The Bormed InCompounds service is designed to expand the range of custom healthcare applications based on the Bormed portfolio of materials.

K 2019: It’s a wrap

November 05, 2019

K Show

Materials

Packaging, Sustainability, Recycling, Injection Molding, Medical

Norbert Sparrow

The show was an unqualified success, welcoming approximately 225,000 visitors and more than 3,300 exhibitors from across the globe.

Secretive company pulls back curtain on permanent labeling technology for polyolefin-based products

November 04, 2019

Packaging

Blow Molding, Consumer Products, Injection Molding, Materials

Clare Goldsberry

For most of its history, Mold In Graphic Systems (Clarkdale, AZ ) kept its technology that permanently “fuses” labels to durable polyolefin products under wraps. In October, the company held an open house, allowing visitors a rare peek into its “tattooing for plastics” process.