Tony Deligio

Tony Deligio Editor-in-Chief

Chinaplas 2014 shows its green side

Traditional Chinese culture has five standard colors—green, red, yellow, white and black—which were associated with the elements of wood, fire, earth, metal and water, respectively.

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Automotive

The Truth About Reshoring

Reshoring is not just a buzzword, it鈥檚 an economically driven correction to a supply chain that had become unbalanced.

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Hyundai targets N.A. Market with Korean made injection molding machines

Korean car makers setting up shop in the United States are increasingly bringing their suppliers along. In a recent twist, however, now their suppliers’ suppliers are coming stateside as well, with the latest—Hyundai Injection Machinery—sharing its roots with the Korean conglomerate and automaker of the same name.

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Packaging

Milacron acquires Kortec building its coinjection portfolio

Milacron is building an impressive injection technology portfolio that will give it greater reach into packaging markets.

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Molder signs up to sell Chinese injection molding machines

Injection molders primarily sell machine time, with some dabbling in part sales via proprietary products, but how about molders selling molding machines?

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How ‘sticky’ is your 911爆料网?

Medical means less cyclicality and higher margins鈥攖hose are two broadly agreed upon assumptions about the market鈥攂ut is there another aspect that keeps processors pushing to enter the space?

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Nypro: We're not just about injection molding anymore

One of the biggest M&A stories in plastics last year was Jabil Circuit's acquisition of Nypro, bringing about many changes, but not to the venerable name.

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Milacron reestablishes West Coast presence with new tech center

Milacron has a new West Coast home in Irvine, Calif., formally opening its new High Impact Technical (HIT) Center, with more "HITs" planned for the future.

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Michigan molder discusses State of the Union mention

Andra Rush, chair of automotive supplier Detroit Manufacturing Systems, was highlighted in this week's State of the Union address, bringing molding and manufacturing into the political spotlight.

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Construction

Double-digit gains for North American plastics equipment

Shipment of plastics equipment in the third quarter of 2013 jumped 20%, according to SPI data, reflecting gains seen the world over.

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industry 4.0

SPI revises extrusion, injection molding automation safety standards

Advances in technology, particularly controls, have prompted SPI to update some machinery safety standards.

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Postconsumer

From whence it came—group promotes plastics-to-oil tech

Can plastics-to-oil technology supply an answer to plastics lingering end-of-life issues?

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PT Tech Days
Process Cooling
Plastics Size Reduction