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Web-based control of just-in-time transactions between multiple facilities and subsidiaries of the same company is provided by a new Intercompany Transaction (ICT) software module for the EnterpriseIQ enterprise resource planning (ERP) system from IQMS, Paso Robles, Calif.

Processor has grown and diversified in many ways since its origin.

Automation Plastics in Aurora, Ohio (automationplastics.com), is a 32-year-old custom injection molder with 50,500 ft² and 30 presses from 35 to 700 tons.

When tooling issues are shutting down presses daily and you can’t muster the mold maintenance and operating records to figure out why, then like the song says, “Who ya gonna call?” The answer to that question proved crucial to Cosmetic Specialties International (CSI), LLC in Oxnard, Calif.

Until recently, plastics processors looking for fully featured enterprise 911±¬ÁÏÍø software may have been aware of only two choices that were tailored specifically for their needs.

The past year has seen several product upgrades and new features in the EnterpriseIQ enterprise resource planning (ERP) software system from IQMS, Paso Robles, Calif.

Japanese TPE Maker Coming to U.S.Riken Technos and Mitsubishi Corp. of Tokyo have established a joint venture, Riken Elastomers, in Hopkinsville, Ky.

Molding large parts was the focus at the SPI’s annual Structural Plastics Conference and Exhibition held this spring in Nashville, Tenn.

Fully automated rotomolding equipment for nearly lights-out operation, a new approach to balancing molds, and a new oven design that trims space and energy requirements mark some of the new developments unveiled at the 27th Annual Fall Meeting of the Association of Rotational Molders (ARM), held in October in Toronto.

Capillary and torque rheometers are good for simulating processing conditions, troubleshooting, and QC. But dynamic rotational instruments can tell you more about a resin's molecular structure.