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Polymer Tech Innovations To Star At 'NPE2015 Startup Garage'

Expect to see at least twelve startup ventures with exciting new technologies at the 'NPE2015 Startup Garage' exhibitions.

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Biopolymers

Metabolix To Significantly Boost PHA Production

Plans are underway at Metabolix to increase output of PHA biopolymers.

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Automotive

Reedy International Gets New Name

Along with new headquarters, Reedy International has the new name of Reedy Chemical Foam & Specialty Additives.

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Construction

RheTech Agrees To Acquisition By Hexpol

Sweden's Hexpol is acquiring Michigan's compounder RheTech.

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Wellman Plastics Recycling Part Of Shanghai Prett Composites

Wellman Plastics Recycling is being acquired by automotive plastics compounder Shanghai Pret Composites.

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Automotive

Interior Applications' Finalists: SPE Auto Innovation Awards

Check out these three interesting finalists of the 2014 SPE Automotive Innovation Awards within the interior applications category.

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Automotive

Tea Leaves Point to Growth, Greater Connectivity in Mfg. in 2015

Many predictions about the literally nuts-and-bolts world of manufacturing for 2015 center on things that are decidedly less tangible then, well, nuts and bolts.

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SPI Launches Sustainability Benchmarking Tool

With the launch of its Sustainability Benchmarking Tool this month, SPI will host a webinar. "Zero Waste Zone" at NPE 2015 further supports effort.

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Packaging

News in Hot Runners & Tooling At Fakuma 2014

Novelties included variable-pitch manifolds, mold servo controls, 3D printed plastic mold inserts, and flexible/formable cooling channels.

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Multicomponent

Try Multilayer Injection for Efficient Molding of Thick-Walled Lenses

A new approach to multilayer injection molding boosts productivity in making challenging optical plastic parts, such as thick-walled LED lenses for automotive headlights, which have tolerances in the micron range.

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