End Markets

Medical

Prototype to Production: NPI/Medical Is Quick-Turn Artist

New name, same focus: From 1 part to millions, a new-product development manufacturer for over 45 years.

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Molds & Tooling

Fakuma Show News: Hot Runners & Tooling

Hot-runner nozzles, manifolds, and controls, as well as other mold components and a new tooling concept made their debut in Friedrichshafen.

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Medical

Proxy Biomedical Announces Expansion

Irish medical implantable devices manufacturer to double cleanroom facilities as part of expansion that will be completed in the second quarter of 2016.

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Packaging

New Name in Blow Molding Machinery Promises Gains for Dairy Bottles

Reciprocating-screw machines and impact trimmers get energy-saving electric drive and quick-change features.

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Compounding

Are You Ready to Take on the World?

Plastics Technology鈥檚 exclusive benchmarking study reveals the tactics of processors who just might be in that class.

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Top of the Class: Meet 2015’s World-Class Processors

Plastics Technology鈥檚 inaugural group of World-Class Processors鈥攕elected through an exclusive benchmarking survey鈥攕pans geographies, markets, processes, and materials. Diverse in size and capabilities, these companies have one key trait in common: efficiency. How do you stack up in comparison?

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Packaging

PLA Sheet for Signage and Folded Cartons

Bi-Ax is the first manufacturer in North America to convert NatureWorks' Ingeo PLA resins into film and sheet.

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Packaging

All Signs Positive for Packaging in 2016

Leading indicators point to growth in this market segment.

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Automotive

Molder Builds a Business From Next to Nothing

Under new ownership, Cumberland Plastics Solutions’ decision to invest when times were tough has paid big dividends.

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Construction

Next Gen Crosslinked PE Insulation Compound Gets R&D 100 Award

Dow's third generation TR-XLPE for MV underground cable awarded for extended cable life & enhanced reliability.

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