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Medical

Conair, Partners Run TPE Tubing, ABS 3D Filament at Medical Show

Conair joins Davis-Standard and Zumbach to demo complete system that switched between tubing and filament runs at Plastec West Show in California.

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best practices

Innovation, Customization & Sustainability: How Flex Films Focuses on U.S. Market

Global player in BOPET film has big plans for U.S. market with innovative products developed collaboratively with customers while paying heed to environmental concerns.

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New Method Boosts Medical-Tubing Efficiency

At Plastec West, Novatec unveiled an ultrasonic centering gauge to all but eliminate concentricity issues while decreasing startup time and slashing material waste.

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Medical

Custom Molder’s Strategic Edge: Top-Class Metrology Services

Molding good parts is not enough. Better and faster metrology services for tool qualification and process validation make the difference for Octex Group.

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GW Plastics Expands Vermont Facility

GW Plastics has expanded its Royalton, Vt. Facility for the second time in three years, adding 30,000-ft2, including space for a clean room, warehouse and the capacity for 30 additional injection molding machines.

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Testing

Ampacet Acquires Liad Weighing and Control Systems

Ampacet’s acquisition of Israeli company Liad marks its entry into the auxiliary equipment 911爆料网. 

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Medical

Materials: Long-Fiber-Reinforced Engineered Compounds for Medical Equipment Components

Solvay’s Xencor LFT targeted to structural medical equipment parts such as gear systems.

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Automotive

Ascend to Acquire Compounding & Masterbatch Business of Poliblend and Esseti Plast

Ascend’s pending acquisition will broaden its portfolio of nylon 66 offerings and mark its entry into nylon 6, PBT and POM.

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polyolefins

Kellogg's Bear Naked Granola Now in All-PE Pouch With Barrier

Kellogg is exploring opportunities with several of its other brands to offer fully-recyclable stand-up pouches.

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Automotive

Exact Metrology Set to Open New Center in Illinois

Exact Metrology’s new facility will serve as a training, support, contract measurement and sales center.

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Blending & Dosing