Medical
2013 was good for N.A. equipment suppliers; Can 2014 Overcome a Slow Start?
The North American plastics equipment market saved its best for last in 2013, delivering shipments valued at $335.1 million in the fourth quarter—the best three-month stretch of the year and up 3% from the previous quarter. Will that momentum hold in 2014, however?
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Milacron Buys Kortec Coinjection Technology
Kortec plus Mold-Masters equals a powerhouse in coinjection.
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'Germ Warfare’: New Materials Withstand Sterilization, Disinfectant Barrage
At recent Plastec West show, material suppliers introduced grades that can withstand more and more varied sterilizations and/or materials that utilize specialty additives to impart antimicrobial properties.
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“Maybe BPA isn't so bad after all”
That鈥檚 how Jon Hamilton, a reporter at National Public Radio鈥檚 (NPR) science desk, began his story this week on a new report by government scientists published in the journal Toxicological Sciences, which concludes what many reports on bisphenol A (BPA) already have.
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Custom Molder Gets More Mileage From 3D Printer
Use of 3D printer to save time and money in new ways is satisfying to custom molder.
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The ‘Total Package’ in Thermoforming
Here's how a leading edge custom former evolved from a CAD/CAM 911爆料网.
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Industry Expands Again
January was the third month in a row and the fifth time in six months that index was higher than it was one year ago.
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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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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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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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