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Injection Molding, Auxiliaries Drive Plastics Equipment Market in Q2
A record performance from auxiliaries and near double-digit gains for injection molding machine shipments reflected the plastic equipment sector's continued strength.
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Capital Equipment Investment: To Lease or Borrow?
That is the question facing many processors looking to invest in new capital equipment. Here’s one experts 10 things you need to know before deciding.
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What Does the Future of Manufacturing Hold?
Over the next 35 years, manufacturing will become more local, more connected and more sustainable.
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3D Printing of “Porous” Tools Awarded Walmart Research Grant
What if you could build a tool that had just the right amount of material it needed in just the right places?
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Solvay To Buy Chevron Phillips PPS Business
Expanding its specialty polymers portfolio, Solvay will acquire the Ryton PPS business from CP Chem.
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RTP Expands Its Mexican Thermoplastics Compounding Facility
New pultrusion line and LFT compounds now at RTP's Mexican compounding facility.
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Borealis Fully Acquires Ethylene Copolymer Joint Venture
Specialty Polymers Antwerp N.V., the joint venture between Borealis and Dupont now fully owned by Borealis.
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Emerald Performance Now Part Of American Securities
Leading specialty chemicals producer poised to continue growth trajectory under new ownership.
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VW Explores Thermoplastic RTM
Another German automaker pursues liquid reaction molding of structural composites.
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Plastic Pallets Manufacturer Gets Grant To Expand Into Thermoplastic Composites
Indiana-based Jeco Plastics Products recently received a research grant from Purdue University under the IN-Mac program to study how thermoplastic composites with continuous internal fibers in either single or multiple directions develop wrinkles when being molded with multiple cavity thermoforming tools.
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