Medical
‘Reshoring’ Benefits Mexico, Too
Another molder is betting on Mexico getting its share of the “reshoring” trend from Asia to NAFTA.
Read MoreEVCO Plastics at 50: Still Thinking Big
In its first half-century, EVCO Plastics has grown from one half-ounce injection machine in a basement to a $130 million company with 148 presses and 900 employees at nine plants in the U.S., Mexico, and China.
Read MoreMore Growth & Equipment Investment For Processors This Year
Gardner’s research projects that processors will invest around $3.3 billion in primary machinery, auxiliary equipment, and molds and related supplies this year, about 10% more than its projection for 2013.
Read MoreMedical Device Nabs Thermoforming Award
A thermoformed medical device from Ray Products won first place in the Heavy-Gauge, Pressure-Formed category at the SPE Thermoforming Div. annual parts competition, held recently in Atlanta.
Read MoreMedical Molder Expands into Full-Service Product Development
In July, Mack Molding acquired Synectic Engineering, Inc., Milford, Conn., a company focused 100% on medical product development.
Read MoreNew Approach to Micro Molding to Debut at K Show This Month
It has clamping and injection systems unlike any other machine on the market.
Read MorePull Yourself to More Accurate, Repeatable Medical Tubing
The puller is the heart of the tubing extrusion process. While material throughput rate is generated by the extruder, and the tubing is initially formed in the die, it’s the puller that develops the ID/OD and wall thickness.
Read MoreNews in Medical Tubing & Materials
Two innovations in medical tubing and more than a dozen new materials, coatings, and adhesives were on display at June’s Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) East show in Philadelphia.
Read MoreK 2013 Preview: Materials & Additives
The K 2013 show will present a broad range of engineered plastics materials, including thermoplastic composites, as well as additives. Automotive and electronic applications will be the main targets, as well as medical, packaging, lighting, and construction.
Read MoreK 2013 Preview: Injection Molding
Next month’s mammoth triennial plastics show in Düsseldorf, Germany, challenges injection molding machine builders to demonstrate technological leadership in addressing the needs of the marketplace.
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