Journals

Innovia Films has added new down gauged grades to their Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene (BOPP) squeezable Rayoface label facestock range.  CZFA51 and WZFA51 are clear and white films respectively.  These films offer customers the…

Apeldoorn, February, 2018 - We are pleased to announce that Mr. Coenraad Vinke (54) has been nominated as the new CEO for Holland Colours, producer of color concentrates for the polymer industry. He will join the company in May. He will…

The latest in medical tubing and compounds for medical device applications will be featured by Tekni-Plexbusiness. Natvar will be discussing its full line of precision-crafted medical tubing solutions including its newly-launched…

East Aurora, NY, USA, July 2017 – Moog (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B) – a designer and manufacturer of high performance motion control products, solutions, and services, launched a new high-pressure radial piston pump (RKP) series. With a maximum…

Molding Business Services of Florence, MA has acquired Gros Executive Recruiters of Franklin, Tennessee. Both firms provide recruiting and executive search services to the plastics industry. Molding Business Services (MBS) was founded in…

The recent proof of the newly developed blown film die with multiplying feature can generate tens of layers out of few extruders. The test has been done on the pilot 2 extruder line with 8 layers. The film structure was A/B/A/B/A/B/A/B.…

Discarded plastic bottles could one day be used to build stronger, more flexible concrete structures, from sidewalks and street barriers, to buildings and bridges, according to a new study. MIT undergraduate students have found that, by…

Moulded products - whether injected, blown or vacuum-formed - must be cooled in the cavity of the tool mould using chilled water. However, lowering the chilled water temperature below the dew point of the ambient air causes condensation on…

Switzerland-based Maag, the world's leading manufacturer of gear pumps, pelletizing systems and filtration systems for high-end applications in the plastics, chemicals and petrochemicals industries, is expanding its operations by acquiring…

DARMSTADT, Germany – February, 2018 – TE Connectivity (TE), a world leader in connectivity and sensors, has introduced a development kit for its new LUMAWISE Drive LED Holder Type Z50, enabling luminaire designers to purchase a single unit…

For centuries Latin America’s natural resources have helped move the world economy. From the silver galleons that financed the Spanish Empire to the iron and copper exports that are rebuilding China, Latin America’s natural resources have…

Professionals needed 5,805,864 building blocks to complete a 13-meter-high model of London’s Tower Bridge in Packington Hall, England. A world record! They spent a whole five months working on the famous landmark, and were finally able to…