Journals

Current 3D printers employ either plastic or metal only, and the conventional method to coat 3D plastic structures with metal is not environment-friendly and yields poor results. Now, scientists from Waseda University, Japan, have developed…

Bekum America, a leading manufacturer of blow molding machinery, celebrated Manufacturing Day 2020 by virtually welcoming local high school students to its facility in Williamston. Last year in excess of 200 students joined the celebration…

Amcor and Nestlé are launching a breakthrough in recyclable packaging that will improve the environmental footprint of consumer packaging up to 60%*, starting with wet cat food.

Nest Founder Tony Fadell joins Turntide's global coalition of investors, taking on the single largest consumer of electricity worldwide - electric motors.

A system designed to add a layer of safety to the blood supply was recently approved in Switzerland to treat platelets in platelet additive solution (PAS) and platelets in plasma.

Cloud Paper, the Seattle-based makers of tree-free toilet paper, has attracted a host of high-profile investors and raised $3 million in a seed funding round. Months after the start of the coronavirus pandemic, when Americans emptied…

SABIC, a global leader in diversified chemicals, announced its recent collaboration with a leader in film manufacturing technologies, Brückner Maschinenbau. This industry-leading innovation combines SABIC’s certified circular BOPP and BOPE…

Following the launch of SONGFLAME at K-2019, SONGWON has further developed its proprietary halogen-free technology and is adding a new product to its portfolio of flame-retardant synergists.

plastship, a platform for the procurement and quality assurance of recycled plastics, and RecyClass, an initiative to improve the recyclability of packaging, combine their offerings. Manufacturers and distributors of plastic packaging can…

SABIC, a global leader in the chemicals industry, is collaborating with Fibertex Personal Care, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of spunbond nonwovens for the hygiene industry, to create a range of nonwovens using high-purity…

The GuardCom System, consisting of the GuardCom and the GuardCom Connect, a new lifter, the TML1000, for the larger MiR robots and four new top roller modules – the TR125 Manual 250 and the TR125 Auto 250 for the MiR 250 and the TR500 Auto…

The U.S. plastics industry accounted for an estimated $432 billion in shipments and 1,003,000 jobs last year, according to the 2020 Size & Impact Report, an annual publication of the Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS).…