PHOENIX (Nov. 5, 10:30 p.m. ET) -- Flambeau Medical Markets Group is investing in excess of $2.5 million and moving into the medical device contract manufacturing business as part of its plan to grow sales of the group to $100 million by ...
The United States isn’t the only place debating “reshoring” of manufacturing from China these days -- Taiwan’s large plastics industry is also taking a hard look at whether rising costs in mainland China will bring ...
Tags: Market View, Injection machinery
Currier Plastics, a custom injection molder and blowmolder, is adding Sumitomo Injection Molding (IM) machines in a move the company says will strengthen its medium tonnage range for lid and cap molding. The new additions (HSZ and EV ...
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The In-Mold Decorating Association announced the winners of its sixth annual awards competition, which recognizes the industry’s best in-mold labeled packaging and in-mold decorated durable products. A panel of judges evaluated 19 ...
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Moulders are tools consisting of knives or blades designed to shape wood sections for crafting or industrial purposes. The cutting tools either reside securely in the cutter head or are bolted directly to the shaft, depending on the chosen ...
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Bright Plastics Inc. is bringing in three new presses, five automation units and more auxiliary equipment as it adjusts for a record year in sales, according to partner Kirk Sparks. “Most of our top 20 accounts are up, year to date. ...
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An all electric injection molding machine offers several important benefits, mostly related to the fact that individual motors control each function, as opposed to a control system consisting of a complicated arrangement of hydraulic hoses. ...
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Some of the latest developments in processing liquid silicone rubber and fluoropolymers for medical applications will be featured at the June 11-12 Plastics in Medical Devices conference, organized by Plastics News. The event in Westlake, ...
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A precision injection molder has rid itself of the last vestiges of outdated technology, and received significant energy savings and part-quality improvements as a result. That’s the short story behind a recent move by Sinicon ...
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Chinese plastic equipment maker Welltec Machinery Ltd. And its Indian partner seem to have found a successful way around the Indian government’s 2009 decision to levy steep tariffs on Chinese injection molding machines. The company ...
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As Africa’s plastics industry grows, Indian companies say they are picking up substantial business there, with exports rising for machinery firms, and India’s resin and processing companies making investments. The India factory ...
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Chinese plastic equipment maker Welltec Machinery Ltd. And its Indian partner seem to have found a successful way around the Indian government’s 2009 decision to levy steep tariffs on Chinese injection molding machines. The company ...
Tags: anti-dumping, plastic equipment
Optics for Hire, a product development company located in a suburb of Boston, announced it has developed a lens design based on the new Cree XB-D LED. OFH Lighting’s 20 mm total internal reflection (TIR) optic has a 8.3 degree beam ...
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Optics for Hire, a product development company located in a suburb of Boston, announced it has developed a lens design based on the new Cree XB-D LED. OFH Lighting’s 20 mm total internal reflection (TIR) optic has a 8.3 degree beam ...
Tags: Market View, lens
Stone price will be 15% of external price increased, which is unity start on the sailing date of Jan. 1st, 2012. Herald reporter was informed after recently interviewing a number of stone exporters in Xiamen. With the rate and labor costs ...
Tags: industry trends, stone, price, 2012