Tekni-Plex firm Dolco Packaging has developed new processor trays for meat and poultry products. The custom-designed trays will enable meat and poultry processors to be used for different products such as premium brats or sausages, meat ...
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Private equity firm Genstar Capital has acquired US-based Tekni-Plex from American Securities for an undisclosed sum. Based in Wayne of Pennsylvania, Tekni-Plex produces products, components and materials for healthcare, specialty ...
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Packaging materials developer Tekni-Plex has started production at its new manufacturing facility in Suzhou, China. The new advanced facility, which features 140,000ft² of space, has already began producing products for the ...
Additional Extruder Expands Recycler's Capacity A new extrusion line has been commissioned by AXION Recycled Plastics Inc. to help it increase its manufacturing capacity to meet growing demand.?AXION is a reprocessor of recycled plastic ...
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U.S. prices for polyvinyl chloride (PVC), the plastic most widely used in construction, are set to rise by five cents per pound in the first two months of 2014. This is a significant price increase in a market that will see producers end ...
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Avalon Laboratories, LLC Avalon will showcase its capabilities to offer feature-rich single piece medical devices not currently available with extrusion technology in booth #204 at BIOMEDevice San Jose. Avalon will showcase its ...
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Medical grade tubing is used around the world by healthcare professionals of every kind, for applications ranging from peristaltic pumps and IV bags to use in advanced medical devices. However, with all of the uses for medical tubing, the ...
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Though it may be small, medical tubing can create a large challenge for healthcare institutions around the world. If you were to think about a range of medical devices, it would be hard to identify too many that don't rely on some kind of ...
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Graham Engineering Corp., York, PA, announced July 1 that it has acquired the assets and assumed certain liabilities of Welex Inc, a major provider of high-performance sheet extrusion solutions. This follows the Graham Group's acquisition ...
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted tenth US patent to Quick-Med Technologies' non-leaching NIMBUS antimicrobial technology, designed for use in wound care and other medical applications. The patent, which is entitled ...
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Teknor Apex, one of the world's largest compounders of flexible PVC, is actively developing a PVC-free alternative for medical applications and already reports a handful of commercial applications in smaller sizes. Replacing PVC in medical ...
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Extruders make everything from medical tubing and film and sheet for packaging — Strong markets— To vinyl windows and siding — These days, not so hot. The diversity sums up the North American extruder market in 2011. The ...
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Custom extrusion firm Pexco LLC has struck again in the mergers and acquisitions market, this time agreeing to buy custom profile extruder AllWest Plastics Inc. Of Huntington Beach, Calif., for an undisclosed sum. It the third deal in the ...
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