Medical
Shells from Crustaceans Used by Montreal Researchers to Make Bioplastic
McGill University researchers have patented their process which initially could be used for disposable cutlery, straws and single-use bags.
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U.S. Plastics Industry Expands in 2017, Outpacing Manufacturing in General
U.S. employment in plastics and plastics industry shipments both expanded in 2017, rising 2.4% and 6.9%, respectively.
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Westfall Technik Buys Another Molder, a Moldmaker, and Mold Hotrunner Solutions
Injection Molder and moldmaker adds a hot-runner supplier to its growing family.
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Additives: Patented Anti-Counterfeit System for Plastics
Polyfil now offers Kafrit’s Tracer technology in the Americas.
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Novatec Appoints Bob Bessemer VP Extrusion Technology
Downstream extrusion expert will direct firm’s efforts to enter medical tubing market.
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Foster Adds Solvay's PEEK & PAEK to its Arsenal
Polyketone-based polymers play a major role in highly-engineered, reusable medical device applications.
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Full Plate of New Technologies on the Table at EVCO Plastics
A new low-pressure molding process, 3D printing of production parts and prototype tooling, collaborative robots, and process monitoring with automatic QC are all on the menu.
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Downstream System ‘Rewrites the Rules’ for Medical Tubing Extrusion
Extrusion downstream expert Bob Bessemer joins Novatec to enter medical tubing market with innovative line of tanks and puller/cutters.
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DuPont Boosts Polymerization Capacity of High-Temperature PPA
After increasing capacity of its Zytel HTN in the U.S., DuPont has similar plan underway in Germany to meet increasing demand.
Read MorePlastics Machinery Shipments Recover in Third Quarter After Weaker Second Quarter
The preliminary estimate of primary plastics equipment shipments was up 4.1% over the second quarter, with a year-over-year improvement of 5.6%.
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