Medical

The Truth About Reshoring

Reshoring is not just a buzzword, it’s an economically driven correction to a supply chain that had become unbalanced.

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PET Processing

Milacron acquires Kortec building its coinjection portfolio

Milacron is building an impressive injection technology portfolio that will give it greater reach into packaging markets.

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Automation

How ‘sticky’ is your ´óÏó´«Ã½?

Medical means less cyclicality and higher margins—those are two broadly agreed upon assumptions about the market—but is there another aspect that keeps processors pushing to enter the space?

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Study Ranks Phthalates, Alternatives for Medical Devices

Now there's a clearer understanding of how a specific change of plasticizer may impact the performance of a non-PVC medical device.

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Does ‘Scientific Molding’ Make a Difference?

Medical molder MRPC, for one, swears by it.

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Automotive

Double-digit gains for North American plastics equipment

Shipment of plastics equipment in the third quarter of 2013 jumped 20%, according to SPI data, reflecting gains seen the world over.

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polyolefins

Materials News at K 2013

There was no shortage of interesting materials developments at K 2013, in particular high-performance engineering thermoplastics and thermoplastic composites—much of them geared to automotive/transportation.

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best practices

MRPC Takes ‘Holistic’ Approach To Scientific Molding

Last year this family-owned molder made a major commitment to Scientific Molding by starting a training process involving all employees.

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Medical

Slower Growth for Medical Market

If there were ever a recession-proof industry, it would be medical.

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Plastics Size Reduction