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High-Tech Molder Goes Digital for QC
Allegheny Performance Plastics turned to 1factory's cloud-based manufacturing quality control software for streamlined, paperless quality systems.
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Thermoformed Container Keeps Battery Cells Safe
Despite last-minute design changes and other unexpected roadblocks, thermoformer TriEnda works with a key supplier on innovative reusable shipping container.
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Austrian Recycler's Mission to Recycle PET Takes It Beyond Bottles
Mission PET supplements bottle-to-bottle capability with alternative applications for recycled PET.
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Market Changes Spur Industrial Recycler to Enhance Capabilities in Clear Plastic Reprocessing
Butler MacDonald found new ´óÏó´«Ã½ and flexibility thanks to a big step-up in purging efficiency.
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Make Every Shot Count: Mold Simulation Maximizes Functional Parts From Printed Tooling
If a printed tool only has a finite number of shots in it, why waste any of them on process development?
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Catheter Specialist Finds Sweet Spot Serving Small, Medium-Sized Concerns
Medical-component specialist LightningCath has carved a niche meeting the needs of small to medium-sized entrepreneurs with complex catheter designs … quickly.
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Ingenuity Is Part of This Former’s Name, and in Its DNA
Plastic Ingenuity started in a garage in 1972 and through a commitment to developing best-in-class products stands today as one of the largest custom thermoformers in the world.
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Molder Opts for Machine Flexibility for Complex Jobs
AE Plast opted for tiebarless multimaterial Engel victory machines as it took on complex parts for the appliance and power tool market, including a 3K housing for Dremel’s rotary tool.
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Compounder ‘Walks the Walk’ on Sustainability
Sustainability is one of Techmer PM’s four pillars and guiding principles. And the company has recently earned third-party certification that ensures at least 99% of its waste is diverted from landfills.
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Molder Repairs Platen Holes with Threaded Inserts
Automotive molder ITW Deltar Fasteners found new life for the battered bolt holes on its machine platens with a solution that’s designed to last.
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