Knowing that "safety first" is top of mind for plastics manufacturers, Plastics Business recently spoke with two injection molding machine, extrusion machine and auxiliary machine manufacturing veterans from Cincinnati, Ohio-based Milacron about some of the basics of machine, robotics and auxiliary guarding. Larry Keller, director of engineering, Milacron, and a member of … [Read more...] about Two Injection Molding Veterans Discuss Machine Guarding
Building “Plant of The Future”: Matrix Integration Identifies Five Business Trends Driving Technology Adoption
Tight deadlines and even tighter margins have driven even the most traditional manufacturers and supply-chain companies to embrace new technology solutions. Matrix Integration, Jasper, Indiana, a strategic IT infrastructure partner for more than 1,000 businesses in Indiana, Kentucky and beyond, has been working with manufacturers throughout the pandemic to upgrade the critical … [Read more...] about Building “Plant of The Future”: Matrix Integration Identifies Five Business Trends Driving Technology Adoption
PTi Mourns Loss of Enrique “Ricky” Torres
Aurora, Illinois-based Processing Technologies International (PTi), a manufacturer of sheet extrusion machinery, is saddened to announce the passing of one of its members on May 17, 2021 -- Enrique “Ricky” Torres. Torres was a processing engineer technical specialist with PTi for 20 years and had over 40 years of experience in the plastics industry. Having been a plant … [Read more...] about PTi Mourns Loss of Enrique “Ricky” Torres
AMUG Confirms Keynote Speaker and Innovators Showcase Honoree
Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has announced that Jonathan M. Morris, M.D., director of the 3D Printing Anatomic Modeling Lab at Mayo Clinic, and Hans J. Langer, Ph.D., founder of EOS GmbH and chairman of EOS Group, will be featured at the AMUG Conference. The conference runs from May 2-6, 2021, and will take place in Orlando, … [Read more...] about AMUG Confirms Keynote Speaker and Innovators Showcase Honoree
EuPC Warns of Polymer Raw Material Shortage for 90% of Converters
European Plastics Converters, Brussels, Belgium, a professional representative body of plastics converters in Europe, has announced that the European plastics converting industry is facing severe shortages of raw materials and extreme price increases never experienced. According to EuPC Managing Director Alexandre Dangis, manufacturers of plastic products all over Europe are … [Read more...] about EuPC Warns of Polymer Raw Material Shortage for 90% of Converters