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Progressive Components, based in Wauconda, Illinois, a developer and distributor of componentry and software for the injection mold industry, has announced the release of a new insulator block. The block installs on the outside of the mold and protects Progressive’s CounterView and CVe Monitor from temperatures found when molding high-temperature resins. The maximum … [Read more...] about Progressive Components Releases Insulator Block

Originally built in South Bend, Indiana, in 2016, stocking distributor Chase Plastics’ state-of-the-art central distribution center is slated for a major expansion in 2019. The addition, which broke ground June 18, increases the warehouse capacity by more than 60% with an added 80,000 sq. ft. of storage for a total capacity of 206,000 sq. ft. Five additional loading docks are … [Read more...] about Chase Plastics Breaks Ground on Warehouse Expansion

Chem-Trend, an international provider of high-performance release agents, purging compounds, and other process chemical specialties, has announced the release of Lusin® LU1201F, a new lubricant specifically created for the thermoplastics packaging industry. Lusin® LU1201F completes a larger portfolio of chemical specialty products developed in support of customers trying to … [Read more...] about Chem-Trend Develops Products Meeting Food Safety Compliance Requirements

The Connecticut facility of Wittmann Battenfeld Inc., an international company offering robot automation and injection molding machine technology, with headquarters in Austria, recently provided engineering and design support to the Torrington High School Science Club so they could develop and present a new product idea at this year’s Expo Fest, an annual competition in the … [Read more...] about Wittmann Battenfeld Supports High School Science Club Students

The Conair Group, an international supplier of auxiliary equipment for plastics processors, has launched the new D Series large desiccant dryers, with nominal throughputs from 600 to 5000 lb/hr (272 to 2268 kg/hr). Conair is dramatically simplifying its large dryer offering. Every model is built around proven desiccant-wheel drying technology, a common touchscreen control, an … [Read more...] about New Conair D Series Simplifies Large Dryer Line