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M. Holland Company, Northbrook, Illinois, announced an improved annual ranking by EcoVadis, a provider of business sustainability ratings. M. Holland earned a bronze rating in 2021, achieving 12 points above average and improving its 2020 rating due to progress in its Diversity & Inclusion program, wellness benefits, career development and more. The EcoVadis index … [Read more...] about M. Holland Company Improves EcoVadis Index Score

Heartland and Ravago Americas, Orlando, Florida, have executed a joint development agreement to create the next generation of plastic resins. The two aim to drive material innovation for companies that buy large volumes of plastic. Ravago is a plastic recycler, compounder and distributor. Ravago and its subsidiaries service over 50,000 customers globally. Heartland is … [Read more...] about Heartland and Ravago Americas Execute a Joint Development

Carbon, Redwood City, California, has released the M3 and M3 Max printers – its next generation of DLS printing. The new printers offer up to 30% reduced variation in parts across a single-build (cross-build variation), a premium surface finish and expanded possible part orientations to reduce print failures. The M3 and M3 Max also unlock more geometries with greater print … [Read more...] about Carbon Releases M3 and M3 Max Printers

Selected articles from the new ASM Handbook, Volume 11B: Characterization and Failure Analysis of Plastics have been digitally published in ASM Handbooks Online in the ASM Digital Library in advance of the full volume release. The full volume, edited by Todd J. Menna, is scheduled to be released digitally and in print in the fall of 2022. Articles include "Polymer Processing … [Read more...] about ASM International Publishes Digital-First Articles

Monoflo International, Ottawa, Kansas, originally started reprocessing plastics in 2012, and the company has been working with Wittmann Battenfeld since the beginning. Since then, Monoflo and Wittmann have made continuous improvements to the line, and they now run two "Totalizers" at Monoflo’s Winchester facility. The Totalizers now process more than 3,000 lbs/hour of HDPE, PP … [Read more...] about Monoflo International Reprocesses Over 60 Million Lbs of Plastic