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Slide Products, Wheeling, Illinois, has announced its partnership with One Tree Planted. For every online order placed, Slide will donate $1 for one tree to be planted in a reforestation effort around the world. The customer also will have the option to match the donation if desired. Those at Slide strive to research and implement initiatives that are environmentally … [Read more...] about Slide Products Partners with One Tree Planted

Teknor Apex, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, has announced the acquisition of Lanier Color Company, located in Gainseville, Georgia. Lanier Color Company is a supplier of color concentrates and specialty compounds for the thermoplastics industry with a focus in the building and construction market. The addition of Lanier will expand Teknor Apex’s portfolio to include PVC color … [Read more...] about Teknor Apex Acquires Lanier Color Company

The Manufacturers Association for Plastics Processors (MAPP) officially announced the winners of the 2021 MAPP Innovation Award focused on employee retention. This year’s awards were split into two categories to recognize plastics companies with over or under 150 employees. The winners with <150 employees are Plastic Components Inc., Intertech Plastics, Inc. and Greenleaf … [Read more...] about Annual MAPP Innovation Award Winners Announced

Viking Plastics, Corry, Pennsylvania, recently hired Lori Eastman as its purchasing agent. Eastman has a decade of purchasing experience from her previous role in the aerospace industry. Her position at Viking Plastics is to purchase supplies and raw materials while keeping price, quality, reliability, availability and technical support in mind. For more information, … [Read more...] about Lori Eastman Joins Viking Plastics

Stratasys, Rehovot, Israel, has introduced the GrabCAD Additive Manufacturing Platform, an open and enterprise-ready software platform that enables manufacturers to manage production-scale additive manufacturing operations. Stratasys’ platform is specifically designed for the unique needs of additive manufacturing across the entire digital thread – from design through … [Read more...] about Stratasys Delivers Open Software Platform