Royal DSM, Geleen, The Netherlands, and Clariant, a Swiss specialty chemical company with US headquarters in Holden, Massachusetts, have announced an agreement for DSM to take over certain parts of Clariant’s 3D printing business portfolio. The agreement allows DSM to offer customers rapid product development iterations for filaments and pellets based on application … [Read more...] about DSM Takes Over Part of Clariant’s 3D Printing Business Portfolio
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Moldworx Consolidates into New Facility, Makes N95 Masks
Moldworx LLC, Gilbert, Arizona, a full-service contract manufacturer specializing in custom design and build of injection molds, precision automation, assembly and laser marking equipment, as well as providing injection molding of engineering thermoplastic components for a range of markets, has announced the company’s expansion to a new facility. The 24,000-plus sq. ft. … [Read more...] about Moldworx Consolidates into New Facility, Makes N95 Masks
Grand Traverse Plastics to Expand with Lights-Out Manufacturing Facility
Grand Traverse Plastics (GTP), Williamsburg, Michigan, is expanding to include tight tolerance precision molding. GTP has three facilities on its Williamsburg campus. The existing 33,000 sq. ft. mold manufacturing and in-house automation facility will be converted to allocate 20,000 sq. ft. to a new lights-out injection molding facility. “We are expanding our technical and … [Read more...] about Grand Traverse Plastics to Expand with Lights-Out Manufacturing Facility
Metro Mold & Design Making Parts for Disposable Face Shields
Metro Mold & Design (MMD), Rogers, Minnesota, joins the fight against COVID-19 by molding components for disposable face shields, helping to quickly build the country’s supply of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Joining the Stratasys coalition, MMD has successfully adapted Stratasys’ 3D-printed visor frame for injection molding to accelerate the ability to meet the PPE … [Read more...] about Metro Mold & Design Making Parts for Disposable Face Shields
Penn State Behrend Takes Delivery of Consigned Electric Zeres Injection Molding Machine
The plastics processing lab in the Jack Burke Research and Economic Development Center at Penn State Behrend, Erie, Pennsylvania, has taken delivery of a 101-ton Zhafir Zeres injection molding machine with 3.21 ounce shot size (ZE 900/210). The press, consigned from Absolute Haitian, Worcester, Massachusetts, is electric with integrated hydraulics for core pull, ejectors, … [Read more...] about Penn State Behrend Takes Delivery of Consigned Electric Zeres Injection Molding Machine