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
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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
Sussex IM Announces Plans for ISO Class 8 Clean Room Addition
Sussex IM, Sussex, Wisconsin, a molding and assembly solutions provider, has announced the addition of an ISO Class 8 cleanroom to be completed later this year. The $2 million investment reflects the company’s ongoing commitment to support the ever-growing medical market complementing its ISO 13485 certification, achieved in 2018. As the COVID-19 pandemic has ripped across … [Read more...] about Sussex IM Announces Plans for ISO Class 8 Clean Room Addition
Asaclean Manufacturer Sun Plastech Inc. Announces Rebrand as Asahi Kasei Asaclean Americas
Sun Plastech, Inc., Parsippany, New Jersey, manufacturer and distributor of Asaclean™ Purging Compounds, announced that it will change its name to Asahi Kasei Asaclean Americas, effective August 1st, 2020. SPI initially joined the Asahi Kasei Group nearly twenty-five years ago as one of the Japanese company’s original American entities. Today its name reflects the close … [Read more...] about Asaclean Manufacturer Sun Plastech Inc. Announces Rebrand as Asahi Kasei Asaclean Americas
Conair TrueRate® Tracks Changes in Resin Inventories, Simplifies Resin Dispensing
The Conair Group, Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, a supplier of auxiliary equipment for plastics processors, has announced the TrueRate® intelligent inventory tracking system. The system automatically tracks changes in the inventories of up to 500 different user-specified resins or flowable powders in a processing plant. Developed as an alternative to the use of … [Read more...] about Conair TrueRate® Tracks Changes in Resin Inventories, Simplifies Resin Dispensing





