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Stocking distributor Chase Plastics, Clarkston, Michigan, has announced the completion of a major expansion to its South Bend Central Distribution Center, originally built in 2016. The $4 million addition, which broke ground last year, increases the warehouse capacity by more than 60% with an added 80,000 sq. ft. to accommodate additional storage for more than 9 million pounds … [Read more...] about Chase Plastics Increases Capacity at South Bend Warehouse by 60%

Plastic Molding Manufacturing (PMM), Hudson, Massachusetts, has announced that it continues to provide innovative, plastic molding services by adding a Haitian Jupiter III Series to its Berlin, Connecticut plant. In June, PMM completed the installment of a 618-ton, space-saving two-platen clamp design machine. The Jupiter injection molder provides advanced plastic molding … [Read more...] about Plastic Molding Manufacturing Adds Injection Molding Machine

Auburn, New York-based Currier Plastics, a custom molder, has announced that an increase in healthcare business and the growing need to further support its emphasis on quality has driven some important changes at the company to allow for focus in both production and development quality. Patrick Torres has joined the Currier Plastics team as quality manager effective June 1st. … [Read more...] about Currier Plastics Hires Quality Manager

Auxiliary equipment supplier The Conair Group, Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, has introduced SmartServices™ sensor kits that make it possible to connect operating, performance and alarm data from non-computer-controlled auxiliary equipment to the SmartServices platform, Conair’s cloud-based Industry 4.0 solution for auxiliary equipment monitoring, management and … [Read more...] about Conair Introduces Sensor Kits to Connect to SmartServices™

As the global pandemic continues to limit opportunities for travel and face-to-face interactions, Sepro America, a manufacturer of robots for plastics injection molding located in Warrendale, Pennsylvania, has begun offering free training webinars to its customers using online meeting systems. Five webinars are offered, covering: Basic use of the control pendant … [Read more...] about Sepro America Offering ‘Virtual’ Robot Training