Carbon, Redwood City, California, has acquired ParaMatters, a SaaS-based company offering software for design and production via 3D printing across metal, polymer and other materials and production systems. With the addition of ParaMatters, Carbon is expanding the capabilities of its idea-to-production platform with more robust design software and production optimization tools … [Read more...] about ParaMatters Joins the Carbon Platform
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Viking Plastics Expands Jeffersonville Facility
Viking Plastics, Jeffersonville, Indiana, a leading injection molding and value-added assembly service provider, has announced the expansion of more than $2 million in upgrades to the Jeffersonville 40,000-sq.-ft. facility. The expansion includes a new cooling water system, new material handling and drying system, five molding machines ranging from 220 tons to 560 tons with … [Read more...] about Viking Plastics Expands Jeffersonville Facility
KKR Agrees to Sell Minnesota Rubber and Plastics to Trelleborg
KKR, a leading global investment firm, has announced the signing of an agreement to sell Minnesota Rubber and Plastics, a leading provider of materials science-based elastomer and thermoplastic solutions, to Trelleborg Group, a leader in engineered polymer solutions, in a transaction valued at approximately $950 million. Since KKR’s acquisition in November 2018 and the … [Read more...] about KKR Agrees to Sell Minnesota Rubber and Plastics to Trelleborg
Plastics Industry Loses a Veteran
Trexel, Inc., Wilmington, Massachusetts, announces the loss of Brian Bechard, its president and CEO. Bechard passed away suddenly of a heart attack while competing in a rowing race on Aug. 6, 2022. While taken too soon, he was living out his athletic passions and doing what he loved. Bechard was 48 years old. Since 2015, Bechard has served as CEO of Trexel providing … [Read more...] about Plastics Industry Loses a Veteran
Natech Installs Three New Injection Molding Presses
Natech Plastics, Ronkonkoma, New York, purchased and installed three new injection molding machines this quarter. These machines will service customers in the medical, pharmaceutical and consumer goods industries. Natech installed a new 470E 112-ton ARBURG with an integrated robot, Nissei FNX280 with a YCII-250 servo-driven take-out Yushin robot and Nissei FNX360 with a … [Read more...] about Natech Installs Three New Injection Molding Presses