07/2015

Report: American Manufacturing Alive and Well Plastics Business The Myth and the Reality of Manufacturing in America, issued by Ball State University’s Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER) in Muncie, Indiana, and Conexus Indiana, the state’s advanced manufacturing and logistics initiative, found that openings for new manufacturing jobs will range … [Read more...] about Report: American Manufacturing Alive and Well

Currier Plastics Strengthens Prototyping Capabilities Plastics Business Currier Plastics, Auburn, New York, has invested in a Haas VF-4 Vertical Machining Center to give the custom molder more flexibility with prototype tool builds and general mold modifications. The addition of a CNC machine will be used for a variety of applications, including new product … [Read more...] about Currier Plastics Strengthens Prototyping Capabilities

Octex Acquires Choice Tool & Mold Plastics Business Octex LLC, a precision plastic injection-molding company located in Sarasota, Florida, has acquired Choice Tool & Mold, Largo, Florida. According to Octex, the move greatly improves its already well-known innovative design, tooling and manufacturing capabilities at every stage of the production … [Read more...] about Octex Acquires Choice Tool & Mold

Report Emphasizes Positive Job Trends Plastics Business The Reshoring Initiative, a Chicago, Illinois-based organization, has published its annual report on reshoring trends, and the news is good. More than 60,000 manufacturing jobs were brought to the US by reshoring and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) combined in 2014, representing a 400-percent increase … [Read more...] about Report Emphasizes Positive Job Trends

RJG to Offer Scientific Cooling Course Plastics Business RJG, Inc., Traverse City, Michigan, will offer Burger & Brown Engineering’s Scientific Cooling™ course on Oct. 13-14. This comprehensive two-day class is for designers, mold builders, tooling engineers and mold technicians who want to better understand and control the effects of mold cooling to … [Read more...] about RJG to Offer Scientific Cooling Course