08/2020

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 (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

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, 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