Conair, Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, a supplier of innovative auxiliary equipment solutions has introduced the DC-B Common Control across its drying product line with throughputs above 15 lbs per hour. Conair’s multi-year effort to implement a common control across all of its HMI-interfaced upstream auxiliary equipment is complete. Customers can equip any of the following … [Read more...] about Conair “Common Control” for Dryers Brings New Features
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Venture Plastics Purchases Nissei Machine, Strengthens Manufacturing and Operations
Venture Plastics, a full-service, ISO/IATF 16949 certified custom thermoplastic injection molder with processing facilities in Newton Falls, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas, has invested in a new injection molding machine the Nissei 500 Ton FNX 460 III. This molding machine will be added to the Ohio plant, bringing Venture Plastics to 20 presses ranging from 55 to 1,440 tons. Venture … [Read more...] about Venture Plastics Purchases Nissei Machine, Strengthens Manufacturing and Operations
NIST Awards Funding to Study Plastic Waste Reduction
The US Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, Maryland, has awarded $500,000 to each of five universities to develop new curricula for students who are interested in helping to solve the growing problem of plastic waste. The new curricula will focus on chemistry, economics, business management, entrepreneurship and related … [Read more...] about NIST Awards Funding to Study Plastic Waste Reduction
DeKALB Molded Plastics Announces Ownership Change
DeKALB Molded Plastics, Butler, Indiana, which specializes in molding various grades of engineered and commodity resins, has recently announced its move to the next generation of ownership, with Rick Walters and Douglas (Doug) Bonecutter continuing as president and vice president respectively. Jeffrey Rodgers joined the company as president in 1990, and in 1997, Rodgers and … [Read more...] about DeKALB Molded Plastics Announces Ownership Change
Starrett Appoints Director of Operations and Continuous Improvement
The L.S. Starrett Company, Athol, Massachusetts, a global manufacturer of precision measuring tools and gages, metrology systems and more, recently appointed Matthew Wells as director of operations and continuous improvement. In this role, Wells is responsible for production, planning, production control and purchasing, inventory management, warehouse and shipping, quality, … [Read more...] about Starrett Appoints Director of Operations and Continuous Improvement