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The IMDA 14th Annual Awards Competition recognizes the industry’s best IML packaging, IMD durable products and IME in-mold electronics in multiple categories. This competition is open to all companies involved in any form of in-mold labeled packaging and in-mold decorated durable products. Entries accepted from Feb. 1 through April 15, 2020. Entries will be judged by an … [Read more...] about 2020 IMDA Awards Competition Accepting Entries

Paulson Training Programs, Inc., Chester, Connecticut, a provider of in-plant interactive plastics industry training courses, worldwide e-learning solutions and Paulson expert-led seminars, has launched the first in a series of monthly challenges, the Paulson 2020 SimTech Injection Molding Challenge. Paulson invites people to try to mold the best part using the plastics … [Read more...] about Paulson Introduces 2020 SimTech™ Injection Molding Monthly Challenges

Tooling Tech Group, Macomb, Michigan, has announced that its TTG Automation facility in Temperance, Michigan, has completed a 14,000 sq. ft. expansion, bringing the total facility size to 59,000 sq. ft. The new area includes a five-ton overhead crane system, air compressor and overhead sprinkler system. The space was developed to handle the company’s growing business, … [Read more...] about Tooling Tech Group Announces Completion of TTG Automation Expansion

The value of primary plastics machinery (injection molding and extrusion) shipments in North America increased in the fourth quarter, according to the statistics compiled and reported by the Washington, DC-based Plastics Industry Association’s (PLASTICS) Committee on Equipment Statistics (CES). The preliminary estimate of shipments value from reporting companies in the … [Read more...] about Plastics Machinery Shipments Stayed Low in 2019 Despite 4th Quarter Uptick

Arburg GmbH + Co KG, Lossburg, Germany, a manufacturer of high-end injection moulding machines, has announced that injection molders can now manage all their Arburg molding machines and many of their day-to-day interactions with the machinery manufacturer using a new digital service called "arburgXworld." This customer portal even allows users to order spare parts, and schedule … [Read more...] about Arburg’s “arburgXworld” Helps Molders Help Themselves