Tom Haglin, owner and CEO of LINDAR Corp., Baxter, Minnesota, won the Society of Plastic Engineers (SPE) 2019 Thermoformer of the Year award, which will be presented at the SPE Thermoforming Conference in Milwaukee in September. LINDAR provides plastic thermoforming of paint products, food packaging and commercial products for agricultural, recreational, industrial and … [Read more...] about LINDAR’s Tom Haglin Awarded Thermoformer of the Year
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MAPP Continues to Excel in Industry Benchmarking Initiatives As the industry leader in providing meaningful and relevant industry data, MAPP continues to produce and publish benchmarking reports for industry executives. All benchmarking opportunities are driven by MAPP member organizations, and new benchmarking studies are added throughout the year. Benchmarking reports are … [Read more...] about Association News
FIPA Develops Gripper with Thermalon® Vacuum Cups for Rapid Demolding
FIPA Inc., Cary, North Carolina, a manufacturer of advanced vacuum technology, gripper systems, air nippers and End-of-Arm-Tooling, has developed a customized gripper with Thermalon® bellows vacuum cups for the rapid demolding of injection molded parts. Presented with the challenge of creating a gripper for an injection molding machine that would yield extremely fast cycle … [Read more...] about FIPA Develops Gripper with Thermalon® Vacuum Cups for Rapid Demolding
New US Plastics Exhibitions Open This Week
Three exhibitions focused on plastics recycling, extrusion and compounding will make their USA debut this week on Wednesday and Thursday, May 8-9, at the Huntington Convention Center in Cleveland, Ohio. The Plastics Recycling World Expo, Plastics Extrusion World Expo and Compounding World Expo have all sold out of booth space and will feature a total of 264 exhibitors from … [Read more...] about New US Plastics Exhibitions Open This Week
Team 1 Plastics Launches Redesigned Website
Team 1 Plastics, Albion, Michigan, a plastic injection molding company for the mobility industry, has announced the launch of its redesigned website. Designed with customers in mind, the website provides streamlined menus and easy navigation. It offers several new features, including real-time chatting. When visiting the website during normal business hours, a Chat icon will … [Read more...] about Team 1 Plastics Launches Redesigned Website