Medical Manufacturer Innovates with Additive Manufacturing and Extrusion Technology Hubs
Spectrum Plastics Group offers customers two technology hubs — one for extrusion, the other for additive manufacturing — to help bring ground-breaking products to market faster.
Jim Callari
Editorial Director, Plastics Technology
Warpage Waylaid Via Simulation
Designed to form a component that would hold headlights in place, the mold was intended to produce a front-end automobile bracket. Instead of parts however, the tool’s real output was problems.
Film Processor Automates Complex Resin Management, Blending & Distribution System
Polipak of Poland moves to BlendSave system to support sustainability and Industry 4.0 objectives.
Young Stretch-Film Processor Bets on Nanolayers
Going up against companies with as much as double its capacity, young stretch-film processor Zummit believes that new technology — notably 59-nanolayer films — will give it a competitive edge.
Faster, Fail-Safe Mold Changes with Multicoupling Hose System
Wirthwein Medical cut mold setup times in half, thanks to Hasco’s new multicoupling system for cooling lines.
DeDuster Systems Cleans Up rPET Sheet
rPlanet cut its gel count drastically—allowing it to sell more sheet at prime prices—after installing a DeDuster system.
Building a Consumer Packaging Powerhouse
TekniPlex extends footprint in consumer packaging through acquisitions, but plans to grow organically through a materials-science focus.
