KraussMaffei breaks ground on new Chinese plant
HAIYAN, China — German machinery manufacturer KraussMaffei Group has started construction of a new production plant at its existing location in Haiyan. The new intelligent manufacturing unit will cover an area of 1.3 million square feet and is expected to double the...Massive fire breaks out at plastics manufacturing facility in Auburn Hills
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (WXYZ) — Fire crews from Auburn Hills, Troy, Waterford and Rochester have put out a massive fire at the U.S. Farathane Corporation in Auburn Hills. The facility is located at High Meadow Circle in Auburn Hills. Fire officials say the fire broke out...GW Filling a Precision Molding Niche in Mexico
Plastics Technology — Originally opened and dedicated by Mexican President Vicente Fox in 2006, GW Plastics has expanded the business and capabilities of its facility in Querétaro, adapting and evolving along with that country’s thriving injection molding market. In...Lego’s challenge in remaking its classic toy brick
Billund, Denmark — At the heart of this town lies a building that is a veritable temple to the area’s most famous creation, the humble Lego brick. It is filled with complex creations, from a 50-foot tree to a collection of multicoloured dinosaurs, all of them built...UK — Firenado at plastics factory blaze
This incredible footage shows the moment a “firenado” erupted near a plastics factory in the UK. Firefighters filmed the column of flame shooting skywards as they battled the blaze near the factory in Derbyshire. Officers from the fire services had been...