TransXL announces the completion of a management buyout
Swindon, UK — TransXL has announce the completion of a management buyout, which took place on 5th March 2019. Jon Smith takes over as the new MD with Tim Wrighton as the Operations Director. “It’s a very exciting time for TransXL. We are delighted to have...Portage Plastics new owners promise rising wages, great work environment
Portage, WI — New owners say they won’t change the family atmosphere of Portage Plastics. That means more Christmas turkeys. “Kevin cooks turkeys outside in the freezing cold for both shifts, every year,” Human Resources Manager Lisa Persack said of company partner...Universal Plastics acquires Kintz Plastics in Howes Cave, NY
HOWES CAVE — The largest manufacturer in Schoharie County, NY has been sold to a Massachusetts firm that plans to expand the workforce here. Kintz Plastics, founded in 1976 by Wynn Kintz of Niskayuna, is now part of Universal Plastics Group of Holyoke. Kintz’s son...SPE Cancels Thermoforming Conference
The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE; Bethel, CT) Thermoforming Division today announced the cancellation of the 26th annual SPE Thermoforming Conference, which had been scheduled for September 11 to 13 in Orlando, FL. Division chair Bret Joslyn has released the...Foam Modeling Fills a Packaging Design Gap
Despite the advent of 3D printing to assist packaging development, there remains a place for old-fashioned model-making even for leading-edge plastic packaging design operations. For example, RPC Design (Rushden, UK), has just completed construction of a foam modeling...