by Plastics.com Staff | Jul 2, 2018 | Daily News, Injection Molding, Mergers & Acquisitions, North America, Thermoforming
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...
by plastics editor | Sep 7, 2017 | Daily News, Thermoforming
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...
by plastics editor | Aug 18, 2017 | All Design, All Materials, Blow Molding, Daily News, Injection Molding, Packaging, Thermoforming
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...
by plastics editor | Aug 17, 2017 | All Design, All Materials, Daily News, Extrusion, Packaging, Recycling, Thermoforming
Primex Plastics Corp. (Richmond, IN), specializing in custom extruded plastic sheet and roll products for thermoforming, fabrication and printing, has announced the release of its Prime Bubble-X, a unique air-bubble co-extruded polypropylene board designed with a...
by plastics editor | Aug 2, 2017 | Daily News, Thermoforming
The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE; Bethel, CT) Thermoforming Division has awarded scholarships to three outstanding university students. The students have been invited to attend the 26th SPI Thermoforming Conference, which will be held Sept. 11 to 13 in Orlando,...
by plastics editor | Jul 21, 2017 | All Design, Daily News, Medical, Packaging, Thermoforming
The Medical 8000S thermoform-full-seal machine produces a wide range of packaging including flexible packaging, semi-rigid packaging, rigid packaging, modified atmosphere packaging and more. The Medical 8000S thermoform-fill-seal (TFS) machine from Ossid (Battleboro,...
