by Plastics.com Staff | Mar 22, 2019 | Automotive, Daily News, North America, Part Design, Thermoforming
ATLANTA, Ga. – Hadley is joining forces with its Corvac Composites affiliate to produce a lineup of lightweight thermoform barriers for heavy trucks – including splash shields, under-engine covers, and underbodies. Splash shields and under-engine covers are...
by Plastics.com Staff | Mar 20, 2019 | Daily News, Europe, Extrusion, Mergers & Acquisitions, Thermoforming
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...
by Plastics.com Staff | Mar 8, 2019 | Daily News, Extrusion, Mergers & Acquisitions, North America, Profile, Thermoforming
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...
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.com 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.com 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...
