by plastics editor | May 26, 2017 | Daily News, Packaging, Part/Product Design
“There seems to be no end to the creativity, technological advancement and ‘on-shelf’ ability to capture the attention of consumers that sleeve labeling is bringing to the packaging industry—and the winning entries in this year’s AWA Sleeve Label Awards certainly...
by plastics editor | May 26, 2017 | Daily News, Medical, Part/Product Design, Plastics Materials
It almost goes without saying that brain surgery requires extreme precision, but there hasn’t been much advancement in brain mapping techniques for the past two decades. What good is a breakthrough procedure if you’re still using bulky, imprecise 1990s-era...
by plastics editor | May 25, 2017 | Automotive, Business, Daily News
Borealis, a leading provider of innovative solutions in the fields of polyolefins, base chemicals and fertilizers, has decided to build a dedicated automotive polypropylene (PP) compounding plant in Taylorsville, Alexander County, North Carolina. This decision...
by plastics editor | May 25, 2017 | Business, Daily News, Injection Molding
In a bid to expand its footprint in the U.S. market and the growing South American market, Quebec-based injection molder IPL Inc. has purchased Macro Plastics Inc., a California-based manufacturer of rigid plastic bulk bins, for US$150 million. “Macro is the largest...
by plastics editor | May 25, 2017 | Daily News, Medical
The aptly named WannaCry ransomware that crippled the digitized world over the weekend struck scores of hospitals in the UK as well as a smaller number of healthcare facilities in the United States. It appears that the hack also drilled down into some connected...
by plastics editor | May 25, 2017 | Automotive, Daily News, Plastics Materials
According to an editorial in the May 22 issue of IHS Automotive SupplierInsight , the future of the carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) market looks promising, with opportunities in diverse applications such as body in white (BIW) chassis systems, powertrain...
