by plastics editor | Aug 22, 2017 | Business, Daily News, Medical, Part/Product Design, Plastics Materials, Process Recycling
Sustainable bioplastics developer Secos Group Ltd. announced today that it has executed a license agreement with MiniFAB Pty Ltd. to co-develop a micro-engineered system for the manufacture of breathable films from non-breathable polymeric films. Both companies are...
by plastics editor | Aug 18, 2017 | Automotive, Daily News, Injection Molding, Medical, Part/Product Design, Plastics Materials
Stuttgart, Germany–based engineering company Cikoni has developed an additive manufacturing technology dubbed AdditiveCARBON that allows the realization of hybrid structures by means of a fully automated manufacturing approach in which the carbon fiber reinforcement...
by plastics editor | Aug 14, 2017 | Business, Daily News, Injection Molding, Medical, Packaging
After more than two years of design work, Evco Plastics, a global custom plastics manufacturer headquartered in DeForest, WI, has officially begun the expansion of its MED facility in DeForest. The 50,000-square-foot addition will more than double the size of the...
by plastics editor | Aug 9, 2017 | Daily News, Medical, Part/Product Design, Plastics Materials
Once upon a time, white was the color of choice in the medical ecosystem. It connotes purity and sterility, qualities that mesh well with the expectations of medical care. In the early 1900s, “surgical green” gained popularity. There are several theories as to why,...
by plastics editor | Aug 9, 2017 | Business, Daily News, Medical, Plastics Materials, Process Recycling
Worldwide, only 14 percent of plastic is collected for recycling, according to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation publication “The New Plastics Economy: Catalysing Action.” In the health care segment, the rate is even lower. The lack of universal standards and...
by plastics editor | Aug 9, 2017 | Automotive, Daily News, Medical, Part/Product Design, Plastics Materials
Rapid manufacturing company Proto Labs (Maple Plain, MN) has announced the addition of HP’s Multi Jet Fusion to its suite of 3D printing technologies. The production-grade technology builds fully functional plastic prototypes and production parts faster and cheaper...
