One of the biggest challenges facing the health of our shared rivers, oceans and ecosystem today is the failure to manage plastic: that versatile and nearly indestructible material so often used for only moments but can persist for centuries. The planet is choking on...
Robert Ackley, a longtime employee of Davis-Standard in Pawcatuck, was recently named to the Plastics Hall of Fame for his work at the company. Ackley, who retired in 2005 after 46 years, was honored at the National Plastics Exposition in Orlando on May 6. Ackley was...
GAITHERSBURG, Md., June 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Xometry, the largest on-demand manufacturing platform, today released a new version of its Xometry Instant Quoting Engine℠. Key features include a redesigned summary view to help users quickly review their quotes,...
How a nonprofit helped a plastic manufacturer innovate with specialized equipment and technical expertise. Microban, located in Huntersville, North Carolina, is a company specializing in polymer and textiles that produces antimicrobial and antifungal technologies....
This compounder combines a service-first, small-company mindset with the technical might of larger companies to carve a niche in engineering plastics. Les Klein was either gifted with prescience or had a highly accurate crystal ball. About 43 years ago, he identified...
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — This is the second mother-daughter duo in our “Woman of the Week” series. The mother started a lemonade stand at just 7 years old and knew she had business in her blood. Now she’s teaching the next generation of her...
In the future, economic success will increasingly hinge on the successful fusion of the digital world with the worlds of production processes and product development pipelines. This calls for a creative pioneering spirit. The broad spectrum of K 2019 provides the globally unique level of quality and diversity that form the basis of this most important business platform.
At K global market leaders to young spin-offs present their impressive capabilities. High-calibre trade visitors from over 100 countries make use of K as the ideal business platform for information and investment. Experience the world’s premier fair for the plastics and rubber industry.
Keeping abreast of the competition requires expertise, flexibility but, above all, innovative strength. Successful companies not only master leading-edge technology, but play an active role in setting tomorrow’s trends and anticipating future visions. The K trade show is the most important international innovation platform for the plastics and rubber industry. Hosted in Düsseldorf/Germany at tri-annual intervals, it presents experts from the industry with the complete range of raw materials, processing and application technology and offers a global overview of the latest technical solutions, pioneering developments and new approaches. At K 2019, hosted from 16 until 23 October 2019, more than 3,000 exhibitors as well as the „Plastics shape the future“ special show and the Science Campus will present the key topics that will be dominating the developments in the global plastics and rubber market during the coming years.