Category Archive for ‘Misc.’

Plastics News published an interesting article recently on the increasing demand of PEEK with use for implantable medical parts.  Medical manufacturers appear to be moving away from metal implants due to the high price of titanium and plastics ability to avoid complications after implantation.  Titanium, even as light a metal, still has tendencies to migrate after the procedure causing potential

Alfa Romeo has not had a sales presence within the United States since 1995.  Nineteen years later Alfa Romeo is back within the U.S. market with their launch of the 4C at select dealers in the second quarter of this year.  The most interesting and notable feature to the 4C is the prominent role carbon fiber plays within the car,

Technology plays a key role in product development these days.  Electronics are thinner, cars are safer, materials are stronger and lighter at the same time and now it has been reported that a German mold maker has developed the works first seven component mold.  The mold is intended for use with toothbrush manufacturing, helping to reduce downtime during production cycle.

While supply chain accountability has taken center stage with the debacle at Aston Martin it is still the use of counterfeit DuPont material that spurred the recall.  Plastics Today published an article Wednesday on a Texas based company that is developing specific technology that will help ensure processors are not using counterfeit product.  The article is an interesting read that

Plastics News published an interesting article yesterday on BMW’s construction of the carbon fiber sleds that were used for bobsled at the Sochi Olympics.  Usually with carbon fiber and BMW their M-line of automobiles come to mind, looking to cut weight wherever possible to get the best performance.  Always interesting to see when you take a material you’re used to

We have featured articles over the past few months from industry media outlets that show 2014 will be a record year for automotive manufacturers.  A recently published article from Plastics News outlines a supplier initiatives that GM is putting in place, allowing for smaller firms who may have cutting-edge innovation to be apart of the supply process.  Stories like this

In-mold labeling (IML) has allowed many plastics processors the ability to adapt unique branding strategy and sustainability practices. Despite these abilities IML still remains a niche globally within the label market.   Plastics Today recently published an article that shows the slow growth within the labeling technology.   There have been and continue to be great advancements in application, technology and

MillerCoors has adopted the use of plastics for bottles rather than glass for there economic beer lines.  The brands affected now have a new look with plastic packaging for their 32oz and 40oz bottle sizes.  Switching to a plastic bottle has allowed for a drop in transportation costs as the material switch accounts for a loss of one pound per

Central Massachusetts, where we are headquartered, has a history of medical device manufacturing.  Within a stone’s throw of the region you have many large manufactures.  Each of these manufacturers however encounters a reoccurring issue, they do not have qualified applicants for open positions.  With the unemployment rate still right around 7% it boils down to finding individuals who are qualified

End of last week we covered our presence at the space draw event put on by SPI for NPE 2015.  Plastics Today had some great coverage from the event, especially a comment from SPI SVP Gene Sanders that allows us some insight to the process of picking the location for NPE.  Year after year the show has been in Chicago