Category Archive for ‘Misc.’

A few weeks back we shared an article from Plastics News on the Aston Martin recall.  On the surface is would appear that Aston Martin was a victim of counterfeit material within China’s plastics processing industry.  As of recent Plastics News decided to investigate the story further and found details within the letter release by Aston Martin, even entire companies

An article published by Canadian Plastics has brought to light a start-up out of Toronto that is utilizing 3D printing to replace the traditional cast.  Started by a founder who experienced difficulty while in a cast himself, the company takes a 3D X-ray of the fractured or sprained limb and from there is able to construct a custom cast from

Over the last three days in Orlando, FL over 700 participants have been selecting their booth space for NPE 2015.  When all is said and done the participant’s organizations will reserve right around 800,000 square feet of booth space, up 160,000 square feel from last year according to the coverage from Plastics News on the event.  We were in attendance

Yesterday we shared about a new blend polymer material helping to reduce hospital-acquired infections, today iconic toy manufacturer Lego has begun the research process of looking for a material to replace ABS within their line of blocks.  In the article published by Plastics News, Lego said that it hopes to have the sustainable material in place by 2030.  While this

In the past we have featured some interesting articles about new materials within the plastics processing industry.  Today an article was published by Plastics Today on a new medical polymer blend developed by Bayer that is helping combat hospital-acquired infections (HAI’s).  The article form Plastics Today states that the World Health Organization released data that anywhere between 3.5%-12% of individuals

When you think of counterfeit items you may think of high end handbags, watches or apparel.  Not often does the idea of a counterfeit accelerator pedal arms come to mind but for Aston Martin it is a reality and the reason for their recent recall.  On Wednesday the luxury car manufacturer had to recall 17,590 cars produced since 2007 for

This past Sunday it was the commercials that were the must watch TV during the Super Bowl with a terribly lopsided game.  While we were witness to the typical beer, food and web hosting commercials there was a US based molder who captured America’s attention.  MacNeil Automotive Products Ltd. which makes and sells products under the brand WeatherTech featured a

At the end of January Plastics Today published an interesting article about an improvement plastics has made for the safety of pitches for the upcoming 2014 MLB season.  A hinged plastic plate has been developed and approved for use in the caps of pitchers to help protect them from head trauma they are exposed to in their position.  To read

Yesterday we had a very special milestone here at the Absolute Group of Companies.  Our very own Kathy Ethier celebrated her 10 year anniversary with the company.  The Absolute team put together a special lunch party for Kathy to celebrate all she has done for us over the past 10 years. For those of you who know Kathy, you know

Earlier this week we featured an article that spoke to the use of medical plastics and injection molding to create sensors that would help surgeons properly align the knee in a knee replacement surgery.  Another area of focus that plastics is playing a large role is in the advancement of device development for diabetes.  There have been numerous  patents recently