ORLANDO, FLA. (May 8, 1:15 p.m. ET) — After displaying its bio-based plant containers at NPE2012 in Orlando, Iowa State University biopolymers and biocomposites researchers returned home to make up another 6,000 pots for beta testing this summer.
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Guangdong Yizumi Precision Machinery Co. Ltd., the Chinese company that bought the intellectual property of the 135-year-old HPM, is preserving two key historical pieces of equipment from the closed-down HPM factory in Mount Gilead, Ohio. CEO Richard Yan said the...
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ORLANDO, FLA. (May 9, 3:30 p.m. ET) -- How good has 2012 been so far for Gamma Meccanica North America, the U.S.-based joint venture operation of Italian-based plastics extrusion recycling equipment manufacturer Gamma Meccanica SpA? “By the end of the second quarter, our sales will be double what we did last year,” said Heath Sellers, president and general manager.
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ORLANDO, FLA. (May 17, 1:35 p.m. ET) -- Equipment manufacturer Thermoforming Systems LLC of Union Gap, Wash., introduced a model of its trim press with linear rail 5.0 heavy-duty guidance.
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• Syscon-PlantStar shows new scheduling module
• Rotary machine from Wilmington makes large containers
• Thailand's Labtech introduces tiny blown film line
• Thermo Fisher showcases lab extruder