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SAN DIEGO — The American Mold Builders Association has raised more than $50,000 in the past three years to support the iWarriors program, which provides iPads for wounded veterans. Learn more in this PN video exclusive.

SCHAUMBURG, ILL. — Laurie Harbour, above, president and CEO of consultant firm Harbour Results Inc., details the firm's global assessment of toolmakers in this video interview from the American Mold Builders Association conference in Schaumburg.

The iconic red cup is getting a makeover courtesy of a new Arizona company that's using the cup's design cues in a new line of reusable glasses. In this PN video, Red Cup Living LLC founder Michael Romley displays samples of the firm's offerings at the International Home + Housewares Show in Chicago.

ANAHEIM, CALIF. — Conair Group Inc. of Cranberry Township, Pa., teamed with extruder maker American Kuhne of Ashaway, R.I., and control specialist Zumbach Electronics Corp. of Mount Kisco, N.Y., to demonstrate close-tolerance extrusion of microbore medical tubing.

DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. has put a lot engineering into its EcoBoost line of engines, which promise improved efficiency from smaller engines. But that engineering will not draw customers if they don't like the sound of those engines. So Ford worked with a group of suppliers to develop a way to tune that sound.

DETROIT — The drive to get more miles out of a gallon of gasoline is prompting U.S. automakers to bring an additional plastic part to the front of cars and trucks.

Rotofugi isn’t your kid’s toy store. Located on the border of Chicago’s Lincoln Park and Lakeview neighborhoods, the designer toy store and art gallery sells a plethora of figures aimed at adult collectors and designed and sculpted by artists, ranging from miniature zombie marshmallows to giant colorful monsters. Its newest additi...

Big automakers are acting way too cautious to meet the 2025 deadline to average 54.5 mpg, according to pioneering light-car designers. If that's the average, it means car fleets are going to need some models that get many more miles per gallon than that. And it isn’t easy, said Oliver Kuttner, founder and CEO of Edison2, which developed a gasoline-...

Big automakers are acting way too cautious to meet the 2025 deadline to average 54.5 mpg, according to pioneering light-car designers. If that's the average, it means car fleets are going to need some models that get many more miles per gallon than that. And it isn’t easy, said Oliver Kuttner, founder and CEO of Edison2, which developed a gasoline-...

A group of global resin suppliers and Chinese automobile companies have formed a technology alliance to increase the amount of plastic used in the country's cars, close the sizable gap with global auto companies and boost fuel efficiency of domestic vehicles. The International Auto Lightweight Technology Alliance, announced Nov. 28 at a conference ...