Idaho and Washington molders merge
Accurate Molded Plastics of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, and Mold-Rite Inc. of Woodinville, Wash., merged under the new holding company Sound-Rite Plastics Inc.
Tessy expanding in Van Buren, NY
Tessy Plastics Corp. is investing $31 million to nearly double the space of its factory in Van Buren, N.Y., as the custom injection molder brings molding and assembly of its underarm deodorant packaging and other consumer products into a central...
Placon buys Brookdale Plastics, adds to its medical, retail packaging
Packaging thermoformer Placon Corp. has purchased custom packaging manufacturer Brookdale Plastics Inc. for an undisclosed amount, the companies announced July 20.
Cefalo finds the link between nursing and HR
Plastics wasn't Nancy Cefalo's first career, but her experiences as a registered nurse bring surprising insight to her position as director of human resources at Mack Molding Co.
Companies strike deal on water soluble film technology
MonoSol LLC and MonoSol Rx LLC, two separate companies, have struck a licensing agreement covering the use of intellectual property.
Hagge stepping down at AptarGroup
AptarGroup Inc. needs to find a new leader as current CEO Stephen Hagge will retire by the end of the year.
Nelipak buys medical thermoformer in Puerto Rico
Nelipak Corp. has expanded its footprint in the Caribbean, buying Tegrant Alloyd Brands of Puerto Rico Inc., a thermoformer in Juncos, Puerto Rico, on July 7.
MedAccred to track medical industry standards
Medical injection molders can now make sure they are meeting industry-wide standards with the latest audit criteria from supply chain auditor MedAccred.
Mack Molding keeps an eye toward future technologies
Mack Molding Inc. is looking to the future with a new head of business development.
Röchling building its medical packaging business
German plastics processor Röchling Group is investing 35 million euros ($38.7 million) as it boosts its presence in the pharmaceutical and medical packaging industry.
Clear-on-clear plastic laser welding introduced
Branson Ultrasonics Corp. has teamed with Sono-Tek Corp. to use Clearweld additive technology from Gentex Corp. to create Simultaneous Through-Transmission Infrared (STTIr) laser welding technology — capable of meeting medical device...
Medical market inches ahead on using 3-D printing
3-D printing is on the rise and nowhere else in the plastics industry does this technology have the chance of being a market-disrupting, direct-to-consumer factor than the medical end market.
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