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3-D printing & plastics’ future


May 31, 2013 2:44 pm ET

3-D printing can revolutionize recycling by making it directly profitable to consumers as well as practical and easy.

Plastic gun draws eyes to 3-D printing


May 10, 2013 2:30 pm ET

WASHINGTON — Politicians, the Pentagon and even the State Department are getting riled up about a plastic gun made by Texas law student Cody Wilson with a three-dimensional printer. Which is just what Wilson wanted.

3-D printing institute awards $4.5 million to six projects


March 21, 2013 12:20 pm ET

YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO — The new 3-D printing institute in Youngstown has awarded $4.5 million to six research projects designed to help turn the process into a more mainstream manufacturing technique.

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WM rebranded as Novation


February 15, 2013 1:19 pm ET

WM Plastics Inc. is taking on a new name — Novation Industries. The new name better illustrates the firm's comprehensive product-development services.

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