Bill Bregar

Senior Staff Reporter

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(330) 203-5991

Bregar had five years of daily newspaper reporting experience and had been an assistant editor of Restaurant Management magazine before joining Plastics News as a reporter prior to the publication's launch in 1989. A 1983 journalism graduate of Ohio University, he was promoted to senior reporter in January 1996.

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Recent Stories
Obituary: Thomas Winstead, Cubitainer inventor, Hedwin co-founder

Thomas W. Winstead, who co-founded plastics packaging maker Hedwin Corp. in 1946 and invented the Cubitainer collapsible cube-shaped container with a recessed spout for pouring liquids, died Jan. 14. He was 101.
Saving energy, and carbon, are goals for Plastek Industries

Plastek Industries Inc. has embarked on a five-year plan to replace hydraulic injection presses with energy-efficient all-electric and hybrid machines.
Israel-based BOS Imdecol opens US office

An Israeli manufacturer of robotic in-mold labeling systems for injection molding and blow molding, BOS Imdecol, has opened a North American sales and technical support office in Dallas.
Branson to close NY site after 40 years of production

Branson Ultrasonics is closing a longtime factory in Honeoye Falls, N.Y., south of Rochester, and will transfer work to Connecticut.
What's a good gift for your cobot? Batteries?

Give your collaborative robot a gift card. Take your cobot out for lunch. It's OK. Heavy Metal gives you permission, because January is National Cobot Awareness Month.
California-based Merrick Engineering moving headquarters to Texas

The company is spending $33 million to build a 400,000-square-foot manufacturing and distribution facility and corporate office. The investment total also includes new equipment.
X-Rite, Pantone systems improve color performance

According to the companies, the MA-5 QC is the first instrument on the market to include an on-screen temperature preview to help users identify how the temperature of the sample might affect color data.
Weisstechnik unveils new laboratory ovens

At K 2019, Weisstechnik, the German maker of environmental simulation equipment and ultrasonic and optical welding machines, introduced a new generation of laboratory ovens under the brand Vötshoven.
MTI debuts Flex-line heating/cooling mixer combination

MTI said the devices control their operation autonomously as a function of actual process parameters, providing constant processing conditions in spite of changes in process and ambient conditions.
Finland's Fortum rolls out recycled PP with bio-based fiber

Fortum Corp., a Finland-based clean energy company, announced just before K 2019 that it was bringing to market a plastic compound made out of recycled plastic and natural cellulose fiber, called Fortum Circo PP CF.
EconCore targets auto industry for Organosandwich system

For the first time, several prototypes of an Organosandwich component was displayed at K 2019, at the booth of EconCore NV, the maker of honeycomb production systems in Leuven, Belgium.
Brabender upgrade equipment, software in push to 4.0

The company, based in Duisburg, Germany, manufactures equipment for bulk material weighing, feeding, discharging, controlling and flow metering.
Concours Mold buys Valiant Tool and Mold

Concours Mold Inc., one of the largest mold makers in North America, is buying Valiant Tool and Mold Inc., its first acquisition since it was purchased by private equity firm Crestview Partners last year.
Hasco Hasenclever expands machining operations

Hasco Hasenclever GmbH & Co. KG, the maker of mold tooling components, is investing in its machining operations at its headquarters plant in Lüdenscheid, Germany.
Belgium's Paneltim expanding to US

Paneltim NV of Lichtervelde, Belgium, a maker of lightweight and strong plastic sandwich panels, is opening a U.S. facility in Plymouth, Mich.