The winter storm that disrupted resin production is prompting a potential layoff at Bedford Reinforced Plastics Inc.

Auxiliary equipment manufacturers automate clean rooms to make critical medical devices, supply robots to package products, develop scanners for reverse engineering, and now they have a chance to play a greater role in the rebuilding of U.S. infrastructure.

As company moved to bigger site in New Jersey, it also better positioned itself to meet demand for recycled content.

Light-guided material selection designed to prevent operator errors with new radio-frequency identification system.

The technology is new to the plastics industry but has been used in the pharmaceutical industry for a while.

Medical demand, calls for a circular economy and digital upgrades are behind a lot of the developments made in a year fraught with COVID-19 challenges.

Company takes aim at compounding recycled materials, biodegradable plastics to help customers offer more sustainable products.

Upgrades made to extrusion blow molding machines that produce bottles for household cleaners, sanitizers and detergents.

Arburg Allrounder molding machines and Freeforming additive manufacturing equipment now come with IoT gateway as standard feature to network with software, platforms for collecting process data, remote servicing, production monitoring and detailed planning.

Company harmonized pump features from acquired businesses to improve performance of its high-capacity BKG BlueFlow brand melt pumps.

The OMG PVE 64 Series offers additional sizes of form areas, other improvements for producing clear, opaque blisters, clamshells, trays and cups.

Company officials see Zhafir brand machines as a new opportunity for electrics, expect enhanced capability and affordability to appeal to processors for general-purpose and high-end applications.