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Shale gas drilling demand prompts Raven to triple capacity in Texas

Raven Industries Inc.'s Engineered Films division has tripled the production capability at its Midland, Texas, facility to help meet demand for its durable geomembrane containment liners.
Say Plastics works on tooling expertise to stand out

Say Plastics Inc. is taking steps to better utilize its tooling system in the transportation market, and is using funds from Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern Pennsylvania to develop its abilities.
Austin Foam buying a division from Engineered Packaging

Austin Foam Plastics Inc. is expanding its Midwest presence with the acquisition of the protective packaging division of Springfield, Mo.-based Engineered Packaging Inc.
Genpak moving headquarters from New York to Charlotte

Updated — Food packaging manufacturer Genpak LLC plans to move its headquarters from Glens Falls, N.Y., to Charlotte, N.C., by this summer.
Maryland thermoformer Sailing Specialties seeks a buyer

Sailing Specialties Inc. owner and CEO Greig Parks plans to retire and has engaged merger and acquisition specialist Equity Partners HG to locate a buyer for his company.
Wisconsin molder Sussex IM adds big press and more space

Citing an increase in on-shoring work and a need for multiple services, custom molder Sussex IM Inc. recently installed its largest injection molding machine, a 955-ton KrausMaffei press.
New Jersey film manufacturer Dana Poly moves to new, larger location

Plastic bag and film maker Dana Poly Inc. recently unveiled its new home in Dover, N.J., and it offers more than three times the capacity of its former location.
Austin Foam certified as women's-owned business

The Pflugerville, Texas-based company, founded in 1978, is majority-owned by the daughters of Tim O'Hearn, who died in 2013. He was the company's first employee, and became majority owner in 2003.
Wisconsin molder Isometric adds a division for medical micromolding

Isometric Cos. Inc. is unveiling a new division, Isometric Micro Molding Inc., to concentrate on medical micromolding services.
Wilsonart buying Mississippi laminate panel factory

Wilsonart Engineered Services is acquiring manufacturing assets in Oxford, Miss., from Roseburg Forest Products.
New injection molding company opens in California

A new injection molding company, Clebae Infinique Tooling && Molding LLC, opened in January in Sacramento, Calif., seeking to bring back work that it has been done in China and also to develop a new clientele.
Luxexcel aims to 3-D print glasses

Luxexcel Group BV is working to perfect a system whereby each lens is individually printed without need for grinding, polishing or using a mold to produce the product.
Fabrik Industries opens molding plant in Illinois

Fabrik Industries Inc. unveiled its second facility during a Jan. 19 grand opening celebration in McHenry, Ill., attended by state, county and local officials.
Pyramid Plastics invests $1 million to 'keep up with the technology'

Pyramid Plastics Inc.'s $1 million investment during the past two years has seen it adding presses, a material drying system, pressurized water system and quality control machinery. Now it's brought in an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system to help bring that investment together.
German auto molder Kayser expanding in Kentucky

A. Kayser Automotive Systems USA LP plans to spent $26 million, add 100 employees and expand into a 60,000-square-foot facility next to its current operations in Fulton, Ky.