Davis-Standard LLC
Davis-Standard LLC, the Pawcatuck, Conn.-based maker of extrusion, converting and thermoforming equipment, is growing in China.
The Pawcatuck, Conn.-based maker of extrusion and converting equipment has bought Thermoforming Systems LLC in Union Gap, Wash.
Norton C. Wheeler Jr., who joined Davis-Standard in 1951 and enjoyed a career that spanned six decades, died Sept. 29 at his home in Mystic, Conn., the city where he was born in 1921. He was 96.
Screws are the backbone of the plastics industry, the method of melting and conveying plastic pallets into a mold or die. But consider what is needed for screw replacements in extrusion — that's the subject of this month's Best Practices.
Davis-Standard LLC has announced its DS Activ-Check system for continuous extruder predictive monitoring, in response to the demand for “smart” technology.
Sigma Plastics Group has added a hygienic film line to its recent equipment buying spree,
buying a Davis-Standard LLC 2.5-meter cast film production line at NPE2018.
Davis-Standard LLC is adding to its film converting equipment portfolio with the acquisition of blown film machinery maker Brampton Engineering Inc.
Equipment maker Davis-Standard rolled out a global brand refresh at NPE2018 in Orlando, focusing on the customer, with the goal "to provide complete and total solutions when they're looking for ways to improve productivity and profitability in their operations," said Jim Murphy, president and CEO.
"It's the American dream," said former Davis-Standard president Robert Ackley. "I don't know if anybody does that anymore. Who goes to work for a company for their lifetime now?"
Leaders from the plastics machinery, materials, recycling, packaging and trade association will join the Plastics Hall of Fame at an awards dinner at NPE2018. The Plastics Academy announced the 10 new members Jan. 4, and will induct them May 6 at NPE in Orlando, Fla.
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