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As technology advances with the rise of Industry 4.0, manufacturing automation is transforming the tool and die shop floor.

By using a spool geometry to create rapid switching between operating modes on the injection axis, Moog was able to boost the injection and ejection speed of Sumitomo (SHI) Demag’s new El-Exis SP ...

Carolina Color Corp., (Salisbury, NC) a family-owned business founded in 1967, announced an expansion to its Salisbury, NC facility. Carolina Color manufactures color concentrates for the plastics ...

Processing Technologies International (PTi; Aurora, IL), a global manufacturer of high-performance sheet extrusion machinery, has received a U.S. patent for its new roll lock-out system which stops ...

When China stopped accepting recycled materials from the United States and Europe, it exposed the shortcomings of mechanical recycling. Fortunately, existing and emerging technologies offer other ...

Paul Wilkie brings four decades of injection molding expertise to his writing. Starting in the automotive industry in 1978, he built a career working with world-leading manufacturers in the injection ...

Now that PI ProcessBook is headed toward extinction, many process manufacturers are faced with the challenge of replacing the tools they’ve depended on for years. But how to go about replacing ...

As demand for healthcare surges, the global syringe market is forecasted to reach $18.5 billion by 2026, with an estimated 7 billion additional units of global syringe production capacity required to ...

B&C Round-up: Ply Gem acquires Mitten Consolidation continues in the building and construction market with the acquisition of Mitten Inc. by Ply Gem Industries Inc. Mitten, a Canadian manufacturer and ...

Tech Mold Inc., a Tempe, AZ-based mold manufacturer of high-volume, multicavity molds for the medical disposable, packaging (caps and closures), and consumer markets, has invested just under $1 ...