Plastikos Takes Lead Role in Drug Delivery Market with Disposable Cartridge Components Made of TOPAS® Cyclic Olefin Copolymer

Precision Molded Parts Deliver Drug Compatibility,- High Purity, and Dimensional Stability ERIE, Pa. – Plastikos Inc., a leading custom injection molder, and its sister mold making company Micro Mold, both based in Erie, Pa., have successfully commercialized disposable cartridge components made of cyclic olefin polymer (COC) for wearable drug delivery devices for medications such as insulin...

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Color Consistency for Injection Molded Parts Poses a Challenge

Color Consistency for Injection Molded Parts Poses a Challenge

This becomes apparent when it comes to mating parts in any assembly where colors need to match 100 percent.-  Pre-colored plastic is used in the injection molding process so the molded part emerges in the specified color and finish.-  There is no need for painting, plating or other finishing steps. The color becomes an integral part of the component, and the color is not just on the surface....

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Improved Injection Molded Solutions for Embedded Electronics

Improved Injection Molded Solutions for Embedded Electronics

With the turn of the Century over molding embedded electronics has evolved from a niche into a market of its own within the expanding cable assembly industry. With printed circuit board assemblies becoming compact and cost effective when it comes to input/output (I/O) connections. Continued advancement in PCBA technology combined with an over molded package design, provide significant advantages...

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Teknor Apex and Arkema Team up to Make Housewrap Film Compounds with Renewable Content and Wide Choice of Film Permeabilities

Teknor Apex and Arkema Team up to Make Housewrap Film Compounds with Renewable Content and Wide Choice of Film Permeabilities

Teknor Apex Produces Multiple Compounds of Its Terraloy-® Bioplastic with Arkema’s Pebax-® Elastomer, Making Possible a Range of Breathable Films for Housewrap PAWTUCKET, RI, U.S.A.,- – Teknor Apex Company and Arkema Inc. have entered into a strategic alliance that will broaden the range of breathable films by combining Arkema’s Pebax-® thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) with Teknor Apex’s...

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Pigmented Plastic fuses color into injection molded products.

Used for decorating PE and PP plastic products, Polyfuze is composed of pigmented plastic that withstands all wear testing and is 100% permanent. Multi-colored technology- can be applied using traditional hot stamp machinery and fuses or welds into PE/PP plastic product as permanent part of product itself. Able to be recycled with PE/PP plastic products, polymer-based graphics solution can be...

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RTP Company to Begin Producing Nylon Bondable Santoprene TPV Compounds

WINONA, MINNESOTA, USA - Global custom engineered thermoplastics compounder RTP Company has licensed manufacturing rights from ExxonMobil Chemical for their patented Santoprene* TPV (thermoplastic vulcanizate) nylon bondable thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) product line.-  RTP Company has begun producing the products using the same Santoprene TPV technology to provide current users a seamless...

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Stäubli Connectors is a leader in plastics processing and quick mold change solutions, including mold loading, clamping, energy connection and transfer technology engineered to boost efficiency and productivity. This year at PLASTEC South, taking place March 6 - 7 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL, attendees will have the opportunity to experience Stäubli's latest...

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Myths for Purchasing Injection Molds and Injection Molded Parts

Myths for Purchasing Injection Molds and Injection Molded Parts

This information comes directly from the article 7 Myths on Purchasing Injection Molded Parts and Injection Molds written by Bill Tobin. Many companies think the purchasing of a mold is the tooling necessary to produce a part.-  While correct there are some considerations that need to be made before your purchase. Myth #1 Always buy the most economical mold.-  Economical does not necessarily...

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Industry's First Post-Consumer Recycled Line of Polystyrenes from Styrolution Showcased at the International Plastics Showcase, NPE 2012

Three grades of polystyrene each feature 25 percent PCR content CHANNAHON, Ill. - The industry's first line of polystyrene products containing post-consumer recycled (PCR) polystyrene will highlight Styrolution America LLC's presence at the upcoming NPE 2012 International Plastics Showcase in Orlando, which runs from April 2-5. The product line from Styrolution, the leading global styrenics...

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A. Schulman at NPE 2012: Where Performance, Appearance and Processing Meet

A. Schulman at NPE 2012: Where Performance, Appearance and Processing Meet AKRON, Ohio - A. Schulman, Inc. (Nasdaq-GS: SHLM), a leading global supplier of engineered plastics, masterbatches and specialty powders and distributor, will be featuring informative in-booth demonstrations showcasing innovations that have inspired the world of plastics at NPE 2012 in Orlando, Florida, April 1-5 in the...

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