Catherine Kavanaugh

Officials of the injection molding machine builder say medical and packaging markets comprise about two-thirds of sales and the electronics market has picked up.

Eighteen months ago, machine builders and plastics industry suppliers faced the stark reality that international travel for business still wasn't safe because of the COVID-19 virus.

The Sphere Oven SO 1.60 is the result of research within the small parts market and with it Rotoline seeks to revolutionize the rotational moulding process.

Company president says more space needed for production-scale testing; 'attractive' space, flexible schedules needed to lure talent.

Italy's Piovan Group building plant in China to manufacture automation equipment, serve as HQ in Asia

The beverage company is teaming up with Ocean Cleanup to install trash interceptors across 15 polluted rivers over the next 18 months.

Corsico, Italy-based PlastiBlow srl is focused on developments to use recycled or post-consumer material with extrusion blow moulding machines.

Troisdorf, Germany-based extrusion equipment manufacturer Reifenhäuser Group acquired a majority stake in Kdesign GmbH, a manufacturer of air cooling rings and measuring systems for blown film extrusion lines, located just 20 minutes away from its headquarters.

The Vinyl Institute's sustainability council recognizes U.S. manufacturers for their work to boost recycling.

Injection moulding machine builder Engel Austria GmbH is looking at back-to-back annual sales declines of 20 percent, in part because automotive manufacturing slowdowns caused by the pandemic exacerbated other problems in that market.

Rheinböllen, Germany – Hahn Automation Süd in Villingen-Schwenningen, which was formerly Invotec Deutschland GmbH, is being developed into a technology center for the healthcare sector.

Flexible packaging machine manufacturer Windmöller & Hölscher said it had more than 2,000 visitors from 120 countries tune into online press demonstrations, technical sessions and meetings during its first virtual expo held June 24 and 25.

Engel Austria GmbH says it will launch an extremely compact, high-output injection moulding machine in October that provides low unit costs even in a cleanroom environment.

Milan-based machinery maker Negri Bossi SpA employees and its injection moulding machines are part of two efforts to produce personal protective equipment for Italian communities hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.