Dow’s packaging and specialty plastics segment saw a 26% decline in net sales versus a year ago, according to the company’s third-quarter earnings report released Tuesday. The company reported net ...

Until she retired in September 2021, Clare Goldsberry reported on the plastics industry for more than 30 years. In addition to the 10,000+ articles she has written, by her own estimation, she is the ...

Currently, Teamvantage (www.teamvantage.com) is in the process of moving into the company’s new 111,000-sq-ft, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Forest Lake, MN, which will house expanded ISO ...

New research from late last month found that mining operations in the western United States were creating mineral dust that ended up in the snowpack of the Rockies. In some cases, the dust was found ...

Paul D.Q. Campbell is the author of Plastic Component Design, Basic Fixture Design, and Introduction of Measuration and Calibration from Industrial Press. A graduate of the University of Central ...

Shivani Srivastava is a marketing and communication lead at ChemBizR, a boutique business research and consulting partner of global chemicals companies.ChemBizR helps customers address critical ...

Using the wrong O-rings can cause machinery failure in any production facility or laboratory. Machine failure can cause severe accidents and expensive damages. Learning what an O-ring is comprised of ...

In medical engineering and in the pharmaceutical industry, elastomer gaskets are often used in injection and infusion systems in order to fulfil the primary requirement of ensuring the integrity of ...

Vortex core pins and plugs are made of Porcerax II, a porous, sintered metal. Because the material is 25% air by volume, it vents gas without the need for a separate venting component. As a result, ...

Detectable plastics and rubber are essential in preventing contamination risks in industries like food production and pharmaceuticals, where safety is critical. This paper discusses how Eriez PolyMag ...

Earlier this week, the Plastics Industry Association's Committee on Equipment Statistics (CES) reported that North American shipments of primary plastics machinery for injection molding and extrusion ...

Sumitomo (SHI) Demag makes Moog valves standard on El-Exis SP machines Sumitomo (SHI) Demag makes Moog valves standard on El-Exis SP machines By using a spool geometry to create rapid switching ...