CHICAGO (June 24, 3:45 p.m. EDT) — Bringing a metal product to a plastics show might be confusing to some, but it makes perfect sense to compounder RTP Co. (Booth N8523). Winona, Minn.-based RTP is ...

Thermoset compound leader Bulk Molding Compounds Inc. has purchased top competitor Rodgers Engineering Corp. of Addison, Ill. No purchase price was disclosed in the deal, which includes bulk molding ...

Established in 1982, Romeo RIM Inc. (Romeo, MI, US) commands >70% of the North American market for energy-absorbing bumpers on vehicles such as transit buses, airport shuttles and light trucks, made ...

Powder injection molding (PIM), which includes metal injection molding (MIM) and ceramic injection molding (CIM), is a cutting-edge manufacturing process for intricate, high-volume precision ...

Once upon a time, glass-mat thermoplastic (GMT) composites were nearly the only option for engineers searching for increased stiffness, strength, and toughness in a polymeric material with a ...

Japan’s Ube Industries, Ltd. has acquired a majority stake Spanish compounder Repol S.L. through its subsidiary UBE Corporation Europe S.A.U. (UCE), which acquired a majority of the shares of Repol at ...

Extrusion and injection molding are the most important conversion techniques used by the thermoplastics processing industry. Certain factors need to be considered before a thermoplastics material is ...

ExxonMobil, Milliken and Ravago have developed high-performance polypropylene (PP) compounds that incorporate recycled ...

A large lot of plastic-packaged ICs is on its way to surface-mounting. The components have passed electrical inspection, where those having functional defects were removed. They have passed optical ...