Before his current freelance business, Rick Lingle was Senior Technical Editor for PlasticsToday where he worked for seven years. Prior to that he also worked for Packaging Digest for about 20 years, ...

Stephen Moore has been with PlasticsToday and its preceding publications Modern Plastics and Injection Molding since 1992, throughout this time based in the Asia Pacific region, including stints in ...

Doug Thorpe, senior director of Process Technology & Engineering at Freudenberg Medical, brings four decades of experience in medical injection molding.He spearheads T.I.M.E., an initiative to analyze ...

Tech Mold Inc. (Tempe, AZ), a leading designer and manufacturer of high-quality, high-cavitation injection molds for the medical, pharmaceutical, consumer, and cap and closure markets, announced that ...

In this webinar we will be covering key maintenance and refurbishment practices for injection molding hot runner systems that help molders operate at optimal performance levels. We will look at ...

As technology advances with the rise of Industry 4.0, manufacturing automation is transforming the tool and die shop floor. Machines are being integrated with Big Data, the Internet of Things (IoT), ...

The first half of 2024 has been marked by significant activity and resilience within the plastics industry despite numerous challenges. This article explores the key trends shaping the sector this ...

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 ...

BioAmber’s new facility now ramping up to commercial scale BioAmber’s new facility now ramping up to commercial scale. Following the commissioning and opening at the beginning of August of BioAmber’s ...

Sustainable caskets designed for end of life Sustainable caskets designed for end of life. When Marieke Havermans’ mother-in-law died, the family was given a catalog to browse through by the funeral ...

Fundamentals of designing and manufacturing elastomer medical gaskets Fundamentals of designing and manufacturing elastomer medical gaskets. In medical engineering and in the pharmaceutical industry, ...

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 ...