Jim Callari Editorial Director

business 19 Jun 2020

‘Untapped Workforce’ Helps Drive Growth at MDI

Minnesota-based firm extrudes corrugated HDPE sheet and fabricates it into all kinds of tubs, totes, boxes, and trays for businesses that include Fortune 500 companies. Its model is unique: a manufacturer in a competitive business-to-business environment that has a mission of providing employment opportunities for people with disabilities—in an integrated and inclusive setting.

4 Jun 2020

Maguire Producing Easy-to-Install Flexible Shield as Coronavirus Guard

Jordan Defense Shield made of recyclable polyester, ships in a compact roll, and can be readily reinstalled as protection requirements change.

3 Jun 2020

Conveyors Available on Three-Day 'Quick Ship' Program

Dynamic Conveyor offers quick custom conveyor delivery program.

editorial 2 Jun 2020

How the Coronavirus Crisis Will Change Plastics Processing

Manufacturing as a whole will emerge stronger, more nimble and in a better position to capitalize on opportunities as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Recycled Materials 29 May 2020

Best Practices in Processing with Recycled Material

Inside: What brand owners are planning, and how processors ahead of the curve have already responded.

Postconsumer 22 May 2020

Blazing the Trail In Processing PCR for Corrugated Pipe

Just a decade ago, roughly 10% of HDPE corrugated pipes made by Advanced Drainage Systems used recycled material. That number is 65% now, and growing. Here’s how this processor became a pioneer in this field.

Injection Molding 18 May 2020

Nebraska Community College Heeds PPE Call in Cororavirus Crisis

Molds 550 pieces of headgear for face shields in the same time it took to produce one on a 3D printer. College has donated 11,500 completed face shields for use throughout Nebraska and 800 to Columbus Community Hospital, a local facility.

Medical 11 May 2020

Sheet Processor Adds Capacity in Coronavirus Fight

Laminex is venturing into APET for first time to make PPE in Mexico, after purchasing one of PTi’s demo production lines. The turnkey system will ultimately be used by Laminex for its packaging products.

Engineering Resins 6 May 2020

For Medical-Parts Molder, Better Chemical Resistance Just ‘Drops In’

Switch from PC/ABS to Eastman’s Tritan MXF copolyester helps PIM meet need for greater resistance to a wider range of disinfectants with no processing tradeoffs.

Biopolymers 5 May 2020

Eastman, Rotuba Collaborate on Face Shields for Coronavirus Pandemic

Compounder and profile extruder transitions its business operations from making pens to manufacturing face shields by utilizing an existing material.

Additive Manufacturing 1 May 2020

American Manufacturing Steps Up to the Coronavirus Challenge

Plastics processors are among the manufacturers that stepped up big-time in the face of the global COVID-19 pandemic. I’m proud to turn over this space this month to Rick Kline Jr., president of our parent company Gardner Business Media, whose comments below (edited) appeared originally March 31 in a OpEd piece published by the Wall Street Journal.