Extruder Intek Plastics, based in Hastings, MN, has acquired injection molding company Five Star Plastics, located in Eau Claire, WI. Both companies are family-owned. Intek said that the acquisition ...

Spectrum Minnesota (Spectrum) is a precision injection molder of advanced thermoplastics selling primarily into the medical and surgical, defense, and aerospace fields. The move formally represents a ...

Thermoplastic pipe extruder Ipex USA LLC acquired Silver-Line Plastics Corp., which manufactures pipe at four U.S. sites. Founded in 1962, Asheville, N.C.-based Silver-Line produces a broad range of ...

Custom extruder Pexco LLC is growing again, acquiring Greensboro, N.C.-based Exlon Extrusion Inc. This marks the seventh acquisition for Johns Creek, Ga.-based Pexco since it was acquired by private ...

In a world that’s literally awash in plastic waste, it seems a pity to have to buy fresh rolls of plastic filament to feed our 3D-printers, only to have them generate yet more plastic waste. Breaking ...

Plastic extrusion operators are manufacturing workers that feed, calibrate, monitor and maintain extruding machines. These machines play an important role in the automotive, construction and aerospace ...

India-based Steer World is offering what it calls a first-of-its-kind method to recycle crosslinked polyethylene (PEX) plastic using its custom Omega Twin-Screw Extrusion Technology. PEX is used in ...

Mass-Vac, Inc. has introduced a high-capacity vacuum inlet trap designed for plastic extrusion processes that removes volatile materials which can damage the pump.

Didyou know that 3D printing generates a lot of plastic waste? This mayseem odd at first, but every enthusiast knows the amount of plasticthat gets wasted before any successful printing is done.