Orders for motion control products jumped 17.7% in 2011, according to new statistics released by the Motion Control Association (MCA; www.MotionControlOnline.org), the industry’s global trade group. Gains also occurred in
Recognizing the growing interest in increasing recycled content in packaging as a sustainability strategy, GreenBlue’s (www.greenblue.org) Sustainable Packaging Coalition has released a report on the opportunities and challenges for using
A new spring Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE, www.4spe.org) FastTrack training program has just been announced. The topics have been designed to enhance injection molding, extrusion molding, blow molding and
FINAT (www.finat.com), the world-wide association for the self-adhesive labels and related products, announces the entry and participation details of its annual international labeling competition and the provisional program of its
PACK EXPO International 2012, which comes to Chicago’s McCormick Place October 28–31, has already seen space sales top 1 million net square feet. “Reaching this milestone this far out from
Allied Development Corp. (www.allied-dev.com) publishes “Barrier Materials for Flexible Packaging 2011 to 2016”, a global industry report which provides a clear and comprehensive analysis of barrier materials that restrict the
In a new global study from UL (Underwriters Laboratories), a world leader in advancing safety, food manufacturers identified product safety as a top business priority, but the majority of consumers
NCA Sponsors Sold-Out Confectionery Pavilion at PACK EXPO Int’l 2012 PMMI, the owner and producer of PACK EXPO International 2012 (McCormick Place, Chicago; October 28–31), announces The Confectionery Pavilion, sponsored
Ten pioneers who achieved advances in plastics technology and business development will be inducted into the Plastics Hall of Fame at a gala banquet during NPE2012, it was announced today
Answering the growing demand for education on your own time, at your own pace, and from wherever you are, IoPP is launching its first series of educational programs via the
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