Spartech names new CEO
Spartech announced today that John Inks has been promoted to CEO. Inks previously served as COO for the St. Louis-based manufacturer of engineered thermoplastics and custom packaging. Inks has served...
View ArticleFreudenberg Medical opens new HQ in larger Mass. factory
Freudenberg Medical announced today that it has completed construction of a new medical manufacturing operation in Beverly, Mass. The new building will serve as Freudenberg Medical’s global...
View ArticleSyBridge enters medtech market with acquisition of X-Cell Tool & Mold
SyBridge Technologies announced that it has completed the acquisition of X-Cell Tool & Mold, marking its first acquisition in the medical tooling industry. Fairview, Pa.-based X-Cell manufactures...
View ArticlePTI Engineered Plastics wins ‘best workplace’ award
PTI Engineered Plastics has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2020 honor by The Detroit Free Press. The list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by...
View ArticleSpectrum Plastics acquires PeelMaster Medical
Spectrum Plastics Group announced that it has closed on the acquisition of PeelMaster Medical Packaging. Based in Niles, Ill., PeelMaster is a full-service converter of sterile flexible packaging to...
View ArticleSpartech acquires TufPak
Custom packaging manufacturer Spartech announced today that it acquired stock engineered plastic film manufacturer Tufpak for an undisclosed amount. Ossipee, N.H.-based Tufpak develops plastic films...
View ArticleCovestro tests plastics against high-strength hospital disinfectants
Covestro announced that it recently teamed with disinfectant manufacturer Metrex to test five different Covestro polycarbonate materials against three of Metrex’s products, which are widely used...
View ArticlePlastic Molding Manufacturing adds 5 molding machines
Plastic Molding Manufacturing (Hudson, Mass.) announced that it has added five new injection molding and two coordinate measuring machines in upgrades to its manufacturing and quality operations. The...
View ArticleFreudenberg Medical expands U.S. molding operations
Freudenberg Medical announced that it has expanded injection molding operations at its Baldwin Park, Calif., operation, which is focused on thermoplastics. Freudenberg Medical Baldwin Park has added...
View ArticleIntegrated Polymer Solutions acquires IRP Group
Integrated Polymer Solutions (“IPS”), a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management, announced this week that it has acquired IRP Group. IRP designs and manufacturers elastomeric sealing...
View ArticleHoffer Plastics gains MedAccred certification again
Injection molding company Hoffer Plastics (South Elgin, Ill.) announced that it has received the MedAccred re-certification from not-for-profit medtech audit provider MedAccred. MedAccred is a...
View ArticleSeisa Medical acquires ProtoQuick and Peridot
Seisa Medical announced that it acquired ProtoQuick and Peridot to add to its plastics and metals capabilities. El Paso, Texas-based Seisa’s acquisition of the two Bay Area companies offers added...
View ArticleEvco Plastics adds Ga. plant for medtech production
Evco Plastics (DeForest, Wis.) announced today that it recently purchased a new facility for white room and liquid silicone rubber molding near Calhoun, Ga. The CAL 2 facility has room for 20 injection...
View ArticleSpartech sold to private equity firm
A private equity firm has purchased Spartech in partnership with Spartech’s existing management team, the companies announced today. Headquartered in St. Louis, Mo., Spartech has an innovation center...
View ArticleWestfall Technik names Mark Gomulka as CEO
Westfall Technik’s board of directors has nominated Mark Gomulka to lead the company. Gomulka joined the Las Vegas–based plastics manufacturer as SVP in January 2020. Before that, he led Flex’s medical...
View ArticleTessy Plastics has a deal for a new campus in New York
Tessy Plastics today said it has a deal to buy a three-building campus totaling about 1.5 million square feet in Webster, New York. The three buildings — 200, 210 and 214 at 800 Phillips Road, formerly...
View ArticleFDA requests safety testing of replacement foam in Philips sleep devices recall
The FDA said it has requested additional safety testing on the material used to repair Royal Philips (NYSE:PHG) sleep therapy devices recalled for foam that could harm patients using them. The Class I...
View ArticleFDA says Philips knew about toxic foam for years before massive recall
The FDA said it observed potential violations of federal medical device safety rules when inspecting a Philips Respironics manufacturing facility connected to the Class I recall of more than 15 million...
View ArticlePlastics and medical devices: Changes for safety and cost
The move toward polypropylene and polyethylene in medical devices requires new manufacturing and assembly solutions such as ultrasonic and laser welding. Didier Perret, Emerson Plastics are ubiquitous...
View ArticleMTD Micro Molding marks 50th anniversary
MTD Micro Molding announced that it is celebrating its 50th anniversary. The company, founded as a small tool and die shop in Richard J. Tully’s Charlton, Massachusetts, home’s basement, now functions...
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