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Medical Musings: Thumbs up for PC, down for PVC at J&J’s Ethicon unit

Friday, May 24th, 2013 | Permalink

All Sites Medical device manufacturers are the middlemen in the ongoing debate about safety of plastics. On the one hand are reports, often by prestigious organizations, showing a research project’s questioning of the health effects of a particular plastic. The research projects may or not be translatable to a whole population and the research protocol itself may be open to question. No matter, however, when the researchers issue a press release. The media reports that such and such a plastic is not safe for use. read more

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3D-printed plastic splint saves baby’s life

Friday, May 24th, 2013 | Permalink

3D bioprinting recently made a dramatic move from the world of science fiction and researcher’s fantasy to the real world of saving a baby’s life at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI). Tagging Options Domain:  All Sites Keywords:  3D printing biomaterial read more

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Chinaplas: Windmöller & Hölscher to open an office in Shanghai

Thursday, May 23rd, 2013 | Permalink

German-based Windmöller & Hölscher (W&H) is planning to increase its presence in China with an office in Shanghai featuring sales, service and maintenance, Philip Elder, W&H sales manager for China, told PlasticsToday . “We take China very seriously,” Elder said during Chinaplas 2013. “Asia-Pacific, as a whole, is such an important market for us and we have great confidence in the market.” read more

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Few thoughts about the Oklahoma tornado tragedy

Thursday, May 23rd, 2013 | Permalink

All Sites Guangzhou, China – Never thought I would write about Oklahoma with the byline of Guangzhou. But then again, I never anticipated seeing Moore, Oklahoma, a suburb just a few minutes away from my hometown of Norman, making the news in China. Yet, here we are. read more

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Chinaplas: Milliken files lawsuits to protect its IP

Thursday, May 23rd, 2013 | Permalink

Guangzhou, China – Stealing. It’s an age-old crime that continues to linger. But perhaps the most infuriating of them all, when it comes to the plastics industry, is intellectual property infringement. “Obviously, we have to protect our technology,” Wim Van De Velde, global Millad product line manager for Milliken & Co., told PlasticsToday . “This is why we take action to vigorously protect and defend the intellectual property.” Tagging Options Domain:  All Sites Keywords:  plastics packaging IP chinaplas milliken read more

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