Friday, May 31st, 2013 | Permalink
All Sites McKinsey & Co., the consulting firm, recently released its list of 12 disruptive technologies: ” Advances that will transform life, business, and the global economy “. This is always an interesting discussion. Some of it is pretty obvious, such as the “Cloud” and genomics. read more
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Liquidmetal injection molding: Is it disruptive or just a disruption?
Friday, May 3rd, 2013 | Permalink
A five-year slump in glass fiber pricing may soon be coming to an end. The industry built up global capacity just in advance of the Great Recession that began in 2008. As a result, prices dropped and have failed to match gains made in thermoset resins or competing materials such as steel and aluminum. Tagging Options Domain: All Sites Keywords: composites Owens Corning read more
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Major glass fiber price hikes loom
Thursday, April 25th, 2013 | Permalink
Bill Petrino, president of blowmolding machinery supplier Jomar Corp., passed away on April 20 while awaiting a bone marrow donor match. Petrino took over as president of Jomar in 1983 and over the next 30 years, helped grow the manufacturer of injection blowmolding machinery (IBM) into a global supplier, adding an office in the U.K. and sales representatives in more than 40 countries to support the more than 1000 Jomar machines installed around the world. Tagging Options Domain: All Sites Issue Date: PT – April 2013 Keywords: Bill Petrino Jomar Corp. blowmolding injection blowmolding IBM read more
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Jomar’s Bill Petrino passes away at 65
Wednesday, April 17th, 2013 | Permalink
Global assembly of light vehicles is forecast to reach 82.1 million units this year, representing 4 percent year-on-year growth. The fortunes of the global industry are split, however, along geographical lines according to the consulting company making the forecast. Tagging Options Domain: All Sites read more
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2013 auto production: 4% growth forecast; 82 million-plus units
Monday, April 8th, 2013 | Permalink
Japanese machine builder Nissei Plastic Industrial (Nagano) has completed construction of a plant in Thailand for manufacturing injection presses. Full-scale operation is slated to commence in May, with output targeted at Thailand, elsewhere in Southeast Asia, and West Asia, as well as utilizing FTA (Free Trade Agreement) and EPA (Economic Partnership Agreement) to strategize global sales. Tagging Options Domain: All Sites read more
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Nissei sets up second overseas production base in Thailand