May layoffs significantly decreased to 158 workers compared to over 400 in April. Wisconsin's unemployment rate rose slightly to 3.3%, remaining below the national average. Milwaukee/Waukesha area ...

There are essentially three widely used technologies for manufacturing plastic products: Injection molding, extrusion, and blow molding. Injection molding is the most commonly used process for the ...

Some tea bags release billions of tiny plastic particles when immersed in hot water, creating tea that can harm your health and increase your risk of cancer—but not all tea is equally as dangerous.

Two weeks after historic flooding overtook Impact Plastics in Erwin, Tennessee, investigations are continuing into the company that was unknown to many until at least five of its employees were killed ...

Correction: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated the time when employees of Impact Plastics in Erwin, Tennessee, were allowed to leave. The correct time is 10:50 a.m., one hour later ...

Plastic bottles and bags can be vaporised into chemical building blocks and turned into new plastics with all the properties of virgin material. There are hurdles still to overcome, but the new ...

Recycling is no longer an option but a necessity for plastics processors who want to thrive in the future. The plastics industry faces increasing pressure to provide sustainable solutions that are ...

An injection molded, threaded cap made from a 3D-printed metal mold insert, right, created on a Mantle P-200 machine. Within reach of you right now are probably five to 10 plastic products, or parts ...

Technically, it exists. But here’s what to think about when shopping. Credit...Naomi Anderson-Subryan Supported by By Hiroko Tabuchi On the face of it, biodegradable plastic is a miracle. It looks ...

Oscar and Christine Gross started J&O Plastics in 1982 with three injection machines on an unfinished barn floor in Lodi. By the late 1990s, the company had grown to become the largest supplier for Mr ...

Injection molding is one of the technologies that makes the world go round. But what does it actually look like to go through the whole process to get a part made? [Achim Haug] wrote up a blog post ...