Energy conservation saves our customers money!
At Advantech Plastics, we believe that energy conservation isn’t just good for the environment, it’s smart business. After all, if we can provide the highest level of plastic injection molding...
View ArticlePlastic Injection Molding Caps and Closures
No Cap on the Demand For Plastic Caps & Closures! Take a moment and examine the top of the next beverage bottle, drug vial or tooth paste tube you pick up. Odds are it’s topped off with a...
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Recycling Plastic Injection Molded Products
Recycling plastic is a hot topic these days: after all, more than 80% of Americans have access to a plastics recycling program. Interest is especially high among plastic injection molders, who would...
View ArticleHusky: One of our partners
Founded in 1953, Husky started as a small machine shop in a Toronto garage. The company quickly specialized in mold-making and grew into a leader in producing innovative, high speed injection molding...
View ArticleCaps and Closures in Europe
On the continent that made the cork closure famous (think wine bottle), plastic beverage caps and closures account for 40% of the European closure industry revenue, but nearly 60% of the market by...
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Toshiba All-Electric Injection Molding Machines
Advantech Plastics is proud to offer the high performance line of electric plastic injection molding machines manufactured by Toshiba Inc. The company’s watch words — “precise and steady molding”...
View ArticleClosing Comments: $10.4 Billion Caps And Closure Market By 2016
Boring. Banal. And worth a bundle. We’re talking about the U.S. caps and closures market, which is projected to reach $10.4 billion in 2016, representing 280 billion units. Do the math: that’s about a...
View ArticleBlend the dots?
Every plastic injection molding company has a choice in how to feed material to their process in order to produce a marketable product with the properties they need. Heretofore, most processors...
View ArticleA Healthy Business: Plastic Injection Molded Medical Supplies
Producing plastic parts for the medical industry is an exacting task. But it’s a business which gives our company tremendous satisfaction because we know the parts we supply are helping to improve or...
View ArticlePlastic Injection Molding… or Moulding?
Do a quick Google search of ”plastic injection molding“. Then do another for ”plastic injection moulding” and you will come up with two very different results. ”Moulding” is the European/world...
View ArticleOrganic Personal Care Market Is Looking Pretty Good!
Organic food was a 23-billion-dollar-plus business in 2012. That probably doesn’t shock you. But did you know the global demand for organic personal care products was over 7.6 billion in 2012 and is...
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New iPhone5 is ‘unapologetically plastic’, says Apple
The big news out of Apple this week is that the iconic company is introducing a newer, less expensive iPhone in tandem with its revised version of iPhone 5. Why is the new iPhone 5c ($99) more...
View ArticleAll-electric injection molding is powering growth
It’s no wonder all-electric plastic injection molding equipment is growing in popularity. Why? Unlike traditional hydraulic injection molding machines, which use energy even when not producing...
View ArticleNew process for molding airbag covers not just a lot of hot air
Airbag covers have long been a growing market for plastic injection molders who want to make inroads (pun intended!) into the plastic automotive parts business. However, heretofore, manufacturing...
View ArticleSmall parts, high tech!
Advantech Plastics is always researching the latest advances in plastic injection molding. That’s why we are interested in the M3 High Volume Micro Molding Machine will make its first public...
View ArticleSchool Daze: The Importance of Keeping Up With Plastic Injection Molding Trends
As much as we think we have learned about plastic injection molding over the course of our company history, there is always more to discover. That’s why we’re pleased to partner with companies like...
View ArticleThe Robots Are Coming!
From phone voice mail systems to vacuum cleaners, robots are now an essential part of our lives. It’s the same with plastic injection molding; increasingly, plastic injection molding companies are...
View ArticleK 2013 is history… and history making for plastic injection molding
The elite of the world’s plastic and rubber industry descended on Dusseldorf October 16-23, as the K 2013 International Trade Fair drew more than 230,000 attendees to this European business and...
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