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Toolmaker not run-of-the-mill
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. (Nov. 19, 6 p.m. ET) -- Paragon Die & Engineering Co. is going big with its plans to diversify its production. Very big. The Grand Rapids-based toolmaker invested $3.5 million on a double-gantry five-axis milling machine that measures 60 feet by 12 feet — or about the size of a typical carwash. November 19, 2009
Report: Onex planning IPO for Husky
TORONTO (Updated Nov. 17, 10:20 a.m. ET) -- Major Canadian private equity firm Onex Corp. is planning an initial public offering for Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd., according to a report in the Toronto Globe & Mail. Onex plans to sell its stake in the Bolton, Ontario-based maker of injection presses, robots, PET preform molds and hot runners in the next few months, potentially raising US$1.3 billion, according to the report. November 15, 2009
Delphi headliner at SPE awards
LIVONIA, MICH. (Nov. 12, 8:45 p.m. ET) -- The news is in -- SPE tonight revealed the winners in its annual Automotive Innovation Awards competition. This year's grand prize goes to a radio housing developed by Delphi Automotive LLP and chosen by GM for use in its Tahoe sport utility vehicle. Numerous other parts and processes also were honored for their innovation. November 12, 2009
Husky contracts out parts distribution
BOLTON, ONTARIO (Nov. 10, 4 p.m. ET) -- Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd. is contracting out its parts distribution activities. Husky Chief Operating Officer Keith Carlton said the move will improve distribution because Caterpillar Logistics Services Inc. is close to a primary shipping hub in Louisville, Ky., and it offers longer shipping hours. November 10, 2009
Top Grade selects APTI as global agent
MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO (Nov. 9, 11:05 a.m ET)  — Top Grade Molds Ltd. has appointed Automated Plastics Tooling Intelligence Group as its exclusive and independent global agent. November 9, 2009
Ky. toolmaker invests $1.3 million to expand
OWENSBORO, KY. (Nov. 6, 11:10 a.m. ET) -- Tool and die maker Industrial Mold & Machine Co. is expanding and adding larger and more efficient equipment so it can offer a wider range of services to its customers. The Owensboro-based company is investing more than $1.3 million to add 16,000 square feet to its existing 23,000 square feet. November 6, 2009
Political leaders in Illinois and Florida lobby hard for the next NPE
CHICAGO (Oct. 30, 12:15 p.m. ET) -- Chicago and Orlando each want to be the home of the 2012 and 2015 NPE trade show, and big-name politicians are making their case. SPI President and CEO Bill Carteaux met on Oct. 28 with Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley -- in Daley’s office -- and Carteaux has also discussed the issue with the mayor of Orange County, Fla., and the governors of Illinois and Florida. SPI’s 12-person NPE executive committee will have the final vote, and Carteaux said they plan to make a decision by the end of the year. October 30, 2009
Hewitt Molding upgrades for medical work
OAKFORD, IND. (Oct. 28, 4:10 p.m. ET) — Custom injection molder Hewitt Molding Co. has upgraded its in-house tool and manufacturing center with the addition of a Makino S56, high speed, hard milling, computer numerically controlled work center. October 28, 2009
Toolmakers developing ways to maximize data
WALLACEBURG, ONTARIO (Oct. 26, 10:20 a.m. ET) — The toolmakers at Arrk Canada Inc. are part of a digital evolution. For years, mold makers have used com­puters to aid in designing and manufacturing tools. But now they are pushing computers to do more and, in the process, improving lean manufacturing. October 26, 2009
Toolmakers testing mettle of aluminum
STERLING HEIGHTS, MICH. (Oct. 26, 10 a.m. ET) — Aluminum tooling for mainstream injection molded auto parts is continuing to gather interest, with Ford Motor Co. executives urging mold makers and molders alike to learn more about using it. October 26, 2009
Top Grade, AptiGroup team up
MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO (Oct. 26, 9:55 a.m. ET)  — Injection mold toolmaker Top Grade Molds Ltd. has joined an alliance that will help it expand its sales globally in caps and closures, as part of a group of packaging production companies marketed by AptiGroup. October 26, 2009
Electroform purchases 8th press
ROCKFORD, ILL. (Oct. 26, 9:45 a.m. ET)  — Mold maker Electroform Co. Inc. has added an eighth injection molding press to the fleet at its research and development facility as part of a manufacturing cell for automated production. October 26, 2009
MassPlastics exhibitors optimistic
FITCHBURG, MASS. (Oct. 23, 2:55 p.m. ET) -- Despite the economic downtown and a smaller presence, MassPlastics 2009 remains an important New England event, according to organizers. “We do the show because it is a statement for the region. It is not just to show the history of plastics, but to show that there is lot of diversity here, from medical devices to defense work to staple consumer goods -- that’s the primary reason,” said David McKeehan, president of the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce. October 23, 2009
Sheriff's sale slated for Sipco building
MEADVILLE, PA. (Oct. 23, 2:50 p.m. ET) -- The former Sipco Molding Technologies building, which once housed one of Meadville’s prominent tool and die mold companies, will be sold at a sheriff’s sale Nov. 6. October 23, 2009
Northern Engraving closes Luxco Division
SPARTA, WIS. (Oct. 20, 2:25 p.m. ET) — Northern Engraving Corp. is closing its Luxco Division tool and die shop because of “significant, unanticipated decreases” in sales and new tooling orders for its U.S. auto and appliance industry customers. October 20, 2009

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