IMDA Announces 2017 Awards Competition Plastics Decorating Entries for the In-Mold Decorating Association's 11th Annual IMDA Awards Competition will be accepted beginning Feb. 1. All entries must be received by IMDA by April 15 to be considered. The 2017 competition will recognize the industry’s best in-mold labeled packaging and in-mold decorated durable … [Read more...] about IMDA Announces 2017 Awards Competition

Most-Read Stories of 2016 Plastics Decorating While work on Plastics Decorating's first issue of 2017 is well underway, we paused to see the topics with which our readers spent the most time in 2016. We found that readers often check through our archives, referring to information published in the last four years. The following stories, published in 2016, were … [Read more...] about Most-Read Stories of 2016

Tributek Develops Replacement Converters Plastics Decorating SUBMITTED Tributek, Elburn, Illinois, has developed two replacement converter models. The first, Model AM44C20RS, is a direct replacement for Branson CR-20S converters. This converter uses aluminum construction, SHV electrical connector and a single air inlet, and it is vented at the … [Read more...] about Tributek Develops Replacement Converters

Plasmatreat Makes Multiple Updates Plastics Decorating SUBMITTEDPlasmatreat opened a facility in hayward, California, last summer. Plasmatreat North America, headquartered in Elgin, Illinois, opened the doors to its West Coast facility last summer. The Hayward, California, location includes more equipment and more space to help customers run trials … [Read more...] about Plasmatreat Makes Multiple Updates

SPE Seeks New CEO Plastics Decorating SUBMITTEDWillem De Vos SPE, The Society of Plastics Engineers, Bethel, Connecticut, is looking for a new CEO. Willem De Vos, a Belgian national at the organization's helm since 2012, recently returned to work in the industry. De Vos joined SPE after a 22-year career in the plastics industry in Europe and Asia. … [Read more...] about SPE Seeks New CEO