Robert Schad, the founder of Husky Technologies and a member of the Plastics Hall Of Fame, died July 11 in Toronto. He was 95. Schad's personal beliefs on responsibility guided how he ran Husky. Sustainable operations, orderly and clean shops and employee health were priorities.
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Private equity firm Hoffmann Family of Companies has acquired Viking Plastics, which specializes in injection molded parts and assemblies for the automotive, HVAC and general industrial markets.
Viking Plastics sold to private equity's Hoffmann Family of Companies
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The automation-related brands that are part of the new unit are Invotec, Hahn Automation, REI Automation and Hahn Plastics Automation.
Hahn unites automation brands under one company
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Rotomolding work that had been done in Atlantic, Iowa, now will be done at Myers plants in Indiana.
Myers closing Iowa rotomolding plant, tire distribution sites to ‘reduce our footprint'
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KraussMaffei Co. Ltd. and its largest shareholder, Sinochem, are planning a major asset restructuring that will see a debt-to-equity spinoff of the machinery business.
Sinochem lays groundwork to spin off KraussMaffei
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