Mentor, OH-based IT Plastics specializes in potting and encapsulation of electronic assemblies, sensitive circuitry and devices for OEMs, engineers and product-design firms. Founded in the late 1980s, the company excels in applications requiring polyurethane materials.

Versatile manufacturing has always been important to RS Coatings Ltd., based in Lichfield, Staffordshire, UK. Since opening its doors in 1999 as a division of masking-jig specialist RS Composites Ltd., the company has manufactured and coated plastic components in low, medium and high volumes for a wide range of customers.

New technology is often misunderstood. Manufacturers know this fact all too well.

From brake shoes to smart phones, acrylic adhesive tapes are finding use in a growing number of applications.

CINCINNATI—Adhesives manufacturer Bioformix Inc. has formed a strategic partnership with dispensing and material handling expert Precision Valve and Automation to offer cabinet and furniture makers a faster, more precise, and cost-saving system for applying adhesives.

ROCHESTER, NY—Fabrico Medical is now offering fabrication and assembly services for microfluidic devices.

GERMANTOWN, WI—Adhesives manufacturer ResinLab LLC has launched a joint program with Dow Corning Corp. to formulate custom silicone adhesives and sealants.

SAN CLEMENTE, CA—Freedom Smokeless has installed a new, U.S.-built, high-speed automated assembly system for its electronic cigarettes.

Welding allows engineers to join lightweight materials.

As U.S. furniture manufacturers revamp domestic production after more than a decade of offshoring, they need help implementing state-of-the-art assembly lines. Many of those companies are seeking assistance from the Franklin Furniture Institute at Mississippi State University.