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Compounding and concentrate firm opens the curtain on how it enables customers and their brands.

Techmer PM and Purdue Composite Manufacturing and Simulation Center to highlight new design software at CAMX in Anaheim on October 19

Techmer PM’s materials expertise helps team realize larger-than-life tribute

SK Capital and Techmer PM Management to Retain a Stake in the Company

Compounder and materials design firm Techmer PM has gained a key ISO quality certification for its Batavia, Ill., plant.

Firm to be featured at the booth of machinery supplier Thermwood Corp.

Over the past 40 years, John Manuck built an exceptional organization that is a recognized leader in polymer modification and material design through masterbatch and engineering compounds.

The Clinton-based Techmer PM is providing samples of the 2023+ World Color Forecast™ Key Colors using innovative, sustainable materials.

Kara Noack will direct the Techmer PM business unit that includes engineered compounds and materials for 3D printing. (Photo: Business Wire)
CLINTON, Tenn.–Techmer PM LLC, a leading North American compounder and materials design firm, is pleased to announce it has hired Kara Noack to serve as its business director of engineered compounds & 3D.

Check out the latest in PFOA-compliant, low-retention additives, as well as antimicrobial compounds and high-temperature colors for PPSU resins

CLINTON, TENN. (July 19, 2021) –– As regulators tighten the screws on the use of halogenated flame retardants for health and safety reasons, flexible film producers and other users are increasingly turning their focus to alternative technologies.

New polyethersulfone material improves cycle times & lowers tooling costs

Techmer PM, a leading materials design company, will now act as Cupron’s primary technology partner, manufacturer, and sales and marketing representative for a wide range of market applications.

Techmer PM will formulate and engineer the Montreal-based firm’s GrapheneBlack™ materials into graphene-enhanced plastic compounds that it will then market to a variety of industries in a number of diverse end uses and applications.

Michael McHenry is the company’s new chief executive officer, effective May 1. As executive chairman, Manuck will be directly engaged in corporate strategy and acquisitions, while McHenry will drive the day-to-day operations of the business.

CLINTON, TENN., April 13, 2021 ­­–– It’s not easy to build a strong, positive company culture, and it’s even more challenging to maintain it through difficult times. But that is exactly what Techmer PM, LLC, has done and continues to do.

Dubbed NIR Black, the product helps to improve recyclability and sustainability

Product slashes changeover time and offers significant sustainability benefits

New strategic investment from SK Capital to help Techmer better serve its customers globally

This technology improves the filtration efficiency of meltblown nonwovens

Techmer PM, BASF launch new Ultrason colors for healthcare applications in North America

New partnership with Denmark’s PLASTIX helping to recycle abandoned fishing nets

Investment is just the latest in a public/private partnership that has involved close collaboration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory

New hybrid polymer dubbed Multi-Season Antifog helping growers boost their yields

CLINTON, Tenn., August 3, 2018 – Fast‐growing Branch Technology Inc., an architectural fabricator that specializes in large‐scale 3D printing, recently completed a pair of high‐profile projects that showcase the benefits of marrying advanced material technology with...

CLINTON, Tenn., February 19, 2018 – It only seems appropriate that a technology as fast-growing as 3-D printing somehow incorporate bamboo, the woody grass that can grow at the astonishing rate of three feet in 24 hours. And so it has, thanks to innovative compounding...

Collaborative effort yields a pearlescent-effect, recycled HDPE personal-care bottle. CLINTON, TENN. February 13, 2018— Call it a pearl from the sea. Well, not exactly, perhaps, but the world’s first bottle made from Envision’s OceanBound Plastic at 100% content...

Materials Design Breakthrough Advances Capabilities of Large-Part Additive Manufacturing CLINTON, Tenn., November 20, 2017 – R&D Magazine recently honored Techmer PM for its innovative materials design work by naming it a winner in the Process/Prototyping category...

New Plant Boosts Materials Design Capabilities for Latin American Customers CLINTON, Tenn., October 17, 2017 – Techmer PM announced today it will begin production in its new Querétaro, Mexico, facility in November. The plant will help meet growing demand for color,...

CLINTON, Tenn., August 29, 2017 - Branch Technology, Inc., of Chattanooga, TN, again takes the top prize in NASA’s 3-D Printed Habitat C Challenge. Held at Caterpillar’s Demonstration and Learning Center at Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois, five teams qualified...

CLINTON, Tenn., July 18, 2017 – NASA has awarded a total of $201,023 to teams of citizen inventors that have reached the latest milestone of NASA’s 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge, completing the Phase 2: Level 2 Beam Member competition.The teams are working to find ways...

CLINTON, Tenn., May 16, 2017 – On May 4th, Branch Technology won top marks during NASA’s 3-D Habitat Centennial Challenge for a project submission that uses materials developed by Techmer PM. NASA announced the first winners of the Phase 2: Level 1 Compression Test...

CLINTON, Tenn., May 10, 2017 – Techmer PM created materials that were used in the world’s first functional 3-D printed excavator during a collaborative industry project with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). The excavator, known as Project AME (Additive...

CLINTON, Tenn., March 31, 2017 – Techmer PM today announced it ranked 7th on Plastics News’ “Best Places to Work” list, receiving accolades for initiatives such as its national employee meeting and college recruitment program.Techmer PM improved its ranking from 2016...

CLINTON, Tenn., March 21, 2017 –Techmer PM recently collaborated with several industry partners to develop tooling equipment via additive manufacturing. While the aerospace industry has led the paradigm shift to 3-D printed tooling, the automotive sector is also now...

Project Highlights TES’s Ability to Design Materials for Challenging 3-D Printing Applications CLINTON, Tenn., November 30, 2016 – Techmer ES (TES) recently partnered with the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and Branch Technology to create...

CLINTON, Tenn., October 25, 2016 – Techmer PM Chairman and CEO John Manuck was recently named to the “Crain 100” list of “innovators, disruptors, and change-makers in business.” Crain Communications compiled the list to celebrate its 100th anniversary and editors at...

CLINTON, Tenn., October 3, 2016 – Techmer PM announced it will open a production facility in Mexico to provide local service to the growing number of its customers with operations in Mexico and Latin America. The facility is expected to be operational in the second...

Environmentally Friendly Plant Serves Additive Manufacturing & Other High-Growth Markets CLINTON, Tenn., September 14, 2016 – Techmer ES (TES), a leading producer of engineered thermoplastic compounds, is pleased to announce the opening of its New Castle,...

Company Helps ADNAS Integrate SigNature T DNA Tagging for Fiber Applications in Palmetto Consumer, Industrial Products CLINTON, Tenn., June 7, 2016 – Techmer PM, a leading materials design company, has created customized materials to help tag and authenticate...

Illinois Facility Expanding to Become Midwest Center of Excellence CLINTON, Tenn., April 26, 2016 – Techmer PM, a leading materials design company, is expanding its Batavia, Ill., plant as part of ongoing investments to support increasing marketplace demand for...

Award Highlights Strong Employee Engagement and Workplace Opportunities CLINTON, Tenn., February 26, 2016 – Techmer PM, LLC (Twitter: @techmerpm), a materials design company, is being recognized for the second time as one of the “Best Places to Work” by Plastics News’...

Company Unveils New Design Software Tool that Translates Inspiration into Desired Color CLINTON, Tenn., February 5, 2016 – Techmer PM (Twitter: @techmerpm), a leading materials design company, is pleased to announce a demonstration of TechmerVision, a new design tool...

SHYFT Will Assemble Design Leaders and Members of the Supply Chain at March 21st Event, Fostering an Ongoing Product Design and Materials Innovation Network CLINTON, Tenn., January 26, 2016 – Techmer PM, LLC (Twitter: @techmerpm), a leading materials designer, today...

Multi-Million Dollar Investment Will Help Expand Product Portfolio and Capabilities CLINTON, Tenn., October 26, 2015 – Techmer ES (TES), a wholly owned subsidiary of Techmer PM, LLC, and leading producer of engineered thermoplastic compounds, is proud to announce a...