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Reifenhauser Buys Blown-Film Specialist Plamex
Germany-based machine builder specializes in water-cooled and biax lines.
Read MoreDavis-Standard Beefs Up Lab Capabilities
New extruder, predictive-maintenance control system, added to tech center.
Read MoreSigma Plastics Continues Equipment Investment Spree
Film processor closed deals on 13 new lines during NPE2018. Adds four more from W&H, Reifenhauser.
Read MoreDownstream System ‘Rewrites the Rules’ for Medical Tubing Extrusion
Extrusion downstream expert Bob Bessemer joins Novatec to enter medical tubing market with innovative line of tanks and puller/cutters.
Read MoreWorldwide Switch to New Gauging System Pays Off for Haartz
Leading supplier of sheet and roll stock for automotive applications reevaluated its thickness-measurement technology in 2012, and now has 15 scanners in place worldwide from one supplier.
Read MoreNew Study Refutes Negative Environmental Impact of Plastics Packaging
Packaging has been the favorite whipping boy of environmentalists. But a new report shows that replacing plastic with other materials would have widespread adverse environmental effects.
Read MoreReciprocating Head Enables Profile-Shape Changes 'On the Fly'
NPE2024: Device eliminates the need to change tools to accommodate different profile shapes and eliminates assembly of the finished profile.
Read MoreTime to Step Up
Join the “conversation” about the value to society of the plastics industry.
Read MoreMeet the New Force in Color Concentrate Production
The new Chroma Color Corp. unites the production and technical expertise of four different firms to better serve the needs of a consolidating processor market.
Read MoreConveyor Upgrade Keeps Currier on Track
Processor’s switch to modular plastic belt conveyors increased efficiency in bottle making by eliminating downtime.
Read MoreFree Guidance on Molding Resins
Mobile Specs app and website provide processing parameters on thousands of resins … at no cost.
Read MoreSwitch to Centralized Vacuum Supply Saves Molder Energy, Boosts Production
Less maintenance means more time for processing, thanks to elimination of vacuum pumps at each press.
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