Jim Callari

Jim Callari Editorial Director

Top 10 Troubleshooting Tips

New book addresses troubleshooting the extrusion process.

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Thermoset Molding Drives DMP’s Growth in Mexico

Dickten Masch using time-tested thermoset processing at Mexico plant to expand presence in automotive.

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Opening the Doors to New Technology And Gains for Processors

After a few years of scaling back due to sluggish sales worldwide, machine builders have once more turned their attention and investment dollars to R&D to develop new solutions for plastics processors.

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Surf’s Up! Ride the Wave To New Features on PT Site

Now you can surf content by end market.

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CMM Investment Promotes Molder’s Growth

Adding new technology allows molder to expand into tighter-tolerance work.

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PPA Adds Three New Members

Paradise, Perdikoulias, and Spalding join ranks.

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Automation

A New Level of Automation

Meet Baxter, the trainable robot.

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Film, Bag Recyling Rates Climbing

Hits the 1 billion lb mark for the first time ever.

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Packaging

Sustainable Thermoforming: Efforts at Dordan

Family-owned former has been in the forefront of sustainable thermoforming and package design for years. Has it been worth the effort?

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Thermoforming

Sustainable Sheet: Placon Closes the Loop on PET Recycling

Placon reprocesses up to 12,000 lb/day of PCR PET to produce its EcoStar line of sheet.

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Film Extrusion

Packaging Powerhouse Does It All

Materials formulation, cast and blown film extrusion, sheet extrusion, printing, and laminating come under one roof at this processor.

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sustainability

It Ain't Easy Being Green

But efforts by packaging processors to become more sustainable will be worth it.

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