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Upgraded Low-Pressure Foam Presses With Elevated Bases
Updating low-pressure horizontal foam-molding presses with elevated bases.
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Pactiv Evergreen to Acquire Fabri-Kal
A prominent, family-owned thermoformer with a strong position in renewable packaging is due to be acquired by a global giant.
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Everything’s Going Up—Including Machine Prices
With costs of raw materials, labor, fuel, and shipping going up, machinery prices are following suit.
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Medical Molder Boasts Showpiece Material-Handling System
Flex Manchester is so proud of its new, elaborate drying/conveying system that it greets visitors front and center on their way to view the cleanroom molding floor.
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Blow Molding: Enhanced Machines for Large & Complex Industrial Parts
Virtual exhibit by ST BlowMoulding shows off its latest developments for automotive and industrial packaging
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Get Ideas from IMDA Award Winners In IML, IMD & In-Mold Electronics
Winners of the annual IMDA Awards Competition highlight aesthetics, functionality, sustainability—and even COVID-19 protection.
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The ‘Three Rs' of Sustainability: Are They All Equal in Priority?
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle—Which of these is most accessible to more manufacturers in the near term?
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An Encouraging Sign for Bioplastics
When a global packaging giant buys a stake in a bioplastics firm, that looks like a vote of confidence in a still-emerging materials field.
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Lightweighting Mold Technology For PET Bottles Also Saves Energy
Combining existing technologies for base design and mold venting offer savings to users of all types of stretch-blow molding machines.
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ALPLA Invests in Bioplastics
Global packaging giant APLA buys stake in developer of bioplastic compounds.
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Medical + Packaging: Flexcraft Diversifies in Custom Blow Molding
This family-owned firm is broadening its range of blow molding technologies to expand into new markets, while maintaining the strong service philosophy that has made it successful.
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I Didn’t See This Coming
Somehow, an entry-level job in journalism turned into a career at one magazine—49 years and counting. How did that happen?
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