Products

PET

Additives: Unusual Chrome Colorant for High-End PET Products

Clariant’s NewAesthetix liquid-look chrome colorant is the first in this new portfolio of unique color and effects. 

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Materials: Wear-Resistant, High-Lubricity PC for Drug-Delivery Devices and Surgical Tools

Trinseo’s new Calibre PC said to provide a solution for the low-friction movement of one material over another.

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Injection Molding: ABB Robots Integrated Into B&R Machine Controls

Injection and blow molding machines with B&R controls can now integrate control of ABB robots.

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Extrusion: Motorized De-Reeler/Dancer for Medical Tubing

Reportedly eliminates problems that typically occur when pulling, measuring and cutting spooled or coiled products.

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Automation

Material Handling: Drum-Dumping System for Bulk Solids

Allows transfer from drums of all popular sizes weighing up to 750 lb.

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Compounding

Mixing: Skid-Mounted Powder Induction & Mixing System

Rotor/stator generates a powerful vacuum without external pumps.

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Decorating, Printing: New Decorating Technologies for Tubes and Injection Molding at K 2019

Digital metallic and multicolor decorating of squeeze tubes, combination hot-stamping and four-color printing machine, and large-area injection molding IMD were some of the news from Kurz at K 2019.

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Medical

Materials: PC Resins for Drug Delivery and Surgical Devices

Covestro launches two new medical-grade families of polycarbonate.

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Elastomers

Materials: TPE for Biopharmaceutical Tubing

PolyOne’s Versaflex HC BT218 addresses increased interest in silicone alternatives.

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Injection Molding: Nonreturn Valves Get Improved Wear Protection

Wittmann Battenfeld showed upgraded check valves at K 2019.

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Injection Molding: Servo-Hydraulic Line of Toggle-Style Machines Headed Stateside

Korea’s LS Mtron will be offering its WIZ-TA series of servo-hydraulic toggle injection molding machines in the U.S. with clamp forces ranging from 55 to 420 tons.

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