Products
Extrusion: Modular Control System for Blown Film
System can be installed on new line or on a retrofit basis to improve quality and cut resin costs.
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Tooling: ‘Reverse Cube’ Puts New Spin On Two-Component Molding
For two-component molding, splitting the cube mold into halves that rotate in opposite directions provides thermal isolation and long cooling times for both materials.
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Resin Drying: Natural Gas Powered Process Heaters Offer Energy Savings
Conair says that with its GasTrac process air heaters, processors can realize energy cost savings of up to 70% by replacing electricity with natural gas as a heat source for dehumidifying dryers.
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Resin Drying: Central System Offers Individualized Hopper Monitoring, Trending and Control
New system from Conair allows implementation of advanced control features on a per-hopper basis, including on older Conair dryers, as well as some competitive units.
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Recycling: Innovations in Slow-Speed Granulation
New machine gives molders more flexibility in slow-speed modes. Range of other new granulators also debuted at K 2019.
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Heating/Cooling: Advanced Mold-temperature Control at K 2019 Show
Larger electronic TCU and automatic mold blow-out function debut from Engel.
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Additives: Novel Silicone-PE Hybrid Additive Technology for Wood-Plastic Composites
Dow’s Amplify Si PE 1000 Polymer System/processing aid enables stronger, more sustainable wood-plastic composites.
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Blow Molding: Three-Layer Drum Machine Performs at K 2019
ST Blowmoulding touts advantages of continuous extrusion over accumulator heads for drums.
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Blow Molding: Entry-Level Injection-Blow Machine
Jomar’s smallest machine, priced for first-time users, now has greater capacity.
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Injection Molding: Tiny Cavity-Pressure Sensor Shrinks Further
Kistler’s ultra-compact sensor gets even smaller.
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Injection Molding: News in Automation at K 2019
Three units of the Hahn Group showed new automation solutions at October’s K 2019 show in Dusseldorf.
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Injection Molding: New Robots at K 2019
New high-speed, standard, and economical models debut from Wittmann Battenfeld.
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