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sustainability

Scavenger for PET and rPET Bottles

Ampacet’s AA Scavenger 0846 said to reduce the level of acetaldehyde in PET and rPET bottles and preserve organoleptic properties

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Medical

Cold-Half Core-Centering Technology for Blood-Collection Tubes

SIPA’s technology makes it possible to adjust core alignment from the front face of the cold half versus requiring access to the back of the core plate.

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Promotions at Asahi Kasei Plastics North America

Tom Hanvey and Yoko Tanaka move onto new positions.

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Packaging

UV Additive Masterbatch for Clear PET Food Packaging

Ampacet’s PET UVA also preserves the integrity of contents in clear PET and rPET packaging for personal care and household products.

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Construction

Compact Entry Rotating-Rack Series of Weather Testers Expanded

Atlas’ Xenotest now also available to meet American standards.  

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Mold Maintenance

Hot Tip Sprue Cleaner Unclogs Sprue Bushings and Tips

Globeius’ Hot Tip Sprue Cleaner provides a flexible, hand-held tool for melting thermoplastics from plugged sprues and nozzles.

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sustainability

Pathways to More Sustainable Injection Molding

As self-imposed and government-issued sustainability mandates approach, injection molders reimagine their operations.

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Modular Screw Optimized for Microcellular Foam Molding

KraussMaffei says its HPS-Physical Foaming screw features a universal design and 30% higher plasticizing capacity for MuCell molding.

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sustainability

Matte Colorless Masterbatch for Gloss Reduction

Ampacet’s Muted Matte PE compound said to deliver cost-effective and sustainable gloss reduction in HDPE and PP multilayer applications.

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Packaging

Compact Stack Mold for Thin-Wall Packaging

Oerlikon HRSflow says the patent-pending design allows the use of smaller injection molding machines while still promising the high output a stack mold tool.

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Tooling

Mechanical Limit Switches Communicate Mold Components’ Positions

Hasco says its new mechanical Z1430/... limit switches monitor the position of moving components like ejector pins and core pullers in injection molding tools.

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Additives

Struktol Appoints New Director of Manufacturing

Jeff Kasper has joined the company, after most recently having worked as plant manager at Valtris Specialty Chemicals  

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Process Cooling