Blow Molding

Extrusion

Auxiliary Equipment: Insulation Blanket Beats the Heat, Improves Safety

Blankets are also said by processor that uses them to be easy to use and remove.

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Blow Molding

What ‘Cobots’ Can Do for Blow Molders

Low-cost and easy-to-program collaborative robots are a new solution to bottle handling, trimming and packing automation.

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Injection Molding Gains an Edge in Motorcycle Gas Tanks

Complex shapes required for the latest motorcycle gas tanks favor injection over blow molding. Lanxess and BMW have a monolayer nylon solution.

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Automotive

320 L Hydrogen Tank Liner Blow Molded in Nylon

Large liners for hydrogen composite pressure vessels are a challenge to blow mold. Kautex found a material and a technique to achieve a world “first.” 

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Biopolymers

Plastics Industry Enlists to Fight Coronavirus

All types of processors and machinery and materials suppliers and service providers are refocusing resources to combat COVID-19.

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Blow Molding

Expanding Production Bumps Index Above 50

Index expands for first time since June 2019. 

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Packaging

How One Machine Builder Helps Fight the Coronavirus

Sidel converted its main stretch-blow molding development center to a production of PET hand-sanitizer bottles.

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Compounding

Time to Learn More About the Real World of Recycling

Next month, Plastics Technology will cover the challenges of recycling with a targeted print and electronic supplement—and a focused webinar—highlighting best practices in processing with high levels of PCR.

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Extrusion

SPE Schedules First-Ever 'Virtual' ANTEC

Attendees can listen to keynotes and presentations live. Many presentations will also be recorded.

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Blow Molding

Updated—Coping with Coronavirus: One Blow Molder’s Response

Confer Plastics is pulling out the stops to make and ship products before a state-mandated shutdown.

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Plastics Size Reduction