Blow Molding

Blow Molding

Magic to Open U.S. Sales Office

Italian blow molding machine maker coming to Ann Arbor.

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Is rPET OK for Hot-Fill Bottles?

Up to 50% recycle does not affect necessary properties, study finds.

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Packaging

A ‘First’ for Beverages: Integrated PET Preform Molding, Blowing & Bottle Filling

Sacmi integrates preform compression molding with stretch-blowing and bottle filling.

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Postconsumer

SPI Rebrands as Plastics Industry Association

SPI is now PLASTICS and also has a new logo, which represents the six facets of the plastics industry supply chain.

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Modular Drying Hopper Is Expandable And Convertible to a Crystallizer

Unlike typical welded construction, bolt-on sections provide flexibility and easier transport and installation.

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What Blow Molders Say About All-Electric Machines

They are well established in Europe, but molders in North America are just beginning to come around to all-electrics’ improved performance, maintenance, cleanliness, and—yes— energy efficiency. Here’s first-hand testimony, from the U.S. and abroad.

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Materials

SPE announces 2016 SPE foundation scholarship award recipients

The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) has announced the winners of the 2016 scholarship program administered by SPE Foundation, including 42 scholarships totaling more than $110,000.

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Blow Molding Guru Slawska Dies at 80

Career in industrial blow molding spanned five decades.

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Sheet Extrusion

Machinery Executive Yokana Dies

Founder of Sterling and Merritt Davis was 89.

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U.S. Molders Warming Up to All-Electric Blow Molding

When I set out to research a feature on 鈥淲hat Molders Think About All-Electric Blow Molding Machines,鈥 I thought it would be no big deal to get interviews with a handful of shops.

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