Blow Molding
Speed to Market: Pretium Stays Light on Its Feet And Ahead of the Pack
A visit to its largest PET plant illustrates how this versatile blow molder leverages design skills, a can-do attitude, and a high degree of production flexibility to supply custom products in ever-shorter time windows. A new thrust into automation will help pick up the pace.
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Graham Engineering Relocates Rhode Island Operations To Pennsylvania
Ashaway plant relocating to York, Penn. to accommodate ongoing growth.
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Walmart Initiative Prompts Garden Product Manufacturer to Reshore Blow Molded Owl
Dalen Products Inc., a supplier of gardening items for Walmart and other retailers, is reshoring some production from China to its Knoxville, Tenn., headquarters.
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‘Wearable’ Machine Sensors Extended to Power Factor & Retrofits
As is often the case with a new technology, customers are dictating how predictive-maintenance sensors will be applied and where they might be headed next.
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Contraction Continues
Business index for plastics processors dips for fourth straight month.
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Solving the Mystery of Melt Temperature
Two new types of sensors are said to be the first practical means to measure "true" melt temperature inside the machine or mold.
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‘China Is No Longer Cheap’
When I spoke with Scott Huff about his China-based company鈥檚 plans to open a new production facility in the U.S., he was actually getting ready to board a flight to Shenzhen.
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What Comes Around Is Going Around…Very Quickly
The game is changing. Reshoring is occurring at a rate faster than most expected.
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Ultra-Light PET Bottle Expands Range for Hot-Fill
Hot-fill PET bottles now approach aseptic bottle weights.
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