Blow Molding

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ELECTRIC DRIVES: Which One’s Right For Your Process?

Not all drives are created equal. There are a variety of options suited more to some applications than others. Here’s a handy guide to help you decide.

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Blow Molding

Second Contraction in Three Months

Slowdown among small-to-mid-size processors drags index down.

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Blow Molding

Here's Another Process for Foam Blow Molding

After two years of behind-the-scenes development, a new process for lightweight bottles emerges into the open.

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BLOW MOLDING: Monitor & Control PET Bottle Crystallinity & Barrier Properties

New QC functions predict shelf-life performance and help optimize physical properties based on crystallinity/orientation.

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Blow Molding

Foam Blow Molding Process Unveiled at NPE

What's different is direct gas injection into the head, not the barrel.

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Colored PET: Pretty To Look At; Headache For Recyclers

Plastics Recyclers of Europe believes that 'colorful’ future trends will weaken the image of PET as a recycled product.

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Thermoforming

Tips to Sell Your Company at the Right Value

M&A expert offers her advice in part two of this three-part blog series.

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Compounding

Processing Market Flattens

Processing has grown significantly since the beginning of 2014, but April dipped 11% on a year-to-year basis.

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Postconsumer

What’s Your Company Worth?

Most processors might not really know. Here, an expert offers her insights at a time when M&A activity is growing.

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Process Cooling