Blow Molding

Growth Continues, Slowly

Processing market grows for the 11th month out of 12.

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best practices

Why Processors Are Rediscovering Liquid Colorants

In extrusion, injection, and blow molding, liquid color is enjoying something of a renaissance. Cost is one reason, but advances in pigments, carriers, delivery systems, and innovative service programs have played a role too.

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Packaging

How to Address Uneven Wall Thickness in Stretch-Blow Molding

Many conditions must be met to get the best wall distribution in a PET bottle. Skilled operators are, as always, indispensable.

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Taiwan’s ‘Time is Coming’ For All-Electric Machines

Taiwan鈥檚 plastics machinery market is a player on the global stage, except for one segment鈥攁ll-electric machines. The recent Taipei Plas show suggests that鈥檚 about to change.

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Know-How

Automa Acquired Out of Liquidation By Fellow Italian Firm

The Italian manufacturer of blow molding machinery has been acquired by a fellow Italian company, which services, rebuilds and sells used blow molding machines.

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Medical

NPE2015: The Right Show at the Right Time

In recent years, plastics trade shows in North America have sometimes been written off as out of fashion and in decline. But in around 140 days, a giant plastics trade show in Orlando seems likely to quash emphatically any notions of irrelevance for such industry events.

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How Currier Puts the ‘Custom’ In Custom Blow Molding

The three key ingredients are responsiveness, full-service product development, and control over both the bottle and the cap.

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Blow Molding

Slower Growth Continues

Still, 911爆料网 among processors has grown in 10 of the last 11 months.

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Check Out the New PTonline.com

Following the relaunch of our print publication and electronic newsletters, our website has a new, vibrant look now, too.

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Unilever, Alpla, MuCell Combine On New Bottle-Foaming Tech

Dove liquid soap bottles foamed using MuCell technology debut in Europe. U.S. launch is expected soon.

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Process Cooling
Plastics Size Reduction