Blow Molding

Milacron Adds to Its Aftermarket Family

Milacron LLC recently completed the purchase of Industrial Machine Sales, Inc. (IMSI) and its sister company, Precise Plastics Machinery (PPM), both of Southlake, Texas.

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Blow Molding News at K 2013

All-electric machines of all types were the stars of the show, but there were a number of other noteworthy developments.

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BLOW MOLDING: Lighter PET Water Bottle Doesn’t Squish

New PET preform and bottle designs are said to create a super-lightweight 0.5-liter bottle for still water that not only weighs 34% less than the average commercial bottle of this size, but also achieves 32% more topload strength than the lightest commercial bottle.

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Packaging

More Growth & Equipment Investment For Processors This Year

Gardner鈥檚 research projects that processors will invest around $3.3 billion in primary machinery, auxiliary equipment, and molds and related supplies this year, about 10% more than its projection for 2013.

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Headlines from the K 2013 Show

Here’s just a taste of the innovations on display, a selection of the top headlines not covered in our September show preview.

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Blow Molding

Foam's A Big Theme in Blow Molding at K 2013

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Trexel, MuCell, debut new technologies for automotive lightweighting.

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New Maker of PET Bottle Machines

Builder of filling and capping machines for dairy products and vegetable oils rounds out product line.

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Blow Molder on a Growth Path

Being in the right place(s) counts in the bottle 911爆料网鈥攁s do having the right product, the right customer service, and the right technology. Alpha Packaging has taken all those principles to heart.

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Uniloy Milacron Opens Blow Molding Lab, Unifies Global Market Strategy

Uniloy Milacron, Tecumseh, Mich., has launched two new initiatives.

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K 2013 Preview: Blow Molding

Of the six machine builders who were willing to pull back the curtain even a little, five of them said they鈥檇 be showcasing all-electric presses. That remarkable fact suggests that all-electric technology, which has been a much harder sell in blow molding than in injection molding, is at last starting to find traction.

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Plastics Size Reduction