End Markets
Masterbatch Manufacturer Opts for Customizable Stabilizers to Address Phosphite Issues in Polyolefin Applications
Baerlocher’s stabilizers help FD Plastics formulate LLDPE masterbatch that eliminates plate-out; meet standards for LLDPE geomembranes.
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Injection Molding: Upgraded PET Preform System Runs Longer Without Maintenance
SIPA XForm 500 injection molding system is now guaranteed for 11 million cycles between maintenance stops.
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Blow Molding: Ultra-Light PET Base Design For CSD Bottles
New base for PET CSD bottles cuts weight by 25%.
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Blow Molding: Base Inversion Adds Design Flexibility, Weight Savings for Hot-Fill PET Bottles
Sidel BoostPrime PET bottle designs make lighter hot-fill containers without vacuum panels or gas addition.
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Blow Molding: Faster Mold Changes for PET ISBM Machine
SIPA’s single-stage PET stretch-blow molders now change tools 25% faster.
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Lanxess to Boost Global Production of Flame Retardants
Major investment planned over next three years.
Read MorePlastics Machinery Shipments Recover in Third Quarter After Weaker Second Quarter
The preliminary estimate of primary plastics equipment shipments was up 4.1% over the second quarter, with a year-over-year improvement of 5.6%.
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'Plug-and-Play' Bioplastic Platform Results in Various Grades of PC
Teysha Technologies' proprietary platform enables development of polymers that combine strength and toughness with hydrolytic breakdown to biologically beneficial byproducts at end of life.
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Nonlinear Modelling: A Proven Mathematical Tool for Efficient Product Development
This approach been shown to be beneficial to crosslinked foam producers and applicable to other types of plastics processors.
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Headlines from Fakuma 2018
Integrating a special low-pressure process into machine controls; novel shop-floor quality-inspection technology; MES systems from machine and controls vendors; and sophisticated in-mold decorating.
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