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Automotive Awards Highlight ‘Firsts,’ Emerging Technologies
Annual SPE event recognizes sustainability as a major theme.
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Breaking the Barrier: An Emerging Force in 9-Layer Film Packaging
Hamilton Plastics taps into its 30-plus years of know-how in high-barrier films by bringing novel, custom-engineered, nine-layer structures resulting from the investment in two new lines.
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Coca Cola Trials PET Bottles Designed for Recyclability in United Kingdom
Sprite bottles will have no label and feature stay-on twist top.
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Inline Measurement Adds Module for Inspection of High-Gloss Vehicle Trims
Pixargus’ Shiny Detection module casts a pattern of structured light onto the high-gloss surfaces of the profiles to be inspected.
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Krones Acquires Netstal
Krones adds PET preform injection molding to its bottle blowing and filling capabilities, as well as cap molding and expansion into medical, food and other markets.
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Arterex Acquires Micromold
The medical device contract manufacturing company with eight facilities globally has purchased the Riverside, California-based micromolder.
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High-Temperature-Resistant Plastic Targets Electric Vehicle Applications
Freudenberg Sealing Technologies says its injection-moldable thermoplastic withstood an applied flame with a temperature of 1,200°C for more than 25 minutes.
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Northwell Health Installing Technology to Treat Medical Waste On-Site to Facilitate Recycling
Envetec’s Generations technology will shred and disinfect waste materials that can then be recycled.
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APR Expands Design Guide for Plastics Recyclability With Polypropylene Categories
Six new packaging categories will be eligible for third-party validation of compatibility with North American recycling programs.
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US Merchants Makes its Mark in Injection Molding
In less than a decade in injection molding, US Merchants has acquired hundreds of machines spread across facilities in California, Texas, Virginia and Arizona, with even more growth coming.
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