End Markets
Wellman Plastics Recycling Part Of Shanghai Prett Composites
Wellman Plastics Recycling is being acquired by automotive plastics compounder Shanghai Pret Composites.
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Interior Applications' Finalists: SPE Auto Innovation Awards
Check out these three interesting finalists of the 2014 SPE Automotive Innovation Awards within the interior applications category.
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Tea Leaves Point to Growth, Greater Connectivity in Mfg. in 2015
Many predictions about the literally nuts-and-bolts world of manufacturing for 2015 center on things that are decidedly less tangible then, well, nuts and bolts.
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SPI Launches Sustainability Benchmarking Tool
With the launch of its Sustainability Benchmarking Tool this month, SPI will host a webinar. "Zero Waste Zone" at NPE 2015 further supports effort.
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SIPA Acquires Automa PET Bottle Machine Line
SIPA adds rotary single-stage machines to its arsenal.
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First Hot-Fill PET Jar With Metal Lug Closure
Amcor wins the race to give PET pasta-sauce jars that satisfying "pop" on opening.
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News in Hot Runners & Tooling At Fakuma 2014
Novelties included variable-pitch manifolds, mold servo controls, 3D printed plastic mold inserts, and flexible/formable cooling channels.
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Slower Growth for Packaging
Packaging is tied to consumer goods spending, and growth for both may be at peak levels.
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BOPP Processor Focuses on Specialties
At one time, BI-AX International produced millions of pounds of BOPP film a year for a wide range of commodity products. But it has since transitioned toward higher-value niche products for medical and packaging.
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Try Multilayer Injection for Efficient Molding of Thick-Walled Lenses
A new approach to multilayer injection molding boosts productivity in making challenging optical plastic parts, such as thick-walled LED lenses for automotive headlights, which have tolerances in the micron range.
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