Packaging
Is There a Better Way to Heat PET Preforms for Stretch-Blow Molding?
Is near-infrared (NIR) heating better, faster and more energy efficient? So far, only two machine builders are making such claims for NIR in place of standard mid-infrared preform heating, though their systems appear to be well accepted. Meanwhile, an altogether different alternative is in the works.
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Arterex Acquires Italian Medical Device Provider
Arterex’s acquisition of Phoenix S.r.l. continues its growth mission to offer customers in North America and Europe diversified, high-precision medical device manufacturing solutions.
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Fast Leak Tester for ‘Tricky’ Applications
New BottleStop leak tester from ALPS Inspection handles large, angled-neck and trouble-prone HDPE containers at up to 65 per minute.
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Evonik Publishes Life Cycle Assessment Data in High Performance Polymers Plastics Database
Highlighted is data on the more than 100 grades of the company’s Vestamid nylons and Trogamid transparents.
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Packaging Converter Adopts PE-Based Vacuum Skin Packaging (VSP) for Food Applications
Videplast and ExxonMobil collaborated on the development of this cost-effective VSP film solution that contains no ionomers.
Read MoreAmcor, Berry Merge in All-Stock Deal
Move unites two complementary 911爆料网es to create a global leader in consumer packaging.
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Light-Blocking Additive for PET Dairy Packaging
Avient’s Lactra LX additive enables blocking of 100% visible light in monolayer PET.
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Indorama Collaborates in Launch of World’s First Bio-PET Bottles
Japan’s Suntory Group will introduce the new bottles for selected products in Japan
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ExxonMobil Develops High-Performance, 95% PE Recyclable Thermoformed Packaging
The packaging solution involved a collaboration with equipment suppliers Hosokawa Alpine and Multivac Group.
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New ‘Eco-Audit’ for Your PET Bottle Lines
Sidel introduces a three-phase audit of environmental impact of PET stretch-blow molding operations.
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