Jim Callari Editorial Director

Jim Callari is the editorial director of Plastics Technology magazine. Jim has been in plastics journalism since 1988, when he joined the staff of Plastics World Magazine as senior editor. Jim joined Plastics Technology in 1997 as executive editor, and became editorial director in 2009. In addition to being responsible for the overall editorial strategy of the magazine, Jim enjoys reporting on extrusion technology. He is a long-time member of the and currently serves on the board of directors for SPE’s . He is also a member of the content committee for NPE2024. Jim was inducted into the in 2012. In 1989, Jim received the Editorial Achievement Award, considered the Pulitzer Prize of 大象传媒 journalism, from the Association of Business Publishers.

Novel Profile Cooling Technology Promises Big Output Boost

Aimed at complex profiles such as PVC lineals, retrofittable system adds turbulent cooling to calibrator to boost output by 25-50%.  

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Rollepaal Launches Standardized Lines for Oriented PVC Pipe

System requires no specialty additives or complex line configurations to achieve orientation.  

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Extrusion

Maag Finalizes Sikora Purchase

Combination billed as win-win for both companies and their customers.  

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Testing

Melt Sensor Offers Real-Time Viscoelastic Measurement

Polymer melt analyzer billed as “big leap” in sensor technology.

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Tire-Driven Gantry for Heavy-Duty Applications

Designed for the smooth, even take-up of products ranging from fiber-optic cables to electrical power cables.  

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Drying

Low-Throughput Dryer Series With Matching Hoopers

Series comes in a throughput range from 3 oz.-15 lbs/hr. and is said to be ideal for medical molding.  

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Postprocessing

Second-Generation Plasma Surface Treater

New units built with new materials for system components that have proven to be more resilient.  

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PT's Naitove Among 18 Headed to Plastics Hall of Fame

Longtime Plastics Technology editor to be enshrined with 17 other luminaries on October 7 in Düsseldorf, Germany.  

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Film Extrusion

Innovative Film Processor Adds Water-Blown Technology to Barrier Offerings

Established as a market leader in technical films in Latin America, Plastilene enters North American barrier market with nine-layer technology, including an upside-down, water-quenched system.  

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Electronics

Low-Volume Dryer for Engineering Resins

Target markets are low-volume, high-precision specialty applications in automotive as well as in electronics, connectors and technical molding.  

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Compounding

PFA-Coated Ribbon Blender for Sensitive Applications

Targets applications where stainless steel or carbon steel may not be suitable.  

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Extrusion

Nordson, Fimic Announce 'Enhanced' Partnership

Details of partnership to be divulged at K 2025.  

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