Jim Callari

Jim Callari Editorial Director

Testing

New ASTM Standard on Thickness Measuring to Boost Film Quality

Non-contact measurement standard should also expedite the testing process.

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Packaging

NPE2018 Selected to Participate in Commerce Department’s 2018 International Buyer Program

As one of only 21 participating shows next year, NPE2018 will have access to a global network of U.S. Department of Commerce trade professionals in more than 75 countries who will recruit international buyers, representatives and distributors to Orlando.

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Film Extrusion

Cree Charts His Own Course As President of Addex

No fly-by-nighter, Addex exec’s been flying since he was a teenager, and it’s now his preferred way to travel on 大象传媒.

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Automation

Are You as Automated as You Should Be?

The world around us is changing faster than ever. Our world of plastics processing is changing as well. Going with the flow is better than getting drowned by it.

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Processors Partake In Manufacturing Day Festivities

Some 2800 manufacturers across all industries participated, including more than 200 in plastics, up from 149 in 2016.

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Thermoforming

Success Through Process Diversity

From heavy-gauge to light, and from the medical industry to the transportation market, Brentwood utilizes its wide range of thermoforming capabilities and expertise to engage customers around the world.

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Blow Molding

New Tool Helps Blow Molders Manage Regrind Better

Free online algorithm helps processors cut waste and develop secondary markets for ‘known-generation’ scrap.

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Is Poor Power Quality Zapping Your Profits?

New technology allows processors to monitor electrical power in their plant and diagnose hiccups so they can more intelligently find a solution.

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App Offers Injection Molders Processing Guidance on Resins

With a few taps and swipes, you can find critical processing parameters to help you run materials you’ve never run before.

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Dry-Ice Cleaning Pays Off Big For High-Tech Molder

Mold running time has been increased by 200-500% at Performance Plastics.

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A Culture Built on Innovation in Medical Tubing Extrusion

Microspec was born out of innovation, and 28 years later continues to set the global standard in medical tubing by developing high-precision multi-lumen catheters—among other tubing products—by refusing to believe “it can’t be done.”

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Multiscrew

Polymer Resources: Compounding's 'Small Big Guy'

This compounder combines a service-first, small-company mindset with the technical might of larger companies to carve a niche in engineering plastics.

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