Jim Callari

Jim Callari Editorial Director

Know Any Plastics Icons? Nominate Them to the Plastics Hall of Fame

Go to plasticshof.org and start the process.

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best practices

CAM Adds Agility to Custom Thermoformer

CNC machining permeates ATI’s ´óÏó´«Ã½, making its operations more efficient and responsive.

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best practices

Medical-Tubing Innovator Bets on Silicone Solutions

Trelleborg gains footprint in silicone-based implantable medical extrusions.

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Automotive

Giant Electric Presses Are Key To Productivity Gains at Subaru

Car builder reaps cycle-time improvements and other benefits with large electric presses.

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Connecting with the ‘Profoundly Disconnected’

Foundation formed to help close the skills gap.

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IoT Strategy Cuts Human Error at Teel

Controlling up to 20 parameters from a single web interface has slashed setup time and increased output at a leading profile processor.

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Former Has a Full-Blown Focus on Sustainability

Shepherd Thermoforming’s operation has spared millions of PET bottles from death by landfill. It also has taken steps to slash its own energy and water consumption.

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Thermoforming

Global Packaging Giant Sets Sights on U.S.

Well established in other parts of the world, Greiner Packaging is bringing its wide array of food-packaging technologies to the U.S. market.

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color

UCONN Research Yields Polymer ‘Mechanochromic’ Devices

New plastics switch from opaque to transparent or change color when subjected to mechanical strain.

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Packaging

The M&A Climate in a New Political Environment

Business owners are asking what to expect going forward and whether there is a meaningful threat to plastics company values.

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Suppliers Team to Run Precision Teflon Tubing at Medical Show

Apart from the triennial K Show, extrusion system suppliers don’t operate lines at trade fairs that much anymore.

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plant tour

Extrusion Powerhouse Does It All

Tekni-Plex has evolved into a technically diverse global supplier of a wide range of extrusions for a host of markets, many of which are regulated.

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Blending & Dosing