Jim Callari

Jim Callari Editorial Director

Packaging

Global Processors Establishing U.S. Footprint

Two major international processors establish plants in central Pennsylvania to serve the U.S. market.

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Compounding

What’s Your Company Worth?

Most processors might not really know. Here, an expert offers her insights at a time when M&A activity is growing.

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Film Extrusion

PE Film Market Analysis: Shrink Film

Market growth potential for this film segment is described by most as ‘slow but steady.’

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Transplants: More Evidence of Processing’s Resurgence in U.S.

Three major firms set up first processing operations in America.

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Extrusion

Industry Veteran Reflects on the History of Controls

  This year marks the 50th anniversary of Eurotherm, a global leader in controls systems for plastics processors of all kinds.

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Film Extrusion

PE Film Market Analysis: Stretch Film

The stretch film market continues to be one of the largest and most rapidly evolving polyethylene PE film markets.

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Film Extrusion

What's the Outlook for Your Film Market?

Over the next weeks in a new blog series we'll delve into specific PE film markets to help you find an answer.

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Film Extrusion

Are You a ‘World-Class’ Processor?

Participate in Plastics Technology’s industry-wide benchmarking survey and you might find out.

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plant tour

Putting the ‘Flexible’ in Flexible Film Processing

This blown film processor is no stranger to change when it comes to finding new markets with novel products. Its latest: barrier films.

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Multiscrew

Twin-Screw Elements Offer Option to Kneading Blocks

Said to be less harsh while creating 'turbulent mixing' without stagnation.

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‘Breakthrough’ Tech Allows for Fast Sheet-Thickness Changes

New system uses a single-point adjustment to change the lip gap and modify the lip land length at the same time.

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