Jim Callari

Jim Callari Editorial Director

It’s Getting Close to That Time Again

NPE time, that is. With the show a scant six months away, we’ve already pinned down our editorial plans. In the spirit of ‘we’ve got you covered,’ here’s a look at what you can expect to be reading.

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Thermoforming

Family-Owned Thermoformer Continues to Flourish

By adding technology, home-grown tooling, and automation, industrial thermoformer C&K Plastics has grown while getting its costs under control.

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Capital Equipment Investment: To Lease or Borrow?

That is the question facing many processors looking to invest in new capital equipment. Here’s one experts 10 things you need to know before deciding.

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Sheet Extrusion

A True Pioneer Passes

Sheet extrusion legend Frank Nissel dies.

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New Guide Offers Tips on Speeding Changeovers

Make more money by increasing uptime.

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Do You ‘Run to Fail’?

Processors without a preventative maintenance plan might be paying more in the long run.

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Sheet Extrusion

Switch to AC Drives & Save Energy, Maintenance Costs

Smaller, cooler AC packages can be retrofitted to existing lines to slash energy use and maintenance costs.

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Packaging

Report: Packaging Still Growing

New report by packaging association projects growth in contract packaging over next several years, in particular for personal care and pharmaceutical.

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Get Ready for an Explosion in Additive Manufacturing

If you want very small production runs, or to do more of your own mold building, ‘AM’ might be for you.

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Automotive

Teel Plastics: Where Science, Tech, Quality and Innovation Meet

This family-owned custom profile and tubing ´óÏó´«Ã½ controls its own destiny by controlling, well, everything.

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Molder PMT Named Manufacturer of the Year

Texas molder gets this award and two others at American Manufacturing Leadership Summit.

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A New Chapter Is Written In the History of Plastics Technology

Changes to our 60-year-old publication are made with you—our reader—in mind.

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Blending & Dosing