Jim Callari

Jim Callari Editorial Director

Postconsumer

Making Old Bags New Again

This year, leading film processor and bagmaker Hilex company reprocessed 25 million lb of post-consumer material in its Bag2Bag recycling program.

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Reshoring Is Here—Are You Ready?

Processing jobs are coming back to the U.S. Be prepared.

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Construction

Meet the World’s Largest Seven-Layer Blown Film System

Raven will process barrier blown film for energy, industrial, environmental, construction, and agricultural markets on giant new Davis-Standard seven-layer line.

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Drumroll, Please: How Mauser Rose to Number 1

Drum blow molder Mauser has used acquisitions, home-made machine building and careful attention to processing details to take the leading position in the field.

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Innovation Never Sleeps

Inspiring words from the 50s hold true today.

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Molders Try Cross-Training To Build Crucial Skills In-House

Despite high unemployment, many plastics processors still can’t find qualified workers to fill open positions that require specialized skills. So some are looking at further developing the skills of the employees they already have.

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Extrusion & Compounding at NPE: Advances Push Efficiency Envelope

Blown film towers may have been scarce, but there was no shortage of new technology aimed at helping to make extrusion processors more profitable.

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More Knowledge, More Know How… At the Click of a Mouse

You'll find it time well spent.

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Extruder Inspection & Vibration Analysis Detects Problems Early, Prevents Failures

Service is offered to all types of extrusion processors for all of types and makes of extruders and motors.

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Film Extrusion

Better, Not Bigger, Is How Copol Wins In CPP Film

Small player in a large market speaks in a loud voice.

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NPE2012: A Humdinger

Miss anything? Follow this publication and website to catch up.

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Process Cooling