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NPE '12 Booth Draw: More Reason for Optimism
First there was the K'10 show, a smashing success by most accounts for the global plastics industry.
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A Whole Messe People
If the K 2010 show was any indication, we’re about to turn the page on the global economic malaise that has plagued plastics manufacturing since the summer of 2008.
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Processor Strategies - Cadillac Products Packaging Move to Nine Layers Means Better Bags, High-Value Niches
The story of Cadillac Products Packaging is a 65-year-old tale that combines a steadfast commitment to innovation and customer satisfaction with a broad range of product offerings.
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On-Site: Well, Well, Well... Processor Taps into Novel Underground Cooling Solution
In 2008, Olle Mannertorp and his co-owners of Multifilm Packaging (multifilm.com) had a decision to make.
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Processor Strategies - Royal Group Profile Maker Gives Environment The ‘Royal’ Treatment
When you’re already a leader in your industry, you might be tempted to simply stay the course and not worry about issues such as sustainability and carbon footprint.
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Extrusion: Multi-Pass Tubing Tank Offers Higher Quality, Resin Savings
A new cooling and sizing tank for extruded tubing reportedly allows processors to reduce wall-thickness tolerances and cut material use dramatically while increasing productivity and reducing floorspace requirements.
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Thermoforming Helps Harvest the Wind
It was a decades-old relationship that led to the development of an exciting new application for twin-sheet thermoforming.
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On-Site: This Currier Delivers
“We love to tell our story.” That’s one way Mike Cartner, CFO of Currier Plastics, defines what separates this family-owned custom processor from its competitors.
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EXTRUSION & COMPOUNDING: Five-Layer Film Structures Set to Supplant Three Layers?
In blown film, equipment and material suppliers have come together to push five-layer technology into non-barrier applications previously held by three-layer films.
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Start Your Engines
The engine that powers the plastics processing marketplace is tuned up and ready to fire.
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20 Years Of Growth, But Color Still Comes First
If they were having delivery, quality and consistency issues with the color compound they had purchased, most processors would probably try sourcing material from another compounder.
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