Matthew Naitove Contributing Editor

A 51-year veteran, Matt Naitove is Contributing Editor of Plastics Technology magazine, where he has reported on virtually every aspect of plastics since 1972. Matt started at PT as a cub reporter fresh out of school and rose through the ranks to Chief Editor, a position he held for 29 years. He was Executive Editor for another 14 years. His beats on the magazine have included reporting on all aspects of injection molding and blow molding technology, as well as thermoforming, composites, materials and additives. He has helped organize numerous conferences, including Plastics Technology’s annual and exhibit and two Thermoplastic Composites in Automotive conferences in 2014 and 2016. Matt is a magna cum laude graduate of Harvard College and holds a masters degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. He is a member of the and the .

Packaging

Precision Concepts Buys Meredith-Springfield

Latest acquisition by this diversified producer of rigid packaging is a Northeast leader in technical blow molding.

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Packaging

Uniloy Celebrates 75th Anniversary

America’s first and oldest blow molding machine supplier marks a milestone.

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Blow Molding

Uniloy Adding 2 Shuttle Machines at US Headquarters

Uniloy is signaling enhanced support for shuttle blow molding with plans to install two all-electric shuttle machines in Tecumseh, Michigan.

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Make PET Containers From 20 ml to 5 L on One Machine

Cypet’s new PRO Series of one-stage injection stretch-blow molding (ISBM) machines boasts high flexibility, high output, fast payback.

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Packaging

Lightweight Bottle Base for 100% rPET Still Products in High-Speed Production

Sidel’s new StarLITE-R Still base design for still products meets the combined challenges of lightweighting, high-speed production and 100% rPET.

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Is There a Better Way to Heat PET Preforms for Stretch-Blow Molding?

Is near-infrared (NIR) heating better, faster and more energy efficient? So far, only two machine builders are making such claims for NIR in place of standard mid-infrared preform heating, though their systems appear to be well accepted. Meanwhile, an altogether different alternative is in the works.

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Blow Molding

Simpler Electric Extruder Drive for Reciprocating-Screw Machines

A new electric drive for the extruder screw from Velocity Equipment Solutions (VES) is said to be simpler and more energy-efficient. It’s retrofittable on reciprocating-screw blow molders from any supplier and is available on new custom-built machines from VES.

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Packaging

Fast Leak Tester for ‘Tricky’ Applications

New BottleStop leak tester from ALPS Inspection handles large, angled-neck and trouble-prone HDPE containers at up to 65 per minute.

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Automation

PolyJohn Turns to Blow Molding, Doubles Its Productivity

Leading maker of portable sanitation products knew thermoforming, sheet extrusion, rotomolding and injection molding. Then it found the missing link to higher productivity and new markets: blow molding.

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PET

SACMI’s PET Bottle and Labeling Machinery Integrated Into Omnia Techologies

SACMI Bottling and Labelling are now subunits of Omnia’s ACMI.

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Blow Molding

Uniloy Launches E-Store for Genuine OEM Parts

On Nov. 4, Uniloy’s E-store for Genuine Uniloy Parts went live. It’s currently for reciprocating-screw blow molders but will be expanded to other types in future.

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PET

New ‘Eco-Audit’ for Your PET Bottle Lines

Sidel introduces a three-phase audit of environmental impact of PET stretch-blow molding operations.

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Process Cooling
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