
Matthew Naitove Contributing Editor
Thoughts About Venice – and Recycling
The gleaming city on the Adriatic is held up by uncountable numbers of wooden pilings. Is that a viable model for the future of plastics recycling?
Read MoreRecyclable All-PP Barrier Pouch Goes Retortable
Toppan adds retortable packaging to its all-PP GL Barrier lineup, and also introduces all-PE barrier packaging for boiling sterilization.
Read MoreAll-Electric Machines & Blow Molding Automation Featured at K 2022
Magic MP spa will present new EBM auto adjustment, electric accumulator-head technology, a larger ISBM machine, a quick-mold-change system, and robotic product handling/palletizing at this month’s show in Düsseldorf.
Read MoreWear-Resistant Blue Laser-Sintering Material Ensures Food Safety
New iglide i6Blue powder from igus is wear resistant and self lubricating; its blue color aids food-safety goals.
Read MoreHigh-Volume Wheel for Calibrated Bottles
Wilmington Machinery’s Series IV wheel blow molder handles sizes from 8 oz to 4 liters and up to three parisons.
Read MoreEnergy-Efficient Bottle Blowing with PCR
At K 2022 this month, W. Müller is presenting a system for PCR processing in a three-layer coextrusion, using an energy-saving barrel-heating system.
Read MoreBosch Rexroth Moving to Larger Charlotte Facility
Bosch Rexroth will move its factory automation technology manufacturing into a “factory of the future” by summer 2024.
Read MoreKnock-Knock: The Sustainability Auditors Are Here
It won’t be long before you have an appointment with the Sustainability auditors, especially if you serve large customers in sensitive industries like medical and pharma.
Read MoreCMG Plastics Adds Extrusion Blow Molding Capability
EBM supplements CMG’s injection molding and injection-stretch-blow processes.
Read MoreACS Group Names SE Regional Sales Manager
Mike Vulpitta comes to ACS with 11 years in SE machinery sales.
Read MoreFirst Integrated PET Bottle Blowing, Inspection & Palletizing Machine
During K 2022, FlexBlow will demonstrate BlowPack at its plant in Lithuania. It’s described as a “world’s first” integrated system in one machine.
Read MoreR&D/Leverage Joins Growing Tooling Family
R&D/Leverage becomes the third tooling acquisition of Omaha startup Adler Industrial Solutions.
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