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Steer Clear of Greenwashing
Increasing demand for “environmental responsibility” from manufacturers, coupled with inadequately defined criteria, intensify the temptations to exaggerate claims of sustainability.
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Biobased, Biodegradable Oil for Vacuum Pumps
Vegetable-oil based drop-in for mineral oils is said to perform even better.
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How Production Monitoring Can Make You a Better Processor
Real-time information on all your production equipment not only boosts productivity and profitability, but it encourages proactive vs. reactive thinking and sharing of best practices. See how this approach benefited a blow molder with 19 plants.
Read MorePlaskolite Acquires MXL Industries
Thermoplastic sheet and acrylic resins supplier buys molder and coater of optical parts.
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Energy Consumption in Manufacturing: New Data Standard in Development
Industry 4.0 data-communication standards will gain a protocol for sharing information on energy use in production.
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Sustainability: What Does It Actually Mean?
Is your ´óÏó´«Ã½ adapting—or ready to adapt—to growing calls for sustainability? It would help to know what sustainability really means to those who are pushing for it as a key social, governmental and industrial goal.
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Practical Guide to Sustainability Management
New book aims to help plastics processors set and achieve sustainability goals.
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50 Years of Headlines … Almost
I was lucky to get an early look at many of the past half-century’s exciting developments in plastics. Here’s a selection.
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Custom Molder Manages Growth on Several Fronts
Adding people, plants and machines, expanding capabilities in LSR, high-tonnage presses, automation and 3D printing—EVCO Plastics maintains momentum through challenging times.
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Low-Cost Cobots with Online Integration Support
Lightweight six-axis cobot has 2-kg payload capacity and 664-mm reach.
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‘World First’ 3D Printing Material for Wear Parts
Liquid DLP resin makes high-precision parts with wear life 30 to 60 times longer than conventional 3D printed parts.
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Blow Molders: Magic Adds Downstream Equipment Division
Magic of Italy now offers complete blow molding lines from bottle blowing to palletized cartons ready for shipping.
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