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Arburg Donates 600,000 Euros to Aid Ukraine
Two medical and children’s aid organizations receive 200,000 euros each in response to the war in Ukraine.
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AI Machine Monitoring Arrives from Google Cloud
A new “end-to-end packaged solution” connects shop-floor machine monitoring to the cloud, with AI analytics to turn data into actionable knowledge.
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Not Thrilled by All the ‘4.0’ Talk?
Are you (perhaps secretly) put off by expressions like Industry 4.0, Internet of Things, Big Data, Smart Factories, Digitalization and so forth? If so, you’re not alone. You might be friendlier to terms like operational Transparency and Visibility.
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My Top Three Prizes for Most Irritating Plastic Packaging
More than most consumers, I feel really let down when plastic packaging isn’t user-friendly. Unlike most frustrated consumers, I can diagnose pretty well what went wrong in manufacturing or design of the failed product.
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Univ. of Akron Offers Its First Undergraduate Degree in Plastics
New B.S. in Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering is a first for UA and for Ohio public universities.
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Dual-Head Leak Tester Is Fast & Compact
Test small bottles at up 250 bpm within only 36 in. of conveyor space.
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‘Learn to Embrace Variability’
Wait. What? Variability in raw materials is supposed to be the last thing anyone would want to ‘embrace.’ But if you substitute ‘circular economy’ for ‘variability’ and ‘manage with technology’ for ‘embrace’—then the mystery starts to clear.
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Amcor Offers Seed Funding for Innovative Startups
Global packaging producer Amcor is taking on a new role as a venture capitalist to support sustainable technologies and other innovations.
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Kautex Americas Relocates, Expands Activities in Mexico & Latin America
Kautex Americas moves to offices and warehouse in Flemington, N.J. Kautex Machines Mexico takes on all of Latin America.
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New Name, Products, Technology— But Same Service Philosophy
Schoeneck Containers is now Radius Packaging, but customer needs are still the focal center of this blow molder’s ´óÏó´«Ã½. Those customers will benefit from the company’s push toward automation, sustainability, and new products in injection molding and stretch-blown PET.
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Graham Packaging Marks Its Progress Toward Recycling Goals
Last year, Graham hit 7% average PCR use, but in four years it aims to achieve 20% PCR in its products overall. Colored PCR and advanced recycling will contribute to that goal.
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What Does Ukraine War Have to Do with Plastics?
Europe is feeling the heat from the abrupt halt to steel exports from Russia and Ukraine. Will the ripples reach to our shores, and when?
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