Matthew Naitove

Matthew Naitove Contributing Editor

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New Technology Positions Large Laminate Tubes to Compete with Blow Molded Bottles

NEOSeam from Packsys Global makes laminate tubes with 360° decoration, no visible side seam, and lighter weight than blow molded bottles.

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Testing

Testing: New Test & Inspection Systems for Tamper-Evident Caps

Pull-off tester, slitting inspection, and pinhole detection for beverage and other TE closures.

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Packaging: New Systems for Seaming, Heading, Capping Squeeze-Tube Packaging

Side-seam smaller tubes and apply shoulders and caps automatically at high speed.

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Injection Molding: ABB Robots Integrated Into B&R Machine Controls

Injection and blow molding machines with B&R controls can now integrate control of ABB robots.

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K 2019 Report: More Control, Faster Ordering for Molds, Hot Runners

Online monitoring of existing systems and configuration and ordering of new molds were featured at K 2019, as were numerous advances in valve-gate controls.

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Postprocessing

Decorating, Printing: New Decorating Technologies for Tubes and Injection Molding at K 2019

Digital metallic and multicolor decorating of squeeze tubes, combination hot-stamping and four-color printing machine, and large-area injection molding IMD were some of the news from Kurz at K 2019.

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Injection Molding: Nonreturn Valves Get Improved Wear Protection

Wittmann Battenfeld showed upgraded check valves at K 2019.

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'World's Largest' 3D Printer ‘Farm’ to Compete with Injection Molding

Slant 3D’s new headquarters reportedly will be the world’s largest 3D printing facility.

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Drying

Wittmann Buys FarragTech

Wittmann gains FarragTech’s dryers and cooling equipment based on compressed air.

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More Milestones for EVCO Plastics

Custom injection molder is adding floorspace, machine capacity, and contract manufacturing capabilities at multiple plants in the U.S. and Mexico.

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Packaging

Continuous Compression Molding Goes Multilayer

SACMI’s CCM system now can mold multilayer barrier containers such as coffee pods.

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Testing

Blow Molding: Online PET Preform Inspection Uses AI to ‘Self-Learn’

SACMI’s new Preform Vision System can be used inline with PET preform injection molding.

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Blending & Dosing