Matthew Naitove

Matthew Naitove Contributing Editor

screws

Nordson to Open Xaloy Tech Center in Ohio

Sixth new Nordson lab will open in Austintown, Ohio, at a newly built plant for Xaloy screws and barrels.

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industry 4.0

Hahn Group Acquires Another U.S. Automation Supplier

Hahn increases its U.S. footprint for robots and automation.

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Plastic Systems Opens U.S. Headquarters

Italian supplier of a wide range of auxiliary equipment opens in Atlanta.

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Additives

UL Certifies Energy Savings in Molding Nucleated PP

Milliken’s nucleators in PP save an average of 5-8% in processing energy for injection molding.

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Sumitomo Demag Adds two New Tech Centers

New training and demo centers in Illinois and California will help molders keep up with technical developments as they happen.

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Blow Molding

Industrial Blow Molder Goes Solar

Solar panels plus lithium battery storage cut peak-load charges that plague many manufacturers.

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k show

The New Uniloy Plans Numerous Machine Developments

Starting with barrier coinjection at K 2019, Uniloy plans new blow molding machinery developments across four product lines.

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Tension-Indicating ‘Smart’ Bolts Make Mold Mounting Safer, More Efficient

No more guessing about whether mold-mounting bolts are tightened properly, with an alternative to unreliable torque measurements.

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Structural Foam Goes Vertical—Again!

A new generation of vertical presses takes structural foam back to its origins—but with a big shot of new enhancements.

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Molder Adopts ‘Semi-Smart’ Automation

R&D Plastics finds new and more sophisticated ways to use robots.

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Packaging

Global Packaging Producer Pays Trash Pickers for Recyclable Plastics

UFlex, India’s largest flexible packaging producer will pay people to collect plastics trash for the company’s recycling programs.

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sustainability

Unlikely Pairing: Environmental Activist and Multinational Packaging Manufacturer See Eye to Eye on Global Plastic Waste Crisis

Both want plastics out of the natural environment. They agree that human behavior is the problem. One global firm is altering its own behavior to promote four types of recycling.

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