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Trexel & W. Müller Team Up on Multilayer Foam Blow Molding
MuCell technology gains new momentum in blow molded packaging through this partnership of a leader in physical foaming with supercritical gases and a leader in coex blow molding hardware and controls.
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X-Ray Vision Inside Parts Gets More Affordable for Processors
Shimadzu’s new benchtop x-ray CT scanner provides internal and external metrology and flaw detection at a fraction of the previous cost.
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Faster Neck Changes Add Flexibility to Aseptic PET Blow Molding
KHS machines now can change neck sizes and associated components in one-third the former time.
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Industry 4.0 Without Fear: Modular MES Software Lets You ‘Start Simple’ and Add on Later
‘Don’t be afraid of MES.’ App-based platform can start with monitoring just downtime and cycle time on a few machines and add machines and functionality later.
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Manufacturers’ Superpower: ‘X-Ray Vision’ into Your Processes
Meet a ‘new’ name (to North American processors) in MES software, which provides a simple, modular way to achieve visibility into your production operations.
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Cobot Case Packer for Containers
Compact, mobile system with collaborative robot eases labor shortage for container packing.
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Single View of Bin & Silo Material Levels in Multiple Locations
Got a bin in Buffalo and a silo in San José? BinMaster’s latest addition to its cloud inventory software lets you see all your resin inventory anywhere in one view.
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Machine Intelligence Mobilized Against Waste
Part quality was naturally the first target of autonomous molding algorithms, but later developments have focused increasingly on preventing wasted time, energy, material and hardware maintenance.
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Magic North America Adds Showroom Machine
New model all-electric shuttle blow molder available for demonstrations.
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Teaching Kids About the ‘Magic’ of Manufacturing
Making something out of (almost) nothing is an ‘eye opener’ for youngsters in their first exposure to plastics processing.
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VCM in the News Again, Not in a Good Way
Those three letters, V-C-M, stood out from the headlines of the toxic train wreck in Ohio this past week — bringing up echoes of a time that few may remember today, when the vinyl industry was in an uproar over reports of VCM hazards in the workplace and possibly in PVC food packaging.
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Sidel Acquires Another Label Machinery Firm
Makro Labelling adds low- to medium-speed technologies.
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