Blow Molding

Packaging

All-rPET Bottles with Glued-in Handles Save Material

At K 2022, KHS is showing a 2.3 L PET bottle with glued-in handle that offers 10% material savings and other advantages over clip-in handles. Bottle and handle are both 100% rPET.

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Blow Molding

Old Fishing Nets to Child’s Watering Can: Blow Molding rPE at K Show

High-quality marine recyclate is suited to continuous-extrusion blow molding without an accumulator head.

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Blow Molding

Energy-Saving Accumulator-Head Blow Molder

ST BlowMoulding’s new AX 880 has all-electric clamping, electro-hydraulic parison push-out, and twin adiabatic extruders.

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Additives

Understanding the ‘Science’ of Color

And as with all sciences, there are fundamentals that must be considered to do color right. Here’s a helpful start.

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k show

Uniloy Introduces Small Electric Shuttle at K 2022

Uniloy’s new UCS-E all-electric shuttle blow molder has 10-ton clamp, 400-mm carriage stroke.

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k show

Mold Opaque White PET Bottles – Without Pigment

Trexel and Husky are cooperating on molding recyclable opaque white preforms for PET bottles, which provide a light barrier using foam instead of pigment.

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All-Electric Machines & Blow Molding Automation Featured at K 2022

Magic MP spa will present new EBM auto adjustment, electric accumulator-head technology, a larger ISBM machine, a quick-mold-change system, and robotic product handling/palletizing at this month’s show in Düsseldorf.

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k show

High-Volume Wheel for Calibrated Bottles

Wilmington Machinery’s Series IV wheel blow molder handles sizes from 8 oz to 4 liters and up to three parisons.  

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sustainability

Energy-Efficient Bottle Blowing with PCR

At K 2022 this month, W. Müller is presenting a system for PCR processing in a three-layer coextrusion, using an energy-saving barrel-heating system.

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sustainability

Knock-Knock: The Sustainability Auditors Are Here

It won’t be long before you have an appointment with the Sustainability auditors, especially if you serve large customers in sensitive industries like medical and pharma.

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Process Cooling
Blending & Dosing
Plastics Size Reduction