Blow Molding

Modular Drying Hopper Is Expandable And Convertible to a Crystallizer

Unlike typical welded construction, bolt-on sections provide flexibility and easier transport and installation.

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What Blow Molders Say About All-Electric Machines

They are well established in Europe, but molders in North America are just beginning to come around to all-electrics’ improved performance, maintenance, cleanliness, and—yes— energy efficiency. Here’s first-hand testimony, from the U.S. and abroad.

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Thermoforming

SPE announces 2016 SPE foundation scholarship award recipients

The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) has announced the winners of the 2016 scholarship program administered by SPE Foundation, including 42 scholarships totaling more than $110,000.

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Blow Molding

Blow Molding Guru Slawska Dies at 80

Career in industrial blow molding spanned five decades.

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Sheet Extrusion

Machinery Executive Yokana Dies

Founder of Sterling and Merritt Davis was 89.

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U.S. Molders Warming Up to All-Electric Blow Molding

When I set out to research a feature on 鈥淲hat Molders Think About All-Electric Blow Molding Machines,鈥 I thought it would be no big deal to get interviews with a handful of shops.

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Packaging

North American Plastics Machinery Business Rises in Second Quarter

Second quarter 2016 shipments were up year over year but down on a quarterly basis for the second straight month.

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Medical

Do You Do Color Right?

This supplement is here to help.

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processing tips

Avoid These Three Mistakes to Get the Most from Color

Here are the key misconceptions and common practices that keep processors from reaching the heights of coloring proficiency. Find out if you’re stumbling into these pitfalls, and learn how and why you should swerve around them

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Blending & Dosing