Blow Molding

BLOW MOLDING: Monitor & Control PET Bottle Crystallinity & Barrier Properties

New QC functions predict shelf-life performance and help optimize physical properties based on crystallinity/orientation.

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Blow Molding

Foam Blow Molding Process Unveiled at NPE

What's different is direct gas injection into the head, not the barrel.

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Packaging

Colored PET: Pretty To Look At; Headache For Recyclers

Plastics Recyclers of Europe believes that 'colorful’ future trends will weaken the image of PET as a recycled product.

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Blow Molding

Tips to Sell Your Company at the Right Value

M&A expert offers her advice in part two of this three-part blog series.

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Processing Market Flattens

Processing has grown significantly since the beginning of 2014, but April dipped 11% on a year-to-year basis.

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sustainability

What’s Your Company Worth?

Most processors might not really know. Here, an expert offers her insights at a time when M&A activity is growing.

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Blow Molding

Industry Veteran Reflects on the History of Controls

  This year marks the 50th anniversary of Eurotherm, a global leader in controls systems for plastics processors of all kinds.

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Milan Plast Was Good With Plans To Be Even Better

Big international turnout at the triennial international fair for the plastics and rubber industry, Milan Plast: check out the Plastics Technology slideshow.

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Blow Molding

News Highlights from NPE2015

Here’s a first look at new technology in materials, auxiliaries, and all types of processes.

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Packaging

Compression Blow Forming: Promising New Process

‘Game-changing’ technology is overcoming initial growing pains with a new generation of machines.

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Plastics Size Reduction
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