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Future Caps & Closures: More HDPE, More PCR
Industry experts says uses of HDPE in caps and closures will proliferate and will incorporate PCR and PIR. Future designs will “tether” the caps to the bottles as well.
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Medical Molder Boasts Showpiece Material-Handling System
Flex Manchester is so proud of its new, elaborate drying/conveying system that it greets visitors front and center on their way to view the cleanroom molding floor.
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Blow Molding: Enhanced Machines for Large & Complex Industrial Parts
Virtual exhibit by ST BlowMoulding shows off its latest developments for automotive and industrial packaging
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New Test Method Analyzes Gas Formation in Molding
Resin maker Polyplastics says the proprietary method captures and evaluates gases formed during injection molding.
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All-Nanolayer Disk Die Pushes Blown Film Layer Limits
Patented die aims to extend blown film layer limits beyond the current nine- and 11-layer standards currently considered high-tech.
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Get Ideas from IMDA Award Winners In IML, IMD & In-Mold Electronics
Winners of the annual IMDA Awards Competition highlight aesthetics, functionality, sustainability—and even COVID-19 protection.
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Prototype Lego Brick Made from Recycled PET
Proprietary compounding technology upgrades rPET with strengthening additives.
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Novel Line Produces 27-Microlayer Blown Film
Italian machine builder unveils blown film system that relies on feedblocks—far more common in flat-die processing—to yield thin yet strong film.
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'Failing Faster' as a Winning Product Development Strategy
Sporting-goods OEM Wilson/DeMarini turns to new additive-manufacturing technology to turbocharge product development by blazing through failed iterations to find a winning design more quickly.
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High-Torque Twin & Novel Feeding System Debut for Compounding
ENTEK takes the wraps off three innovations aimed at increasing productivity.
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