End Markets
All-Electric Shuttle Debut at NPE
NPE2024: R&B Plastics Machinery’s new small-to-middle-size model is suited for up to six parisons and containers up to 5 L.
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Clear Amorphous Nylon for Flexible Food Packaging
NPE 2024: NYCOA’s NY-Clear 6I/6T nylon targeted for packaging and precision molded applications.
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Manual Leak Tester and Vision Option
NPE2024: New from ALPS Inspection are the affordable BenchPlus manual leak tester and a vision option to add defect detection to leak testers.
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Cobot Palletizing System for Bottles
NPE2024: Proco Machinery’s new collaborative robot system palletizes bottles with trays and tier sheets up to 104 in. high.
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Coca-Cola’s Redesign of Small PET Bottles Pushes Lightweighting Below Prior ‘Floor’
Coca-Cola thought it had reached the limits of lightweighting for its small PET carbonated soft drink bottles. But a “complete redesign” led to a further 12% reduction.
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Dr. Cato Laurencin: Pioneer in Plastics for Regenerative Medicine
Dr. Cato Laurencin, whose groundbreaking work in plastics and regenerative medicine has transformed health care, was inducted into the Plastics Hall of Fame in 2024. Dr. Laurencin's innovative use of polymers for musculoskeletal applications has revolutionized medical devices and biologics.
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Enhanced Temperature Controls for Hot Runners, Extrusion and Packaging
NPE2024: Athena introduces expanded hot-runner controller with up to 120 zones, plus updated panel-mount “universal” temperature/process control.
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Stretching the Boundaries of Large PET Containers
NPE2024: Cypet shows off new capabilities for its ISBM machines.
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Higher Stretch-Blow Productivity for PET and HDPE
NPE2024: Aoki debuts higher output, single-stage ISBM presses and a lightweight packer bottle in HDPE.
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Higher Productivity and Energy Savings for Packaging, Industrial Parts
NPE2024: Bekum is running EPET on its first U.S.-built all-electric shuttle. It is also highlighting the new XBLOW 200 industrial machine with new clamp design, plus a new extrusion head, three-layer retrofits, energy-saving extruder and EBLOW 08 electric shuttles.
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