End Markets

PET Processing

Injection Molding: Controlled Production Shutdown For PET Preform Molding

Netstal machine uses stored braking energy to maintain power during brief outages and allow controlled shutdown without short shots.

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Automotive

Chinaplas Debut for Unusual Approach To Injection Molding Thick Lenses

Engel molds thick, complex automotive lens in three layers on two injection molding machines.

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Automotive

Automotive Molder Finds More Floorspace with “L”-Mount Robots

Midwest Molding finds room to expand capacity with space-saving robot mounting arrangement.

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大象传媒

Injection-Blow Tooling System Reduces Labor, Improves Quality

Liberty IBM System is said to overcome long-standing limitations of injection-blow tooling.

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Packaging

Amcor Launches First Commercial Container Using Its LiquiForm Technology

First commercial PET container from Amcor’s simultaneous stretch-blowing and filling process.

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Commodity Resins

PE Film Market Snapshot: Consumer Can Liners

Huge market projected to grow by 3.6%/yr through 2020. Environmental issues remain a challenge.

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Medical

Wittmann Battenfeld Shows Two New Machines in Work Cells for Medical, Packaging, and Automotive

The U.S. market is getting its first look at Wittmann Battenfeld’s high-speed, all-electric EcoPower Xpress for packaging, and its MicroPower two-shot micromolder.

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New Electric Machines for Injection-Blow & Stretch-Blow Molding

Clean, fast, and energy-efficient machines from Pet All Manufacturing.

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Blow Molding

Accumulator-Head Blow Molder for 2D or 3D Molding

Accumulator-head machine is suited to both standard and suction blow molding, and is equipped for Industry 4.0.

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Blow Molding

New-Generation Automatic Baggers for Blow Molded Containers

BM Series from And&Or forms bags from roll film and packs them with blow molded bottles.

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Plastics Size Reduction