End Markets
Make PET Containers From 20 ml to 5 L on One Machine
Cypet’s new PRO Series of one-stage injection stretch-blow molding (ISBM) machines boasts high flexibility, high output, fast payback.
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SABIC Conductive Noryl GTX LMX310 Resins for Dimensional Stability
Polypropylene ether blend for automotive exteriors resist heat and moisture.
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Lightweight Bottle Base for 100% rPET Still Products in High-Speed Production
Sidel’s new StarLITE-R Still base design for still products meets the combined challenges of lightweighting, high-speed production and 100% rPET.
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Is There a Better Way to Heat PET Preforms for Stretch-Blow Molding?
Is near-infrared (NIR) heating better, faster and more energy efficient? So far, only two machine builders are making such claims for NIR in place of standard mid-infrared preform heating, though their systems appear to be well accepted. Meanwhile, an altogether different alternative is in the works.
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Arterex Acquires Italian Medical Device Provider
Arterex’s acquisition of Phoenix S.r.l. continues its growth mission to offer customers in North America and Europe diversified, high-precision medical device manufacturing solutions.
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Medical and Molding Elite
When Jeff Smith received a notice evicting his promising ´óÏó´«Ã½ out of his house, it could have been the end of Elite Biomedical Solutions’ and Elite Precision Plastics’ stories before they really got started, instead it was just the beginning.
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BMW Group Vehicle to Adopt 3D Printed Center Console
A vehicle coming to market in 2027 will include a center console carrier manufactured through polymer robot-based large-format additive manufacturing (LFAM).
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Fast Leak Tester for ‘Tricky’ Applications
New BottleStop leak tester from ALPS Inspection handles large, angled-neck and trouble-prone HDPE containers at up to 65 per minute.
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Automotive Awards Highlight Emerging Technologies
Annual SPE Automotive event gives nods to several ‘firsts’ as well as sustainability.
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Evonik Publishes Life Cycle Assessment Data in High Performance Polymers Plastics Database
Highlighted is data on the more than 100 grades of the company’s Vestamid nylons and Trogamid transparents.
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