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Medical + Packaging: Flexcraft Diversifies in Custom Blow Molding
This family-owned firm is broadening its range of blow molding technologies to expand into new markets, while maintaining the strong service philosophy that has made it successful.
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TriMas Building Greenfield Molding Site in Ohio
Rieke, part of the company’s packaging group, is currently building a 230,000-ft2 facility in New Albany that is expected to begin production in the second quarter of 2022.
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Brüggeman & Grafe Develop Color-Stable eOrange Masterbatches for Molded & Extruded E-Mobility Nylon Compounds
What are said to be color-stable and cost-effectively processed eOrange nylon masterbatches for molded and extruded nylon components uses in E-mobility, have been jointly developed by Germany’s additives supplier Brüggeman and compounder Grafe.
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In-Line Radar-Based Measurement of Extruded C900 PVC Pipe Reduces Material Cost, Improves Quality
New radar-based measurement technology enables processors to extrude higher-quality pipe with less material. With an automated closed-loop control system you’ll get more output and less scrap to significantly lower costs.
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Packaging Molder Adopts Wireless Machine Monitoring
A molder of injection and blow molded packaging is outfitting more than 70 machines with a simple, highly adaptable system to monitor machine status and production.
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What Do Caps & Closure of 2030 Look Like?
Nova Chemicals pro gives us his take on why HDPE in caps and closures will proliferate and will include incorporation of PCR and PIR.
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Medical Murray Expands Facilities in Illinois
The medical contract manufacturer added cleanrooms, a testing lab and injection molding space between sites in North Barrington and Lake Zurich.
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KHS Group Publishes Sustainability Report
The Dortmund company has published a sustainability report on a voluntary basis every two years since 2015.
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More than 100 Companies Support EPR for Packaging
A group of 大象传媒es and stakeholders that are drawn from across the packaging value chain are calling for the implementation of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes for packaging.
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Westfall Technik Opens Medical Molding Facility
The one-time MGS plant outside Chicago in Antioch, Ill. features multiple cleanrooms and will become a micromolding center of excellence.
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