End Markets

sustainability

ProAmpac’s Philosophy: Think Big, Act Small

While growing into a major force in flexible packaging—fueled by acquisition and new product development— this fully integrated film processor and converter has held onto the core values of a fast, feisty and customer-hungry smaller outfit.

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Medical

Freudenberg Medical Expands Costa Rica Facility

The global contract design and manufacturing firm is adding space for catheter manufacturing and assembly, including injection molding, extrusion and packaging.

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monitoring

Is Your Cleanroom Operating Correctly?

Monitor your cleanroom remotely on your phone and get alarm notices if sensors detect a problem.

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Solvay and Carbon22 Partner on Advanced Screw System for Foot & Ankle Surgery

Solvay’s Zeniva PEEK is overmolded onto a titanium core in Carbon22’s new Creed Cannulated Screw System

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Commodity Resins

Ineos Styrolution Celebrates 90 Years of Polystyrene

One of the world’s first commercial-scale polymers, now 90 years old, PS is positioned today as a material that can be recycled via a wide range of technologies.

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Automotive

Dual-Zone Hot Sprue Bushing

Melt Design’s Equatemp line of hot sprue bushings now has a dual-zone model.

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PET Base Tooling for Oval Bottles Boosts Stability, Trims Weight

Sidel’s new StarLITE HPC base design boosts bottle stability by up to 25%, cuts weight, and enables faster blowing and lower blowing pressure.

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Packaging

SABIC and KraussMaffei Collaborate on Development of Innovative Thin-Wall Packaging

The partners launched their collaboration at the newly expanded Thin-Wall Packaging Applications Center at KraussMaffei’s Swiss subsidiary and manufacturer of Netstal injection molding machines  

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Packaging

FPA Develops Roadmaps to Guide Packaging Supply Chain Players on Aligning Flexible Packaging to Circular Economy Framework

Roadmaps are designed for FPA members, policymakers, NGOs, consumer product companies, consumers, local municipalities, and other associations.

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Additives

Additive Masterbatches for BOPE Films

Tosaf working with Brückner Maschinenbau has validated the good processing properties of its new BOPE masterbatches.  

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Blending & Dosing
Process Cooling
Plastics Size Reduction