PET Processing

Drying

New Approach to PET Drying To Debut This Fall at K 2010 Show

An Italian maker of auxiliary equipment has come up with a new system that combines several unusual concepts to make high-volume PET drying faster and more consistent with lower energy use.

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Hot Runners for Large & Small Parts Debut at NPE 2009

Although we previewed a number of new developments in hot-runners at NPE 2009 in our May and June issues, the big show in Chicago served up still more new offerings for PET preforms, medical parts, caps and closures, and more.

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PET Processing

New Alliance in PET Preform Molds

ABBA Systems Ltd., Brantford, Ont., and Mold-Masters Ltd., Georgetown, Ont., are teaming up to supply complete PET preform injection molds under the name iPET Systems.

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PET Processing

Conair and Husky Jointly Offer PET Systems

WEB EXCLUSIVE The Conair Group, Inc., Cranberry Township, Pa., and Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd., Bolton, Ont., have agreed to jointly supply complete PET preform manufacturing systems worldwide.

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Drying

Infrared Crystallizes and Dries PET Faster and with Less Energy

In the search for ways to dry hygroscopic resins faster and more efficiently, infrared energy is an approach that many dryer makers find intriguing and potentially promising.

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Additives

Recycled PET/PE Alloys Show Promise In Monofilament, Pallets, Pipe

Alloys of polyethylene and recycled PET were the highlight of the annual SPE Global Plastics Environmental Conference (GPEC) in Detroit in February.

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PET Processing

Injection Molding (K 2001 Preview)

All-electric machines will be one of the biggest themes in injection molding machinery at this year’s K show, where at least nine firms will bring out their first models.

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PET Processing

Shuttle Mold Ups Output of PET Preforms

PET preform molders can achieve a big jump in productivity without having to invest in special machines with rotating platens.

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Prospects Brighten for PET Beer Bottles

Three hundred billion beer bottles a year worldwide is a mighty tempting target for the plastics industry. So it’s no surprise that 13 of 24 papers focused on beer packaging at the recent Nova-Pack Europe ’99 Conference, held in Germany by Schotland Business Research, Skillman, N.J.

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Additives

Photo-Graftable UV Absorber Gets the Yellow Out

Sanduvor PR-25, a uv absorber based on new photo-reactive chemistry, was aimed primarily at coatings when it was first launched a couple of years ago. Since then it has made headway in clear plastics, including flexible PVC, polycarbonate, PET, and other engineering thermoplastics.

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